14 October 2009

SOCIAL CARE

NHS-funded nursing care practice guide (revised 2009) (30th September 2009)
This practice guide sets out the process for determining the eligibility for NHS-funded Nursing Care under the National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care. It has been revised in line with the revised National Framework.
Guidance

Identifying a fairer system for funding adult social care (7th October 2009)
The recent Green Paper shows that the Government has moved on from previous statements on adult social care – but it still lacks important detail, particularly on funding options.

In this Viewpoint, Justin Keen (Professor of Health Politics) and David Bell (Professor of Economics) evaluate the Paper and ask the following questions:

Is the Government taking steps to ensure that arrangements for the care and support of older people are fair?
Is the Green Paper detailed enough to determine whether people on different incomes may 'win' or 'lose' under any new set of proposals?
Viewpoint

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