Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England

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Covered by BBC News – Politics, The Guardian – Politics. The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".
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- BBC News – Politics: Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
- BBC News – Politics: PM proposes NHS style social care system
- BBC News – Politics: Social care reform could mean big risks and big rewards for Burnham
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- Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".
- PM proposes NHS style social care system
Burnham wants to offer access to free social care services in England. He'll put his plans before voters at the next general election.
- Social care reform could mean big risks and big rewards for Burnham
The state of the social care system in England is a topic that's made Andy Burnham angry for decades - but will his plans for reform work?
- Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service
PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service that would be funded by ‘everybody’ Analysis: can Labour hang on to Burnham bounce? Andy Burnham will fight the next election with a pledge…
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- Burnham proposes NHS-style social care system for England
Sep 27, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".
- PM proposes NHS style social care system
Sep 27, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Burnham wants to offer access to free social care services in England. He'll put his plans before voters at the next general election.
- Social care reform could mean big risks and big rewards for Burnham
Sep 27, 2026 at 3:23 PM
The state of the social care system in England is a topic that's made Andy Burnham angry for decades - but will his plans for reform work?
- New NHS-style social care system could take decades, Dilnot says
Sep 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Sir Andrew Dilnot, who proposed reforms 15 years ago, says the cost of such a scheme would be "very substantial".
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