social care

Older people ‘fobbed off’ in struggle to access NHS and social care

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The party that triumphs in next month’s election must finally end the crisis in access to NHS and so (Image: Getty) The party that triumphs in next month’s election must finally end the crisis in access to NHS and social care services for older people, Age UK declares today. The charity’s latest damning report lays … Read more

Worst areas for hospital ‘bed blocking’ revealed

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Ministers are under pressure to tackle the crisis in social care, after analysis revealed up to a third of beds in some hospitals are taken up by patients medically fit to leave. An average of 13,622 patients were stuck on wards across England in February, according to analysis by the House of Commons Library. This … Read more