A new settlement for health and social care Final report

A new settlement for health and social care Final report This is the final report from the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England. In it, the commission discusses the need for a new settlement for health and social care to provide a simpler pathway through the current maze of entitlements. The commission, chaired by Kate Barker, proposes a new approach that redesigns care around individual needs regardless of diagnosis, with a graduated increase in support as needs rise, particularly towards the end of life. The commission has concluded that this vision for a health and care system fit for the 21st century is affordable and sustainable if a phased approach is taken and hard choices are taken about taxation. The King's Fund

See also:

• Illustrated summary of the final report The King's Fund
• Now is the time to create a combined health and social care system (blog) The King's Fund
• 'Target affluent OAPs to fund NHS' Northamptonshire Telegraph
• Barker commission proposes tax rises to pay for social care overhaul Public Finance
• Call to end NHS-social care divide BBC News
• Charging for GP visits ruled out by health and social care commission GP Online
• New tax on over-40s and middle classes proposed to pay for free elderly care The Daily Telegraph
• Axe free prescriptions, TV licences and winter fuel allowance for well-off OAPs to fund care system Daily Mail
• Would targetting affluent OAPs save the NHS? Channel 4 News
• Health and social care must be radically reshaped around need The Guardian
• Raise taxes to give free social care to elderly and chronically ill, think-tank says The Independent