At the same time as the government is setting out a vision for a reformed system, that system itself is on the edge The publication of the care and support white paper and draft bill in July provided a milestone in the journey to reform that the adult social care sector has been on for the past few years...
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Natasha Curry, of the Nuffield Trust, explores Japan's long-term care insurance system and the lessons we can learn about caring for an ageing population While changing demographics are putting considerable pressures on health and care systems in all Western countries, nowhere is it more acute than...
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A report reveals shortcomings in the use of a legal framework rushed through to protect the rights of mental health patients The Care Quality Commission last week published its second report on the deprivation of liberty safeguards. The safeguards are a legal framework that was introduced in response...
Helping health and care workers understand one another's roles in a positive spirit has inspired more focus on patient outcomes New governments always believe that integration of health and social care will solve all the problems of underfunding of care for older people, continuing health care and...
The government wants greater integration between health and social care, apparently, but little thought has been given as to how this will be achieved, says Bob Hudson Guardian readers woke up on Thursday to a remarkable headline – David Cameron orders merging of health and social care . Health secretary...
One lesson to emerge from Southern Cross is the need for better clarity in the roles of providers, commissioners, regulators and central government, argues Richard Humphries What happens if a big care provider fails? Reverberations from the demise of Southern Cross continue, with the latest report from...