Peter Beresford's critique of the state of social care provision is essential reading. Frequently he makes reference to the ambiguity of political posturing in the face of an increasing state of emergency in the caring sector.

He calls for a radical policy review of personalisation and personal budgets; berates the abuse of 'eligibility criteria' as the smoke and mirrors of political expediency, which allows the likes of Paul Burstow to claim that there is "no funding gap", when estimates put it at £7billion; and describes, "... a fragmented social work education system ... what's most needed are skilled social workers spending more time with service users”.

http://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2015/jan/05/revive-social-care-peter-beresford

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