assessment. imagine if you had to wait ten months to see a doctor — this is really no different. in terms of the options than for how this gets funded, what do you think the government could consider, and what's your preferred option? 50 i what's your preferred option? so i think the most _ what's your preferred option? sr i think the most important thing is to recognise that we need a long—term funding solution, we don't need a sticking plaster, and there needs to be enough money. so we talked about some pretty big figures — it's important that that money is made available for social care, and it's important that it isn'tjust gobbled up important that it isn'tjust gobbled up by the nhs. i think that we recognise that social care could be needed by anybody, any of us could needed by anybody, any of us could need social care either for ourselves or a loved one. and some of us will be unfortunate enough to