Social care is vital to the NHS, but they are further apart than ever There is still little evidence of joined-up services, even though the deep divide between health and care damages both
There are many pitfalls to predicting what will happen in the future. Peter Drucker, the management guru, puts it like this: “Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.”
So, mindful that my glimpse into the new year is but a stab in the dark, I think we can still predict with reasonable confidence that 2016 will be every bit as difficult as 2015. Given what we now know about the spending review settlement, my sense is that we failed to convince the Treasury about the vital role of social care and get across the message that social care services are crucial to the effective operation of the NHS. Continue reading... The Guardian
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There are many pitfalls to predicting what will happen in the future. Peter Drucker, the management guru, puts it like this: “Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.”
So, mindful that my glimpse into the new year is but a stab in the dark, I think we can still predict with reasonable confidence that 2016 will be every bit as difficult as 2015. Given what we now know about the spending review settlement, my sense is that we failed to convince the Treasury about the vital role of social care and get across the message that social care services are crucial to the effective operation of the NHS. Continue reading... The Guardian
See also:
- Social care: the state of the care home market (England) House of Commons Library
- Social care in 2016: ‘Financial prospects could not be worse’ The Guardian
- A major care provider will fail in 2016 The Guardian
- Softening the blow for residents when a care home closes The Guardian
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