Scotland tries to contain costs of free personal care for older people  

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Christie, Bryan

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: British Medical Journal (keterangan: ada di Proquest) vol. 336 no. 7638 (Feb. 2008), page 238.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: B16.K.2008.01 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Evidence shows that rationing is being introduced in Scotland to control rising demand for free personal care for older people. Three quarters of Scottish local authorities have introduced eligibility criteria or set priority levels for access to the service. Scotland is the only part of the United Kingdom that provides people older than 65 with free personal care, which includes help with washing, dressing, and feeding. A review by Audit Scotland has found that central funding for the policy now fails to meet the costs borne by councils, with the shortfall estimated at £46m-63m (62m-85m; $91m-$125m) in 2005-6. The report warns that costs will rise further as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises. The provision of free personal and nursing care was one of the main recommendations of a royal commission that was set up by the UK government in 1997 to examine options for . . .

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