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Tag Archives: Future of NHS and Social Care
Dementia Care Costs: UK Statistical Projections (LSE / CPEC / Age and Ageing / International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
Summary The number of people with dementia in the UK is expected to roughly double to 1.6 million by 2040 yet, according to a report by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), the cost of social care is projected … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Age and Ageing (Journal), Ageing Population, Alzheimer’s Society /LSE, Anita Patel Health Economics Consulting Ltd, Brighton and Sussex Medical School: University of Sussex, Burden of Dementia (Statistics), Burden on Caregivers, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), Care Policy and Evaluation Centre: London School of Economics and Political Science, Caregiver Burden, Carer Burden, Carer Burden in Dementia, Centre for Dementia Studies: University of Sussex, CFAS II Study, China, China Social Security Research Centre: Renmin University of China, Cost of Dementia Care in the UK (2019–2040), Costs of Dementia Care, Costs of Dementia in UK, CPEC Working Paper 5, Dementia Care: UK Statistical Projections to 2040, Department of Health Policy: London School of Economics and Political Science, English Local Authorities, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Health: University of Plymouth, Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Pressures, Forecasting The Care Needs Of Older Population In England, Funding of Adult Social Care, Future Financial Sustainability, Future of NHS and Social Care, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, Hidden Costs of Dementia, High Dependency, Independence at Home, Independent Living With Care, Institute for Ageing: Newcastle University, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Late-Life Dependency, Later Life, Local Authorities (LAs), London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Modelling Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia (MODEM) Study, Modelling the Costs of Dementia, Modelling the Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia Project (MODEM), MODEM (Modelling the Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia) Project, MODEM Project, Neurological Disorders, Newcastle University, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU): London School of Economics and Political Science, Population Ageing and Care Simulation (PACSim) Modelling, Population Health Sciences Institute: Newcastle University, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevalence of Dementia and Service Use, Projections of Older People Living with Dementia in the UK (2019–2040), Proportional Increase in Numbers of Older People by Age Groups Between (UK 2019-2040), Renmin University of China, School of Labour and Human Resources: Renmin University of China, Social Care, Social Care Expenditure, Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Shortfalls, Social Care Needs of Older Population in England, Social Care Costs of Dementia, Social Epidemiology, Societal Costs of Dementia, Staying Independent, Sustainability, Sustainable Long-Term Funding of Adult Social Care, University of Plymouth, University of Sussex, Unpaid Care, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in England, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in Northern Ireland, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in Scotland, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in UK, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in Wales, Upward Spending Pressures
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More on Integrated Care: Government Response to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s Report (House of Commons / DHSC / King’s Fund / Duke University)
Summary In June 2018, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published the “Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems” report, which included 42 conclusions and recommendations. Full Text Link Reference Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems. Seventh Report … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Education England (HEE), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, International, King's Fund, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
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More on the Tipping-Point for Sustainability of Adult Social Care: a Solution Expected This Autumn? (BBC News / Lancet Public Health)
Summary Estimates of the rising demand for round-the-clock home care, from Newcastle University / the London School of Economics and Political Science and published in Lancet Public Health, suggest that the number of people aged 85 and over requiring 24-hour … Continue reading →
Posted in Universal Interest
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Proposals for a Social Care Premium: Grasping the Nettle or Another Modest Proposal? (BBC News / House of Commons)
Summary If social care is to become free at the point of delivery, with a definite cap on the burden to be carried by individual families, the Government’s Green Paper planned for Autumn 2018 has to solve a funding gap … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Financial Sustainability in the NHS: Holding Up a Mirror? Reflection (BBC News / NHS Improvement / NHS England / BMJ / OECD / BJS)
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 →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Public Opinion Update on the NHS and Social Care (Health Foundation)
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
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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
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Uncertain Reactions Concerning Changes to the Social Care Precept (BBC News)
Summary While social care budgets are widely claimed to be on a tipping-point of unsustainability, reactions to this week’s announcements have been ambivalent at best. Many commentators talk disparagingly of recent proposals for increases to the social care precept as … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Concerning the Proposed Commission on the Future of NHS and Social Care (BBC News / House of Commons Library)
Summary Earlier this year, the former health secretaries / ministers Stephen Dorrell, Alan Milburn and Norman Lamb proposed creating a cross-party commission to review the future of the NHS and social care in England. Both systems are commonly said to … Continue reading →
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