Podcasts Government CIPFA Speaks 60: CIPFA Speaks: Adult social care charging reforms

60: CIPFA Speaks: Adult social care charging reforms

Published: Jan. 29, 2024, 11:07 a.m.

Welcome back to CIPFA Speaks! In this episode, we explore adult social care charging reforms.\xa0
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\nWe are joined by Karen Fuller, Corporate Director for Adult Social Care at Oxfordshire County Council. Karen shares their experience as one of the six trailblazers who implemented the reforms earlier than the rest of the country.
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\nNext up, we hear from Dr William Burns, CIPFA Social Care Policy Advisor. William discusses insights from CIPFA\u2019s recently published Charging for Adult Social are in England report. He talks us through the current charging system, the government\u2019s proposed reforms and CIPFA\u2019s five principles for a sustainable and equitable social care system.
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\nOur final guest is Vicky Davis, Director of Local Government Value for Money at the National Audit Office (NAO). Vicky discusses the NAO\u2019s report on reforming adult social care in England, including how DHSC is responding to the challenges facing adult social care, and its progress with delivering the reforms.