It is welcome news that there is finally a focus on social care. Disabled people and their families have waited long enough. While long-term change with cross-party agreement is essential, it should not delay immediate action that could benefit people and our social care workforce now.

We are already clear on the barriers people drawing on social care, providers and our workforce face, so this review’s timescales are disappointing. However, Baroness Louise Casey’s experience is extensive and we are keen to work with her to ensure this commission has those who draw on social care at its roots. It is an opportunity not simply to clear hospital beds but to strengthen our social care system for the better of all of us.

United Response and our More Than A Provider partners have consistently called for reform to deliver the Social Care Vision for social care. A new year calls for a new outlook on social care, so it is seen as the irreplaceable asset we know it to be. And one that we are proud of.