The Politics of Social Care Reform in the UK: Delivery, Drift or Decay?

Care Initiative

Thursday 6 February 2025   16:00 to 17:30

Speakers:

Professor Catherine Needham (University of Birmingham)

Professor Mary Daly

Location:

EP Abraham Lecture Theatre and Online

About

This talk focuses on why it has been so difficult to reform social care in the four nations of the UK. It explores not just the policy complexity of the issues but also the contested politics of making progress on reform. It compares progress in the four nations of the UK, highlighting distinctive issues in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Looking forward, as England embarks on developing a National Care Service, the talk explores what can be learned from the difficulties Scotland has faced in advancing its own National Care Service plans.

This hybrid event is run by Green Templeton’s long-running Care Initiative, led by Professor Mary Daly, and this term is also part of the Oxford Institute of Social Policy Seminar Series, ‘Perspectives in Care’. Information about other ‘Perspectives in Care’ talks.

The talk will be followed by drinks in the Stables Bar.

Register

Registration form. If you have any questions about this event, please email liz.green@gtc.ox.ac.uk

Type: Lectures and Seminars