Where is the social care plan for England? - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

Boris Johnson said nearly two years ago that he had a clear plan to "fix the crisis in social care once and for all". No plan has been forthcoming.

The Prime Minister was due to meet with the Chancellor & the Health Secretary tomorrow to hammer out what could be afforded - and what is politically acceptable. The BBC understands that this meeting will not now go ahead though could still happen later this week.

Nick Robinson spoke to Sir Andrew Dilnot, who chaired the Commission on Funding of Care and Support in 2011 and Sally Warren, director of policy at the King's Fund, and asked them about the prospects for change. But first he spoke to Michael Blakstad, whose wife Tricia has Alzheimer's and is in a care home in Hampshire.

(Image: Care home during the pandemic, Image: PA Media)

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