The Government has taken a step closer to establishing how long-term care can be funded in the UK.

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley said a commission tasked with exploring ways in which a "sustainable care and support system for all adults" could be funded and implemented would report back within a year, raising hopes of a new support network for the UK's at-home carers.

Mr Lansley said he wanted the system to put "individuals and their families at its heart", adding that a range of funding options including voluntary insurance and partnership schemes must be considered by the commission.

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