by Paul Roberts
AS THE UK faces unprecedented cuts in public spending, two key questions are being asked: Is it time for local authorities to focus on commissioning care, not providing it? And can cash-strapped Scotland afford to continue providing free personal care for the elderly?
Many local authorities are looking to reduce their social care spending [...]
By Paul Roberts
www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
We all face unprecedented cutbacks in the next four years as the axe falls on public spending.
Scotland’s budget alone is expected to shrink by almost £4 billion in the next four years.
Economists have warned that it could take 15 years for the Scottish budget to recover to 2010 levels.
In the light of all [...]
by Paul Roberts
www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
The cuts have begun and already there is talk of a ‘winter of discontent’ with strike action and protests sweeping the UK.
Local authorities are slashing budgets and the axe is about to fall on tens of thousands of public service jobs. There are fears that as many as 50,000 public service jobs could [...]
By Paul Roberts
www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
Imagine a sleepy cul-de-sac where the vast majority of residents are pensioners seeing out their ‘twilight years’ in peace and harmony.
Now add a young, violent and abusive neighbour who terrorises the community, leaving a trail of devastation in her wake.
It’s the equivalent to giving someone a loaded gun and allowing them to roam [...]
by Paul Roberts www.caringforyourbusiness.co.uk
The long and tortuous search for a solution to funding long-term care in England is turning into the Holy Grail of social care. Millions of pounds have been wasted on Government green and white papers and endless consultations on ‘blueprints’ for the way forward that will never leave the drawing board.
Now, with [...]
AN AWARD-winning project pioneered at a Stoke health centre could set the benchmark for dementia care in the UK.
Health trusts throughout England and Scotland are interested in taking up the innovative scheme which could save billions of pounds in health care costs.
GP Dr Ian Greaves has already won a major enterprise award for his work [...]
A flagship care facility being developed in Southport promises to be one of the most advanced dementia care resources in the UK. The first phase of the £5 million 60-bed Birch Abbey complex – which will serve the whole of Merseyside – has just been completed.
Birch Abbey will have eight recreational rooms and bistros, five [...]
A major new project to help improve the care of people with dementia during their stay in hospital has been launched at the Royal United Hospital Bath. Charter Mark Standards – the first of their kind in the UK – have been established to achieve the highest quality care in hospital wards.
Consultant geriatrician Chris Dyer [...]
A key new strategy to identify and support carers of all ages across Scotland has been unveiled by the Scottish Government. It is backed by a promise of £5 million investment over a period of five years for the voluntary sector to provide much needed respite care for carers.
The strategy is unique in that it [...]
by Paul Roberts
Now we have Chancellor George Osborne asking for ideas on how the public services budget be cut.
It’s obviously time for do-it-yourself government – and guess who will get the blame if and when things go wrong?
Surely, we expect our Government to make the tough decisions. It just isn’t good enough to pass the buck [...]