An inquiry into the social care crisis has been launched by MPs in an attempt to prevent the system from collapsing. Staffing shortages and possible measures to improve recruitment will also be examined by the health and social care committee. Chairman Jeremy Hunt said: ‘This long-standing crisis comes with a huge cost to families and individuals who can’t get the social care they need. Last week Health Secretary Matt Hancock wrote to MPs and peers across Westminster to initiate talks on social care. And in his first speech as PM last July, Boris Johnson had pledged to ‘fix the social care crisis once and for all’.

Source: Daily Mail March 10, 2020 00:04 UTC