Health
Social care: what’s the situation?
The number of people receiving adult social care from their local council fell by around 425,000 between 2009/10 and 2013/14. Read
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Social care
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Health
Health and social care: What do we spend?
We spent almost £150 billion on healthcare across the UK in 2016/17 and a further £31 billion on social care for adults and children. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
People who look after people tend to be women on low pay
More women work in occupations that tend to offer lower salaries such as administration and caring. Read
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Health
Emergency admissions to hospitals from care homes are up 62%
Emergency admissions from care homes rose by 62% between 2010/11 and 2016/17. Overall emergency admissions rose by 11% in that time. Read
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Health
More people, more (NHS) problems?
Both the UK’s population and average life expectancy has increased since the founding of the NHS. Read
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Health
How much is spent on health and social care in the NHS?
Around 83% of English acute hospital trusts are in deficit so far this year. Social care spending has also fallen by £1.3 billion since 2010. Read
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Health
Green Party Manifesto: Social care
The most recent estimates suggest the spending gap for adult social care in England is around £600 million this year. Read
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Health
Will there be a cap on social care costs?
The Prime Minister has said the party intends to consult on a cap on adult social care costs in England. There are no details yet on what the cap might look like. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Are the most significant council budget cuts in deprived areas?
Councils that are most dependent on government grants have seen their budgets reduced by more than other councils over the last seven years. Read
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Health
What might people have to pay for their social care?
Plans announced in the Conservative manifesto included no limit to the amount people pay for adult social care. However, since then the Prime Minister has said there will be a cap. Read
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