Over the past 20 years, government and media attention has increasingly been drawn to the rising numbers of elderly people in our society and the consequent spiralling costs of health and social care for this section of the population. At the same time, the pressures on the NHS and local authorities, specifically financial pressures, have been widely documented and worried over. With mounting costs and reducing governmental input, the NHS and local authorities have been squeezed to a point where they are faced with invidious choices about where to prioritise their efforts and target their funding.
You may also like
Cap on care costs: government change reducing benefit for less wealthy becomes law
A government change reducing the cap on care costs’ benefit to less wealthy people has become law, following a parliamentary battle. Opposition peers failed to prevent the change in a vote last night in the House of...
April 29, 2022
NHS ‘woefully unprepared’ for care of an ageing England
Royal College of Physicians warns over lack of geriatricians, many of whom are themselves due to retire Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click...
March 3, 2022
Hundreds of dementia care homes found to be substandard in England
Hundreds of care homes in England are providing substandard care to dementia patients, analysis by the Guardian has found. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens...
January 18, 2022