She warned it would lead to a "fragmented and complicated" system of representing the views of patients and the public locally.

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It can take years for shifts in public perception to work their way through the court system, change judicial views, and so turn the ship round.

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The government consultation will last six months and include a number of so-called listening events around England where people interested in modernising the social care system can share their views.

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