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Should free personal care be available for all older people?
- Authors:
- HUTTON John, LISHMAN Gordon
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 15.3.01, 2001, p.17.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The two authors debate whether personal care for older people should be available free of charge.
Public attitudes to the provision of free personal care: focus group research
- Authors:
- JONES Lyn, RIDLEY Julie, ROBSON Anne
- Publisher:
- The Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
"The Care Development Group was set up by the Scottish Executive to bring foward proposals for the implementation of free personal care. This study is one component of a programme of research commissioned on behalf of the Group to find out what people think 'personal care' means, how they think it should be provided and paid for, and what they think about services for older people more generally. This part of the research used focus groups."
Charges for residential accommodation: CRAG amendment no. 16: national assistance (residential accommodation) additional payments and assessment of resources) (amendment) (England) regulations 2001
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Fees paid to GPs for services provided to residents of care accommodations for older people 2000-1
- Author:
- ASSOCIATION OF CHARITY OFFICERS
- Publisher:
- Association of Charity Officers
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 43p.
Report of a survey of charitable bodies running residential, nursing and housing services for older people on their experiences of paying for care from general practitioners. Aims to identify how many GPs were charging retainer payments, how much they charged and what additional services they were providing. Argues that these fees are not always clearly justified and may be associated with less efficient care.
Poverty
- Author:
- CRAIG Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, 11, April 2001, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Poverty among older people in our society shows no signs of decreasing. Looks at two very different studies which give details about the reality of living in poverty for many older people in the UK.
GP'S charges under scrutiny
- Author:
- LAURENT Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.4.01, 2001, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Older people in residential homes are supposed to receive general medical services free. Reports on how several charities are claiming that there is confusion over charges for services provided by GP's.
Scotland's move adds mud to already murky waters
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Caring Times, March 2001, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Recent events in the Scottish Executive have once again thrown the question of long-term care funding into the centre of the political arena. Presents a review by the charity Care Aware, which says older people in need of care remain powerless pawns while the politicians prevaricate.
Campaigners unimpressed by guidance on home care charges
- Author:
- WATERS Joanna
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.1.01, 2001, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Advocacy groups hoped the government's guidance on home care charges would go a long way to ending the postcode lottery. This report suggests that they will be disappointed.
The truth about free care
- Author:
- HENWOOD Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.11.01, 2001, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses why the bid to create a fairer system of long-term care for older people involves a lot more than the question of whether personal care should be free.
Charging with care
- Authors:
- BRADLEY Greta, MANTHORPE Jill
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.8.01, 2001, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
With long-term care becoming a high-profile issue, the need for fair financial assessments and charging has been thrown into sharp relief. Here the authors report on a recent study of charging systems.