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The UK government plans to spend an extra £20bn on the NHS but how? If it’s just more spending on the same pattern then the same crises will recur; overloaded Accident and Emergency, vulnerable people unable to leave hospital because they have nowhere to go, … Continue readingThe changes that could make a better Britain and save the NHS
Camilla Cavendish nails social care as critical issue for the future of the NHS (How Britain can heal its ailing social care system). She makes good case for German style insurance system where the over 40s and especially the over 65s pay the most. … Continue readingOur ailing care system – a way out of the maze
Worrying news about the financial health of home care providers in the UK in yesterday’s Financial Times. For some time austerity has meant inadequate local authority funding for private care providers. The Southern Cross debacle and the travails of Four Seasons raised questions about … Continue readingFailing care models and options for tomorrow