Means testing must end, funding must treble says Wanless in King’s Fund report

There are ‘serious shortcomings in care provision and funding arrangements’, according to the much-anticipated review of social care by Sir Derek Wanless.Sir Derek’s report, commissioned by the King’s Fund think-tank, calls for an end to means testing for personal care like washing, dressing and cleaning, but stopped short of a recommendation for out-and-out free personal…