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Jewish Care is the ‘gold standard,’ says Andy Burnham at launch of major social care plans
['Jane Prinsley']
Jewish Chronicles
He said he first visited Jewish Care with local MP Sarah Sackman, “and I remember then thinking this is the gold standard.
The Prime Minister playing table tennis with Lord Levy at Jewish Care (Jewish Care)[Missing Credit]Burnham also credited Greater Manchester Jewish social care charity, The Fed, as an example of "whole person care – you know it when you see it.”
He also pledged to “lift up the social care workforce as best as we can” and ensure that cross-party talks on social care build a consensus on the issue.
“Fixing the funding of palliative care and social care needs to happen first,” he said.
“There is a lot that can be learned from Jewish Care, who do brilliant work caring for the elderly in the Jewish community.