Report

Building a resilient social care system in England

Think tank: The Nuffield Trust

Author(s): Various authors

May 5, 2023

This report from UK think tank the Nuffield Trust highlights progress and identifies where action is needed to create a more resilient social care system.

Social care in England entered the pandemic in a fragile state.

With much already written about the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the social care sector, our new report in collaboration with the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre analyses the structural and systemic factors that influenced that initial national response.

Covid had far-reaching impacts on social care and exacerbated many longstanding issues. This work seeks to highlight progress and identify where action is needed to create a more resilient system.