Category Archives: Social care
Call for merged 'super' health and care budget
A merged NHS and social-care budget in England
By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News
A merged NHS and social-care budget in England is needed to stop vulnerable people falling into the gaps between the two services, experts say.
The Barker Commission’s interim report said an ageing population and rise in illnesses such as dementia had “blurred the lines” between the two.
It said this was creating increasing friction between the NHS and councils over which was responsible for care.
The result was people faced delays getting care or went without, it added.
The commission – led by former Bank of England monetary policy committee member Kate Barker and set up by the King’s Fund think tank – said only a “new settlement” would solve the problems.
How to hire a carer: 10 ways to ease the pain of getting help
If you have an elderly relative who is facing the challenges that come with advancing age, they may cling to what remains of their previous selves.
Their car might become a symbol of independence; their home filled with memories of better times.
To give these up may feel like a step too far but there are ways to approach the subject of care to make things seem manageable and less intrusive.
Here is a 10-step guide to introducing care for an elderly relative:
Charities can ease the burden on healthcare
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Lisa Weaks
- Guardian Professional,
The drive to open up public services to competition has proved controversial, nowhere more so than in the NHS. Sir Stephen Bubb, chief executive of the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, wrote to David Cameron earlier this year raising concerns that public sector monopolies could be replaced by “private-sector oligopolies”. Large private sector providers are cornering new markets in public services at the expense of charities and other smaller community-focused organisations. Bubb argued that contracts are too often focused on cost savings rather than “engagement, collaboration and social value”.
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