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Unresolved Issues of Means-Testing in the Payment For Social Care: a Recent History of the Dementia Tax (House of Commons Library)

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent House of Commons Library briefing paper presents an overview of policy proposals and actual policies, from different Governments since 1997, concerning for how individuals with assets must pay for social care. Unlike health services provided by the NHS, social … Continue reading →

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Conservative Manifesto on Social Care: Wiggle Room Re-Discovered to Avoid Toxic Dementia Tax (BBC News)

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Call it a re-balancing of emphasis, or call it a U-turn, there has been a welcome decision to consider setting an absolute maximum limit on the amount that individuals may have to contribute to their social care needs. The … Continue reading →

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Conservative Manifesto on Social Care: No Solution to Dementia Tax? (BBC News)

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Dilnot Commission’s recommendation, for a “cap” on each individual’s total care cost liabilities, appears to have been thwarted again. The looming probability of “catastrophic” care costs seems set to remain for persons with various long-term neurodegenerative diseases, as … Continue reading →

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Experiences of the Challenges Faced by People Living With Dementia in the UK (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following report covers results from the latest Alzheimer’s Society’s survey of the views and experiences of 966 people with dementia, 500 unpaid carers and 2,356 adults aged 16-75 in the United Kingdom. The stark costs of the “dementia tax” are exposed. … Continue reading →

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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 →

NHS Performance Targets: Something Had to Give? (BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS patients in England will experience longer waits for routine elective hospital operations, such as knee and hip replacements, as compliance with the 18-week performance target is “relaxed”, pragmatically, as a trade-off for achieving improved services in cancer care, … Continue reading →

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More on NHS Funding and Expenditure: Questions of Balance Regarding Income Versus Outgoings (BBC News / King’s Fund / Health Foundation)

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England hopes to save between £100 – £400 million of spending annually, by no longer funding / prescribing products and services identified by NHS Clinical Commissioners as having little or no clinical value. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, … Continue reading →

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