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We won’t be able to afford the NHS unless we ‘solve’ this problem |
New figures from Age UK show an escalating social care crisis in England with 2.43m bed days lost to the NHS between June 2010 and March 2015 as people wait too long for vital social care. Not only is this upsetting for the individuals & their families & detrimental to their health, but it also comes at a huge cost to the taxpayer. A staggering £669m is spent keeping people in hospital while waiting for social care, and most of these being aged 65 and over. |
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2.4m bed days lost in 5 years from social care delays But are the NHS & LAs flexible enough to make the necessary changes to service delivery? Care at home is not only preferred, its more cost effective as well Hospitals are too expensive for anything but specialist ‘non-mobile’ treatment ScotGov: Delays in leaving hospital reduce Longer independent living is vital for the NHS funding ‘crisis The way to an affordable & efficient NHS (4th item) |