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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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In the second part of her critique of Wes Streeting’s TenYear Plan for Health, HELEN MERCER looks at the central planks of this privatisation blueprint
With more people dying each year and many spending their final days in institutions, researchers argue that wider access to palliative care could offer a more humane and cost-effective alternative, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT