Hugh Alderwick: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Director of policy and research at the Health Foundation
- Quoted on
- Adult social care & reform, Health inequalities
- Tracked press citations
- 4 (3 with a linkable article)
- Most recently quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“Decades of political neglect mean the social care system is a threadbare safety-net, with too many people falling through the gaps. The Casey Commission aims to set out a plan for social care reform, but the government's timeline for the Commission risks more fundamental changes being ducked or delayed, despite problems in the sector being well known, so we encourage the Commission to bring forward proposals for reform as soon as possible.”
What Hugh Alderwick has said
“Gaps in care outside hospitals are pervasive – with shortages of staff in district nursing, community mental health services, social care and general practice.”
Director of policy and research at the Health Foundation · Adult social care & reform · 8 Sept 2026 · Lack of investment in community services risks shift away from hospital ↗
“the government's mission to tackle poverty and its impact on health 'appears to be missing in action'. He said pressure on the NHS would continue to grow without 'meaningful policy action to improve people's social and economic conditions'.”
Health Foundation · Health inequalities · 8 Sept 2026 · Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS ↗
Where Hugh Alderwick has been quoted
- Independent analysis finds social care needs £8.7bn boostlgcplus.com · 8 Sept 2026
- Lack of investment in community services risks shift away from hospitalnursingtimes.net · 8 Sept 2026
- Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHStheguardian.com · 8 Sept 2026
Related media coverage
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