Health · Care System Reform · ArchiveBurnham's Three-Point Plan to Fix Broken Care SystemAired July 29, 2026 at 12:01 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Prime Minister Andy Burnham today0:01announced three immediate actions to0:03reform England's social care system,0:05calling it as unfair as American0:06healthcare. Burnham is fast-tracking the0:08Casey review by a year, setting a fair0:11pay deal for carers, and opening0:13cross-party negotiations. The0:14accelerated review is now due by summer0:172027, with fair pay to follow in the0:202028-290:21financial year. The asset threshold for0:24funded care remains at £23,250,0:27which Burnham says is too low. Burnham0:29says the current system is as unfair as0:31American healthcare, where the0:33vulnerable can lose everything. He0:35warned of difficult decisions on future0:37funding, including possible tax rises,0:39but said he will put everything into0:41fixing social care.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗Related coverageBackgroundOct 18 17:15 UTCNHS gets £140m for urgent care—but when will patients benefit?