STAND UP FOR SOCIAL CARE CAMPAIGN

That this House believes that the social care elements of the Health and Social Care White Paper, Our Health, Our Care, Our Say, must be properly resourced, as highlighted by the Community Care magazine's Stand Up For Social Care campaign; further notes the risk of cost-shunting between the NHS and social care, where the costs of continuing care are pushed on to local authorities; and believes that these budget issues must be resolved first if service users are to be supported to make the most of their lives in the way that the White Paper suggests.