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Estimating demand pressures arising from need for social services for older people
- Authors:
- CARR-HILL Roy, DALLEY Gillian
- Publisher:
- University of York. Centre for Health Economics
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 47p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Looks at the increasing demand for health and social services generated by greater numbers of older people and at current capacities for meeting this demand. Examines funding issues, including the problems created by the STG (Special Transitional Grant) made to local authorities after the introduction of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990.
Long life, little support
- Authors:
- LEWIS Janet, DALLEY Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 9.10.97, 1997, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In part two of a series on the forthcoming Royal Commission on long term care, the first author outlines the Joseph Rowntree Foundation solution and the second author argues if the commission is to have any impact it must tackle the inequity of a society that penalises its most elderly members.