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Hansard to 13 November 2026 · 31,544 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Sector leader
Kari Gerstheimer
Chief Executive Officer of Access Social Care (ASC) charity
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Quoted in the press, across 2 topics since 18 Nov 2025
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Kari Gerstheimer: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Chief Executive Officer of Access Social Care (ASC) charity
- Press coverage
- Quoted in the press
- Most recently quoted
- 26 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 18 Nov 2025
04 The signal · where Kari Gerstheimer sits on adult social care & reform
Regularly cited
One of the voices most often quoted in the press on adult social care & reform.
Placed by press coverage on this topic only, not across all topics.
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Sharon GrahamSector leaderGeneral Secretary of Unite unionRegularly cited- Clenton FarquharsonSector leaderconsultant, coach and trainer on equality and inclusionRegularly cited
- Kari GerstheimerSector leaderChief Executive Officer of Access Social Care (ASC) charityRegularly cited
- Deborah RozanskySector leaderDirector of Policy, Research and Partnerships at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)Regularly cited
- Melanie WilliamsSector leaderPresident of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass)Regularly cited
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05 On the record · press
What Kari Gerstheimer has said
By outlet · bar length shows relative volume
- caring-times.co.uk
- bbc.co.uk
- caremanagementmatters.co.uk
- politicshome.com
Where Kari Gerstheimer has been quoted
- The House | Treasury is budgeting for social care without knowing what the law requirespoliticshome.com · 26 Oct 2026
- Industry reacts to Burnham’s adult social care plancaring-times.co.uk · 30 Jul 2026
- National social care conversation announced in major speech - Care Management Matterscaremanagementmatters.co.uk · 9 Jul 2026
- Taxing firms hiring foreign staff risks leaving ‘lives at risk’, warns Access Social Carecaring-times.co.uk · 19 Jun 2026
- Disabled woman calls for transparency in care moneybbc.co.uk · 19 Nov 2025
- Access Social Care seeks disclosure of information on social care funding | Caring Timescaring-times.co.uk · 18 Nov 2025
How we found the articles that name Kari Gerstheimer: we searched news for these terms, by topic. Terms for 2 topics
Adult social care & reform
- adult social care
- social care reform
- social care funding
- Casey Commission
- care cap
- Dilnot
- charging reform
- Care Act
Also searched with “adult social care” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Adult social care & reform
NHS & care workforce/staffing
- NHS workforce
- staff shortages
- nursing shortage
- nurse recruitment
- care workforce
- care worker pay
- social care workforce
- NHS long term workforce plan
Also searched with “NHS workforce” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for NHS & care workforce/staffing
Verbatim
“We've asked that social care funding be based on the cost of meeting people's legal entitlements, including needs that are going unmet today, rather than the cost of keeping services as they are.”
“Serious action on social care is long overdue, and we welcome the Prime Minister's speech today and his willingness to confront a problem that successive governments have struggled to resolve.”
“We don't want a roll of the dice when it comes to paying for social care - we don't want to lose our homes to pay for care, we want risk pooling and we are prepared to pay more for a guarantee of access and quality care.”
“If this policy fails and social care providers cannot recruit enough staff, the consequences could be severe, with lives at risk. People may go without the care they need, receive inadequate support, or face increased risks of abuse and neglect.”
“Transparency isn't optional, it's the foundation of a fair and accountable social care system. The public, local councils, and specialist organisations all deserve to know how social care funding is decided.”
“Transparency isn't optional, it's the foundation of a fair and accountable social care system. For four years, Access Social Care has urged the government to show how it makes funding decisions and fulfils its equality duties when it comes to social care.”
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