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Care bills will soak up most of our savings
A rising number of elderly people face losing “almost all of their wealth” to pay for social care, after the Government admitted it was “unable to commit” to reforming the system.
By Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent
In a stark assessment of the growing crisis in elderly care, a government report warns that the country may not be able to afford to fund a cap on care costs for a rapidly expanding ageing population.
The report, released this week, depicts a bleak picture of the future, with a growing number of pensioners slipping into poverty as they use up their savings to fund care and rely on friends and family for help. It lays bare the scale of the task facing ministers and will increase the pressure on David Cameron to address the issue.
An official review of the social care system published last year recommended that the Coalition should introduce a cap of £35,000 on the maximum amount that people have to pay towards a nursing home.
GPs ‘too expensive’ to run health authorities
Bureaucrats will still run local health authorities, despite Government plans to put clinicians in charge, according to GPs who say the money is not there to pay enough doctors to run them.
By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent
6:30AM BST 18 Jul 2012
One of Andrew Lansley’s first announcements as Health Secretary was to say England’s 152 primary care trusts (PCTs) would be abolished, to be replaced by groups led by GPs.
The idea – largely approved of by medics – is that doctors will make better decisions about organising local health services for their patients than managers.
£348k for project to help support carers in Derbyshire
A DERBYSHIRE charity will get up to £348,000 over three years to develop new ways of helping carers sooner.
The funding from the Department of Health will be used by Derbyshire Carers Association to find methods of identifying and supporting carers as soon as the person they look after is diagnosed.
This will involve working in partnership with community hospitals and GP practices throughout Derbyshire.
Helen Robinson, chief executive of the association, said she was delighted with the funding, which will come from a £6.8 million national fund for the work.
She said: “The concept at the heart of this project is that if carers are identified earlier and offered support, the health and wellbeing of both carers and those they care for, will be improved.
“We are grateful to the Department of Health.”
http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk
