Hancock promises social care green paper by April
0Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has promised that the government will publish the long-awaited social care green paper before April.
The document, which will outline a long-term solution for funding social care, has been previously been delayed twice.
However, speaking in a debate on the NHS Long Term Plan on Monday, Hancock said the green paper would appear before the end of this financial year.
He told the House of Commons: “When I answered a previous question on the timing of the social care Green Paper, I said it would be provided ‘soon’.
“I certainly intend that to happen before April. My previous commitment was to do it before Christmas, so it is well advanced.”
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