Topic: | Re:Re:Re:Reply | |
Posted by: | Jonathan Callaway | |
Date/Time: | 21/02/20 18:16:00 |
Message: 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. |
Topic | Date Posted | Posted 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 |
Reply | 07/02/20 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 |
Reply | 07/02/20 20:13:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 07/02/20 20:36:00 | Ivonne Holliday |
Reply | 07/02/20 20:54:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 07/02/20 21:42:00 | Lucille Grant |
Reply | 07/02/20 22:02:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 08/02/20 01:28:00 | Philippa Bond |
Re:Re:Reply | 08/02/20 09:06:00 | Lucille Grant |
Re:Re:Re:Reply | 08/02/20 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 |
Reply | 09/02/20 18:02:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 09/02/20 18:09:00 | Ruth Pates |
Reply | 09/02/20 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 |
Reply | 09/02/20 19:20:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 09/02/20 19:39:00 | Andy Pike |
Reply | 09/02/20 20:00:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 09/02/20 21:05:00 | Andy Pike |
Reply | 09/02/20 21:18:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 09/02/20 21:23:00 | Andy Pike |
Reply | 09/02/20 21:38:00 | Martine Guy |
Reply | 09/02/20 22:07:00 | Michael Ixer |
Re:Reply | 09/02/20 21:37:00 | Philippa Bond |
Reply | 09/02/20 21:55:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 19/02/20 22:13:00 | Philippa Bond |
Re:Re:Reply | 19/02/20 23:00:00 | Philippa Bond |
Reply | 19/02/20 23:08:00 | Michael Ixer |
Reply | 19/02/20 23:16:00 | Martine Guy |
Reply | 20/02/20 09:35:00 | Sean Hodges |
Re:How Do We Solve the Care Crisis? | 21/02/20 15:42:00 | John Hawkes |
Reply | 21/02/20 17:14:00 | Martine Guy |
Reply | 21/02/20 17:38:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 21/02/20 17:39:00 | John Hawkes |
Re:Re:Reply | 21/02/20 17:41:00 | John Hawkes |
Re:Re:Re:Reply | 21/02/20 18:16:00 | Jonathan Callaway |
Reply | 21/02/20 18:42:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Re:Re:Reply | 21/02/20 18:54:00 | Philippa Bond |
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply | 21/02/20 19:00:00 | Philippa Bond |
Reply | 21/02/20 19:11:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 21/02/20 19:15:00 | Philippa Bond |
Reply | 21/02/20 19:51:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 21/02/20 21:07:00 | Philippa Bond |
Reply | 21/02/20 21:48:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Reply | 22/02/20 08:58:00 | Mike Warman |
Reply | 22/02/20 12:31:00 | Martine Guy |
Reply | 22/02/20 15:29:00 | Michael Ixer |
Re:Reply | 23/02/20 10:04:00 | Philippa Bond |
Reply | 23/02/20 11:43:00 | Michael Ixer |
Reply | 23/02/20 14:32:00 | Martine Guy |
Reply | 23/02/20 18:50:00 | Michael Ixer |
Re:Reply | 23/02/20 19:18:00 | Jonathan Callaway |
Reply | 23/02/20 20:06:00 | Martine Guy |
Re:Re:Reply | 23/02/20 22:49:00 | Philippa Bond |