Blog tagged as: Social care
As the dust settles after the Spending Review, the coalition government's determination to shift power away from central government is becoming clearer.
The government has pledged to ring-fence the NHS budget from real-terms reductions, so in one sense the spending review is a done deal. Or is it?
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The spending cuts announced last week left the health care budget intact, but there were no such promises for social care. What is the impact on wellbeing?
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Last week's GSK IMPACT awards showcased the very best in third sector provision of health and social care services. (Blog, Mark Jennings, 4 May 2010)
So far, health has been the dog that hasn't barked during the election campaign. So what light did a health hustings shed on the three main parties' health reform plans?
We know money for the NHS over the next few years is going to be tight, but what are the three main political parties' pledges on funding?
As the dust settles after the first of the leaders' debates, did it tell us any more about the parties' approach to health?
Today the general election campaign began in earnest, with a strong suggestion that health and social care will be key issues for the three main parties.
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Could the impending general election be the first where social care is a key campaigning issue? Don't expect cross-party consensus yet, warns Richard Humphries.
The impression given that 'free care' of the elderly can be achieved without costs or trade-offs is not a solid foundation on which to build the reform of care.
Richard Humphries discusses social care reform, as the consultation on Shaping the Future of Care and Support draws to a close.
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Integrating the commissiong health and social care should drive new means of delivery that reflect the needs of those using services rather than those who provide them.
In his blog, Niall Dickson comments on the recently published social care Green Paper, Shaping the Future of Care Together'.