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Seven Principles at the Heart of the Government’s Planned Social Care Green Paper (Department of Health / SCIE / BBC News)

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Jeremy Hunt, the Health and Social Care Secretary, has made a speech outlining the seven key principles for social care which will feature in a Green Paper expected to be published by Summer 2018. The principles, announced on World Social … Continue reading →

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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Recent Assessments of Health and Social Care Integration in England: the Problems and the Promise (House of Commons Library / SCIE)

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

Summary The following House of Commons Library briefing investigates the challenges involved in the integration of health and social care. Recent Government policies to promote more integrated care are described, including Health and Wellbeing Boards, local strategic planning forums and … Continue reading →

Recent Assessments of Adult Social Care in England (House of Commons Library / BBC News / Health Foundation)

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary BBC News has recently run a mini-series of pieces investigating the state of social care and the inter-dependencies between performance in this sector and ongoing pressures within the NHS. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2017). 10 charts that … Continue reading →

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Sustainability and Transformation Plans: Reviewing Details (BBC News / King’s Fund / Red Cross)

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent King’s Fund report explores the content of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) for reform of health and care services in England. According to BBC News 28 of these 44 proposals involve closures or downgrading of hospital … Continue reading →

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Concerning the Proposed Commission on the Future of NHS and Social Care (BBC News / House of Commons Library)

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Social Care: Paying for Care Home and Domiciliary Care (House of Commons Library)

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This House of Commons Library parliamentary briefing explains the means-test which is applied to care home residents and people receiving care in other settings, including home care (care at home) and social care. This document covers personal budgets, the … Continue reading →

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