This week, our CEO, Dr Jane Townson OBE, met with social care leaders from England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland through the Five Nations Care Forum. Together, they agreed a joint communiqué urging governments to recognise social care as essential national infrastructure. Governments should also involve sector leaders directly in resilience and emergency planning, particularly in response to rising energy and fuel costs, supply‑chain disruption, and growing pressure on the workforce, including international staff and diaspora communities affected by global conflict. The forum committed to working in partnership with governments to strengthen resilience and protect people who rely on care.
Read the full Five Nations Social Care Leaders communiqué below for more detail on the issues raised and the actions leaders are calling for.
Five Nations Communique April 2026
