Social care reform delays called a 'ticking time bomb' for Oxfordshire residents

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : READ MORE: Car bursts into flames causing Bicester Village standstillPaul Ringer, the CEO of Age UK Oxfordshire, said: "Far reaching reform and refinancing of social care is long overdue, so the announcement is good news.
60% : "The investment and reforms we're announcing today will help to modernise social care, get it working more closely with the NHS, and help deliver our plan for change.
56% : A file image of an elderly person "Even if all goes well the reality is that it will be the early 2030s before older people and their families get substantial benefit from a transformed approach to social care.
50% : "That is not set to be addressed until the second phase of the commission and is therefore a major concern, partly because today's older people do not have time on their side, but also because of the inevitable other changes and challenges the world will see in terms of our politics and economy, which might distract us from this ticking time-bomb.

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