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Proposals for a Social Care Premium: Grasping the Nettle or Another Modest Proposal? (BBC News / House of Commons)

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Department of Health and Social Care: Big Picture Objectives (DHSC)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This year the Department of Health was re-titled as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with a view to better integration. A single integrated plan clarifies the DHSC’s objectives for health and social care, and explains how … Continue reading →

An Innovative Approach Hospital Overcrowding / Inadequate Bed Availability, Worthy of More Serious Consideration? (BBC News / CareRooms)

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

Summary The narrative about various inter-related crises in health and social care typically concerns the problem of excess demand for, and limited supply of, places in the community providing support for persons needing to be discharged from hospitals. Commentators commonly … Continue reading →

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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 / BJS)

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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Residential Care: Exploring the Options, the Costs and the Alternatives (BBC News / Good Care Group)

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Following a recent review of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections, which revealed that perhaps one in four care homes may to be failing in terms of safety and the adequacy of care provided, a BBC News item provides a … 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 →

Tag Archives: Health and Social Care

Proposals for a Social Care Premium: Grasping the Nettle or Another Modest Proposal? (BBC News / House of Commons)

Department of Health and Social Care: Big Picture Objectives (DHSC)

An Innovative Approach Hospital Overcrowding / Inadequate Bed Availability, Worthy of More Serious Consideration? (BBC News / CareRooms)

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

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

Residential Care: Exploring the Options, the Costs and the Alternatives (BBC News / Good Care Group)

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

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