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Commission on the Voluntary Sector & Ageing: a policy review
- Author:
- CARNEY Gemma M.
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Sector Review, 5(2), 2014, pp.203-211.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
This article comments on the English Commission on the Voluntary Sector & Ageing, a voluntary sector-led initiative aimed at making proposals for voluntary sector leaders and charitable organisations on how to approach the ageing population. By examining the work of the commission, the review contributes to debates on the implications of population ageing for the voluntary sector. (Publisher abstract)
Re-shaping social care services for older people in England: policy development and the problem of achieving ‘good care’
- Authors:
- LEWIS Jane, WEST Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy, 43(1), 2014, pp.1-18.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
The first part of the paper argues that the care relationship is crucial to securing care quality, which has implications for the way in which quality is achieved and measured. However, for more than twenty years, governments have emphasised the part that increasing market competition and, more recently, user choice of services can play in driving up the quality of care. The second part of the paper analyses the development of social care services for older people, from the reform of 1990 to the changes following the general election of 2010. The paper goes on to examine whether competition and choice are in any case enough to result in ‘good care’, given the evidence of limitations both in the amount of choice available and in how far older people are able or willing to choose. It is argued that if ‘good care’ depends disproportionately on the quality of the care relationship, then more attention should be paid to the care workforce, which has received relatively little comment in recent government documents. (Publisher abstract)
National policy approaches to social care for elderly people in the United Kingdom and Singapore 1945-2002
- Authors:
- MEHTA Kalyani K., BRISCOE Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 16(1), 2004, pp.89-112.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Compares policy approaches in the United Kingdom and Singapore on social care for older people. The context of these approaches is discussed showing the development of policies, in each country from the aftermath of the Second World War to the present. Given that Singapore is a former British colony, it is of interest to scholars of social policy to examine its welfare approach as compared to the welfare state approach espoused by the United Kingdom. Both nations are faced with the challenges of an aging population, which necessitates handling similar problems with strategies that are in harmony with their respective economic, social, and cultural contexts. Considers their divergence of philosophies and policies, concluding with the recognition that the major difference lies in national and governmental expectations regarding the extent of the financial and regulatory responsibility for care for older people carried by the individual, the family, and the state.
Priorities for the next government
- Author:
- KING'S FUND
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out the key health and social care challenges and priorities for the next government. These include: meeting the financial needs, with a renewed drive to improve productivity, the establishment of a health and social care transformation fund and a new settlement for health and social care; transforming services for patients, through integrated care delivered at scale and pace, a new deal for general practice and political backing for service changes; improving the quality of care, by engendering a new culture of care, parity of esteem for mental health and a revolution in the care of older people; and a new approach to NHS reform, with a new political settlement to demarcate the role of politicians, a focus on reform from within and investment in the right kind of leadership. (Edited publisher abstract)
Irreversible? Health and social care policy in a post-Coalition landscape
- Editors:
- WILSON CRAW Dan, EDOBOR Martin
- Publisher:
- Fabian Society
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 40
- Place of publication:
- London
With increasing demands on the NHS from an ageing population, cuts to frontline services and an estimated 800,000 older people in England currently not receiving the care they need, Britain faces a growing crisis in health and social care. This pamphlet is the culmination of the Young Fabians' health service and social care reform series, involving Young Fabian members, who have held meetings with Shadow Ministers, MPs, community stakeholders and health care workers. The authors, all Young Fabian members, set out new analysis and solutions for the Labour Party to debate and reflect on. (Edited publisher abstract)
An uncertain age: reimagining long term care in the 21st century
- Author:
- KPMG INTERNATIONAL
- Publisher:
- KPMG International
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 56
- Place of publication:
- London
The Lien Foundation, a philanothropic organisation in Singapore, commissioned KPMG International to produce this report, to inform and stimulate global debate on the long term care of older people. Experts from the aged care sector worldwide were interviewed for their views. While no single breakthrough idea emerged, there were some highly innovative and interesting approaches, and three findings stand out as being critical and relevant: Firstly, the debate on funding and finance threatens to obscure the scale and gravity of the overall challenge. Secondly, care should be redesigned to break down organisational boundaries through greater integration: the medical model must change to accommodate practical methods that pay more attention to people’s needs, rather than to the treatment of disease. Lastly, discussion of this subject must involve government, private and non-governmental bodies and providers, as well as the wider public. Person-centred care; investing in human and technological resources; change attitudes and policies towards ageing. The report is arranged in two main sections, the first on the current state of long term care. It quantifies "the narrowing longevity gap", pressure on traditional family-based care. resource challenges and workforce shortages Section 2, on shaping tomorrow’s long term care systems, considers: delivery of person-centred care; integrating care; rethinking medical care; looking beyond institutional boundaries toward the community; investing in the formal and informal workforce; using technology; focusing on outcomes; developing better funding models; and changing attitudes to ageing. The conclusion notes that governments need to emulate countries such as Australia, where a 10-year plan for a seamless system of care is being implemented. (Edited publisher abstract)
A brave new world of personalized care? Historical perspectives on social care and older people in England
- Author:
- MEANS Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 46(3), June 2012, pp.302-320.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
In England, social care for older people is moving towards a personalised response to need. This article explores the extent to which this represents a complete break with the past by looking at four key reports from the past. Each is interrogated in terms of how social care is defined, how services are to be delivered, how quality is understood and the assumptions made about who will be able to access services. The article draws out key continuities in policy assumptions such as the primacy of family and the ongoing debate about ‘What is social care?’ and how it can be distinguished from health care. It argues that the voluntary sector has always been seen as a ‘key player’ in social care. The analysis of the four reports is used to explores the changing role of local authorities in the planning, purchase and provision of social care services for the elderly.
The underfunding of social care and its consequences for older people
- Author:
- HELP THE AGED. Social Policy Ageing Information Network
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged. Social Policy Ageing Information Network
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper argues that while health services are finally being provided with extra funds for older patients, social care has suffered from and is still suffering from long term underfunding and that major new investment in the NHS will not bring the desired results without a comparable boost in resources for social care. The paper contains real life examples of the experiences of older people trying to access the care system.
The underfunding of social care and its consequences for older people
- Author:
- HOWELLS Sophie
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper argues that while health services are finally being provided with extra funds for older patients, social care has suffered from and is still suffering from long term underfunding and that major new investment in the NHS will not bring the desired results without a comparable boost in resources for social care. The paper contains real life examples of the experiences of older people trying to access the care system.
Old habits die hard: tackling age discrimination in health and social care
- Authors:
- ROBERTS Emilie, ROBINSON Janice, SEYMOUR Linda
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report presents the results of a survey between May and September 2001 carried out by the King's Fund. One hundred senior managers working in health and social services in England were interviewed by telephone. The aims of the survey were to find out how much they believed age discrimination was affecting services in their local area, and to discover what measures they were employing to combat it.