WHO WE ARE
End Social Care Disgrace is campaigning for a national care, support and independent living service (NaCSILS). It is a unique alliance seeking to bring together disabled and older people, unpaid carers, health campaigners, care and support workers and trade unions to put Social Care in the Spotlight and pursue radical change. Keep Our NHS Public is fully committed to the campaign and Tony O’Sullivan, KONP’s co-chair, chairs the End Social Care Disgrace Campaign steering group.
Find out more about the campaign at our website www.endsocialcaredisgrace.org
We are demanding that care and support should be publicly provided, universally available and free at the point of use as initially intended for the NHS. However we also believe that a change in ownership is not sufficient. Just getting the market out and calling for a national CARE service will not suffice. Current provision is often deeply institutionalised, rooted in a medical model, focused almost entirely on trying to meet people’s basic physical needs and delivered within a protectionist welfare model of “doing to”, where those drawing on services are not regarded as full agents and equal members of society.
See our Vision document here
ARTICLES
Why the UK really does need a clear plan to fix adult social care
by Anna Barford Principal Research Associate, University of Cambridge and Mia Gray Professor of Economic Geography, University of Cambridge. The article was first published in The Conversation, on June 7 2024
UK’s new back to work plan will make life even harder for disabled people
Richard Machin, Nottingham Trent University. The article was first published in The Conversation
DOWNLOADS
OUR LATEST NEWSLETTER END SEPTEMBER 2024
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OUR LATEST POSTCARD
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Download postcard front here
Download postcard back here
MARCHES AND PARTY CONFERENCES
Labour Party conference in Liverpool 2023
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP
◼︎Order our free postcards for stalls, protests, events, conferences etc by emailing a delivery address to [email protected] or texting 07419 295754.
◼︎ Write to candidates in the national elections using the template letter and links on the ESCaD campaign website at https://endsocialcaredisgrace.org/national-election-campaign/
◼︎Join our hustings on Zoom on Tuesday 25th June 6.30 – 8pm with John McDonnell (Labour), Dr. Palavi Devulapali (Green Party) et al. Register in advance here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUuc-2trj8tGtzu5B53PXzldlwi7XEls0kB
◼︎Join our circulation list by Emailing: [email protected] and donate here if you can: https://endsocialcaredisgrace.org/donate-to-nacsils/
◼︎Put our motion to your trade union or political party branch and ask them to affiliate See https://endsocialcaredisgrace.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/ESCaD-Motion-updated-4.24.pdf.
◼︎Become an ESCaD Activist and help to build the campaign. Our open working groups are the heart of the campaign and very much welcome new people. Currently they are – Politicians, Carers, Trade Unions and Publicity. All meet approximately monthly on Zoom and we have quarterly joint Activists / Steering Group meetings. To express an interest, get more info and details of meetings Email: [email protected] and/or text 07419295754
