National Care Service brings "huge opportunities" for IFAs

It also feels the insurance industry will be a key player in the new system despite being rejected as the primary option. Speaking at the COVER Long Term Care Breakfast Briefing, Stephen Burke, chief executive at Counsel and Care, approved the Labour Government's compulsory funded plans and strongly criticised the Conservative's voluntary alternative. The charity, which works with older people, their families and carers, is delighted the issue is so far up the political agenda, but warned that it is going to take at least six or seven years to complete the project. "I think the whi...