News in brief - w/e 19 September 2025

Don’t leave social care out of the equation  

Chief executive, Social Care Institute for Excellence, Kathryn Marsden, has written a letter in the Guardian stating: “The government’s ambition to build an “NHS fit for the future” through prevention, neighbourhood services and digital tools is welcome, but this vision risks treating symptoms rather than causes if social care is left out of the equation.” Click here to read.  

Adult Social Care survey

The second national survey of the adult social care workforce, conducted by Ipsos in partnership with Skills for Care and the University of Kent, on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), is now open. Click here to take part.

Access Social Care: Write to your MP

As part of their campaign to call on the Government to release information on social care funding, Access Social Care have created a template letters for people to write to the Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP, the Rt Hon Rachel Reeves MP, Baroness Casey and your local MP. Click here to find out more.

Covid-19 Inquiry – Children and Young People’s Voices

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry published research after hearing directly from 600 children and young people aged 9-22, revealing a multitude of profound, distressing and life-altering ways the pandemic affected them. Click here to read.