Is this the end of care as we know it?
August 30th, 2010
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 [...]
Is this economic reality?
August 17th, 2010
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. [...]
Cuts: are we getting a raw deal?
August 17th, 2010
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 [...]
Who will end this reign of terror?
August 13th, 2010
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 [...]
