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The Integration Transformation Fund: the foundation of a genuinely integrated system or just another brick in the wall?

Expectations for the Integrated Transformation Fund are high, but will it actually help to deliver integrated care when the system is so under pressure?
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By Richard Humphries - 31 October 2013
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Why aren’t care homes higher on the agenda in the health debate?

So much of our effort is spent trying to extend life that our ageing society should be a success story, a cause for celebration. Why then aren’t care homes firmly on the agenda in political debates on the NHS?
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By Duncan Hockey - 9 October 2013
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Ageing: opportunity or challenge?

To secure the opportunities of the ‘gift of longer life’ we have to think differently about how we organise and fund our health and care services for an ageing population.
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By Richard Humphries - 14 August 2013
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What next for health and social care in England?

Chris Ham introduces our Commission on the future of health and social care in England, explaining that the divison between the NHS and social care established in 1948 is no longer fit for purpose.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 18 June 2013
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Beyond Dilnot: the need for wider reform

The new Care Bill is a breakthrough for social care funding, as for the first time, there will be a limit on how much people have to pay for their care. But there are still dangers in the proposed system.
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By Richard Humphries - 21 May 2013
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Reforming social care funding: a step in the right direction?

What does today's announcement from Jeremy Hunt mean for social care funding? Richard Humphries considers the key points in his new blog.
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By Richard Humphries - 11 February 2013
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Labour’s health and care policy review: ambitious but incomplete?

Andy Burnham’s speech to launch Labour’s health and care policy review was strong on principles but left many questions unanswered.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 25 January 2013
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When it comes to care, is there any place like home?

Jeremy Porteus, Director of the Housing Learning and Improvement Network, explains how appropriate housing for older people could improve health outcomes and deliver savings.
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By Jeremy Porteus - 10 January 2013
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What are the prospects for health and social care in 2013?

It will be increasingly impossible to duck the big questions about what kind of health and care system we are willing to fund, how this can be achieved and where the money comes from.
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By Richard Humphries - 3 January 2013
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