Social care 'is a huge priority to me' says Sajid Javid on visit to Streatham care home

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sajid Javid paid a visit to Aashna House Residential Care Home in Streatham on Tuesday 13 July where he said reforms in the social care sector will be a “huge priority” for him.

During his visit, he met with the care home manager Smita Bhatt, the care workers and the rest of the executive team.

Mr Javid said one of the reasons he wanted to visit the care home was to “thank care home staff” at Aashna House Residential Care Home and “staff across the country for the incredible work they have been doing.”

Mr Javid said: “Their job is hard enough in normal times, but of course during the pandemic, it was so much harder.

“I want to take this opportunity to thank them for what they’re doing and let all care workers know they have the full support of this government.”

The social care secretary also met residents while they were taking part in activities dance (Garba) painting and knitting and spoke to staff about their working patterns during Covid-19.

Mr Javid who was appointed as secretary of health and social care on 26 June said during the pandemic the government helped care homes in so many ways with PPE, with testing equipment, with extra funding and said that “support will continue.”

Mr Javid added: “And turning to reform, I am not just the health secretary, I am the health and social care secretary. All that matters to me, so social care is as important to me as health care is. And in dealing with the challenges of social care we’ve understood for a long time now as a government that more needs to be done.

“We’ve set out our intention to have significant reform and my predecessor did a lot of work on that with his cabinet colleagues. I am continuing that work and it remains a huge priority for me.”

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