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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Reply
Posted by: Jonathan Callaway
Date/Time: 21/02/20 18:16:00

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if you’re sick you go to the NHS = no cost apart from prescriptions if you have to pay for them.  If you’re long term sick the same.

But if you’re unable to look after yourself, whether old and demented or not, you are expected to rely on family and what you might have in the bank (or can sell) to pay for care.

It’s even worse for those with mental health problems- too many who cannot access whatever services are available end up in court and then potentially in prison, often the last place they should be.

Part of the problem is that it is difficult to know where to draw the line between caring for the sick and caring for the long term infirm.  Who decides. Hospital doctors?  Social services?  Many older folk end up taking themselves to hospital where at least they can get proper care without worrying about the cost but hospitals are already struggling so that is hardly a solution in the wider interest.

There is no sign of cross party agreement on solving the adult care problem but a solution that does not expect families to make a financial contribution to what can only become an ever more expensive problem has to be unrealistic. Absent that, the onus lies with woefully underfunded local authorities not all of whom employ sympathetic staff in Adult Social Care.

Martine is right to raise this as one the most challenging social issues of the day. Sadly an acceptable political consensus is as far off as ever and there are few signs the current government is giving the issue the urgent attention it obviously needs.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?07/02/20 18:17:00 Martine Guy
   Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?07/02/20 19:18:00 Andy Pike
   Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?07/02/20 19:20:00 Philippa Bond
      Reply07/02/20 19:33:00 Martine Guy
      Re:Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?07/02/20 19:37:00 Ivonne Holliday
         Re:Re:Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?07/02/20 20:11:00 Andy Pike
            Re:Re:Re:Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?09/02/20 17:22:00 Bunny Payne
         Reply07/02/20 20:13:00 Martine Guy
            Re:Reply07/02/20 20:36:00 Ivonne Holliday
               Reply07/02/20 20:54:00 Martine Guy
                  Re:Reply07/02/20 21:42:00 Lucille Grant
                     Reply07/02/20 22:02:00 Martine Guy
                        Re:Reply08/02/20 01:28:00 Philippa Bond
                           Re:Re:Reply08/02/20 09:06:00 Lucille Grant
                              Re:Re:Re:Reply08/02/20 15:46:00 Philippa Bond
   Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?09/02/20 15:46:00 Ruth Pates
   Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?09/02/20 15:54:00 Ruth Pates
      Re:Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?09/02/20 17:35:00 Bunny Payne
         Reply09/02/20 18:02:00 Martine Guy
            Re:Reply09/02/20 18:09:00 Ruth Pates
         Reply09/02/20 18:29:00 Michael Ixer
         Re:Re:Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?09/02/20 19:44:00 Barbara Stevens
      Re:Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?09/02/20 17:44:00 Caroline Whitehead
         Re:Re:Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?09/02/20 18:07:00 Ruth Pates
            Reply09/02/20 19:20:00 Martine Guy
               Re:Reply09/02/20 19:39:00 Andy Pike
                  Reply09/02/20 20:00:00 Martine Guy
                     Re:Reply09/02/20 21:05:00 Andy Pike
                        Reply09/02/20 21:18:00 Martine Guy
                           Re:Reply09/02/20 21:23:00 Andy Pike
                              Reply09/02/20 21:38:00 Martine Guy
                              Reply09/02/20 22:07:00 Michael Ixer
                     Re:Reply09/02/20 21:37:00 Philippa Bond
                        Reply09/02/20 21:55:00 Martine Guy
                           Re:Reply19/02/20 22:13:00 Philippa Bond
                              Re:Re:Reply19/02/20 23:00:00 Philippa Bond
                              Reply19/02/20 23:08:00 Michael Ixer
                              Reply19/02/20 23:16:00 Martine Guy
   Reply20/02/20 09:35:00 Sean Hodges
   Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis?21/02/20 15:42:00 John Hawkes
      Reply21/02/20 17:14:00 Martine Guy
         Reply21/02/20 17:38:00 Martine Guy
         Re:Reply21/02/20 17:39:00 John Hawkes
            Re:Re:Reply21/02/20 17:41:00 John Hawkes
               Re:Re:Re:Reply21/02/20 18:16:00 Jonathan Callaway
                  Reply21/02/20 18:42:00 Martine Guy
               Re:Re:Re:Reply21/02/20 18:54:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply21/02/20 19:00:00 Philippa Bond
                     Reply21/02/20 19:11:00 Martine Guy
                        Re:Reply21/02/20 19:15:00 Philippa Bond
                           Reply21/02/20 19:51:00 Martine Guy
                              Re:Reply21/02/20 21:07:00 Philippa Bond
                                 Reply21/02/20 21:48:00 Martine Guy
                                    Re:Reply22/02/20 08:58:00 Mike Warman
                                       Reply22/02/20 12:31:00 Martine Guy
                                       Reply22/02/20 15:29:00 Michael Ixer
                                          Re:Reply23/02/20 10:04:00 Philippa Bond
                                             Reply23/02/20 11:43:00 Michael Ixer
                                                Reply23/02/20 14:32:00 Martine Guy
                                                   Reply23/02/20 18:50:00 Michael Ixer
                                                      Re:Reply23/02/20 19:18:00 Jonathan Callaway
                                                         Reply23/02/20 20:06:00 Martine Guy
                                                         Re:Re:Reply23/02/20 22:49:00 Philippa Bond

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