The government will publish a green paper on social care for older people by summer 2018, it announced today. In advance of the paper it has invited a number of people to provide advice, including representatives from...
Charities can be a lifeline for older people as statutory services suffer
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...
UK pensions among the worst in the developed world, study finds
British workers can expect among the worst pensions in the developed world, according to a report from investment bank UBS, which compared the retirement outlook for a 50-year-old woman in major cities across the globe...
What research tell us about social work’s role in tackling loneliness
There is a growing evidence base around the challenges associated with loneliness and social isolation, and the role social workers have to play in tackling these issues. Loneliness is defined as a subjective feeling of...
Loneliness as bad for health as long-term illness, says GPs’ chief
GPs will be urged to make time to see lonely patients, who are 50% more likely to die prematurely than people with good social network. Read the full article on this link to The Guardian Share this: Share on X (Opens in...
