social care
Cameron’s pledges on the NHS don’t go far enough
Mr Cameron's five guarantees to safeguard the NHS neatly sidestepped most of the concerns that medical professionals, Liberal Democrats and many in Labour have.
We are a long way from getting it right on outsourcing
As the government plans to outsource unprecedented amounts of the NHS the practice seems to be in crisis, with society's most vulnerable the inevitable victims.
Cuts to council funding will make ‘bed blocking’ problem worse
In a survey, 50 per cent of doctors say the bed blocking problem is worse than last year; with cuts to council funding, Age UK fears the problem will get worse.
Cuts to NHS and social care services likely, says health select committee
The likelihood of cuts to health and social care services, and the destabilising effect of the Coalition’s market-driven NHS reforms, were endorsed today in a remarkable health select committee report. The committee, with a coalition majority and chaired by ex-Tory health secretary Stephen Dorrell, was reporting on implications and risks from the Spending Review.
Age UK outline vision for the future of social care
Social care is currently in crisis due to lack of funding. The number of older people needing care is growing but rationing through eligibility criteria means fewer and fewer are qualifying for local authority support. There are few services aimed at preventing those with low-level care needs from reaching a crisis situation.
Tory social care policies will hit the poor hardest
All the available evidence of where Tory-style plans have been implemented shows minimal take-up rates where voluntary systems have been introduced.