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Victoria Macdonald
An unusually high number of reports on the care system in England are being released this week – all of them are urging a rethink of the way health and care are delivered.
Health experts reject proposals reportedly being considered by the government to assess a patient’s benefit to society when deciding to pay for new drugs.
Victoria Macdonald
Full-time carers, who take a huge spending burden off government, are facing a £1bn cut in support over the next four years.
Figures released by Labour this week seem to suggest the very oldest are being rushed to hospital by ambulance in massively increased numbers – but the figures are flawed.
Zero-hours contracts for home care staff can damage services to elderly people. The company Allied Healthcare has offered to put its 15,000 employees on contracts. But staff won’t be paid for travel.
Cathy Newman
The unfolding scandal at the NHS Trust in Colchester has a tragically familiar ring to it, blogs Cathy Newman.
In order to tackle the chronic loneliness of the elderly, Jeremy Hunt – who once worked in Japan and whose wife is Chinese – says we should take lessons from Asia. What are they doing right? FactCheck investigates.
There is a collective “national shame” in ignoring the emotional needs of elderly people, according to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
A coroner rules that neglect contributed to the deaths of five elderly residents at a care home and says that those responsible should be “ashamed”.
Elderly and disabled people who receive “flying” care visits of just 15 minutes are being forced to choose between having a drink and going to the toilet, a charity warns.
Carey Mulligan, star of The Great Gatsby, tells Channel 4 News about her plans to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s, and says there is a “real problem” with how we treat the elderly in the UK.
The government announces plans to cap the amount the elderly have to pay for social care in England at £75,000 – after which the state will step in to help.
Campaigners for the elderly say the eagerly-awaited announcement of a cap on social care costs could come as a “rude shock”, amid reports that the limit could be set at £75,000.
Most pensioners should see their winter fuel allowances cut in order to fund a cap on the amount people must pay for their care, a former minister says.
Care homes could be regulated to prevent a repeat of the Southern Cross crisis which left thousands of elderly people facing uncertainty.