Cross-party group paper on long term care
Retirement News : Seniors : Cross-party group paper on long term care
Date Added: 11-03-2010
Long Term Care of the Elderly: Shaping the Future is provided as a report for UK cross-party agreement. Private Healthcare UK A cross-party group of health experts has written a paper on long-term care. It rules out a fully tax-funded system or the current failing system. The suggested solution is a private-public partnership between government, individuals and insurers. The paper – Long Term Care of the Elderly: Shaping the Future – is co-authored by Lord Warner, former Labour Health Minister; Stephen Dorrell, former Conservative secretary of state for health; Baroness Neuberger, Liberal Democrat; Lord Lipsey, Labour author of the minority report from the Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly; and Sir Derek Wanless, author of several reports on future NHS spending for HM Treasury. Read the entire article: http://www.privatehealth.co.uk/news/march-2010/cross-party-paper-on-long-term-care-32844/