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Political parties urged to back new national care service
An elderly man holding a walking stick, May 18, 2017

CAMPAIGNERS called on political parties to address social care reform in their election manifestos today as crisis looms for Britain’s ageing population. 

The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) is advocating for the introduction of a national care service that runs alongside the NHS, which would be free at the point of need and funded by taxation.

In Britain, one in five people are currently over the age of 65.

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