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More Spent on the NHS Than Previously Thought (BMJ / BBC News)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Previous estimates concerning the proportion of UK GDP spent on the NHS were probably on the low side: Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Appleby, J. … Continue reading →

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Financial Sustainability in the NHS: Holding Up a Mirror? Reflection (BBC News / NHS Improvement / NHS England / BMJ / OECD)

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The authors of the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report believe that the NHS may not actually need further money from the taxpayer, asserting that efficiency savings identified (in the field of general surgery alone, and without looking … Continue reading →

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Getting the Dementia Care Pathway Right (NHS RightCare / NHS England)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS RightCare has produced a scenario which throws into contrast an optimal dementia care pathway as distinct from the possibly more common “sub-optimal” pathway alternative(s). Costings for an ideal pathway are presented, compared with those for an example sub-optimal … Continue reading →

Various Issues in Self-Funders’ Payment For Care (BBC News)

Posted on June 16, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Potential gaps in consumer protection in the care home sector have been exposed recently. Full Text Link Reference Peachey, K. (2017). Worries over care home fees and funding. London: BBC Business News / BBC Health News, June 14th 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, BBC Cost of Care Project, BBC Health News, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Four's Moneybox Programme, BBC's State of Care Theme, BBC’s Care Calculator, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Tax (So-Called Dementia Tax), Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Consumer Affairs, Consumer Protection, Consumer Protection in Care Home Market, Consumer Vulnerability, Costs and Cost Pressures, Dementia Tax, Dementia Tax (Alzheimer's Society), Deprivation of Assets, Deprivation of Capital, Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Services, Lack of Information About Care Home Contracts, Lack of Information About Care Home Prices, Money and Legal Advice, Money Management, Moneybox: BBC Radio Four, Paying for Care, Paying for Care and Support, Self-Funders, Self-Funders Cross-Subsidising Everyone Else, Self-Funders Cross-Subsidising Non-Savers, Self-Funders Subsidising the Social Care System, State of Care Theme (BBC News) | 1 Comment

Public Opinion Update on the NHS and Social Care (Health Foundation)

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public opinion has even greater significance in the context of the June 2017 General Election. “The Health Foundation commissioned Ipsos MORI to do a survey of the general public in Great Britain on their views about funding of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Health Foundation, In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 2017 General Election, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing Population, Brexit, British Social Attitudes Survey, Consumer Experiences of Health and Social Care, End-User Experience, Failing Services (NHS and Social Care), Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Pressures, Future of NHS and Social Care, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Costs, Ipsos Mori, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, NatCen: British Social Attitudes survey (BSA), NHS and Social Care, NHS and Social Care (Public Opinion / Experience), NHS and Social Care Spending, NHS Sustainability, Patient Experiences, Public Opinion, Quality and Sustainability, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Social Care, Social Care Expenditure, Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Gap, Sustainability, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Waiting Times, What’s Wrong With Social Care in England | Leave a comment

King’s Fund Videos Explaining How Social Care Works and is Funded (King’s Fund / NHS England)

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The King’s Fund has produced three videos to raise awareness of how social care operates in England. The topics covered include: What is social care? Who provides social care? How is social care paid for? Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

NHS England’s Five Year Forward View: Next Steps On (NHS England)

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The latest official review of progress against the NHS Five Year Forward View, marking two and a half years since it was launched in October 2014, presents practical and realistic strategic steps intended to allow the NHS deliver better … Continue reading →

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