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In the Media: 05-11 Oct
Comment on Green Paper and National Care Service
The Financial Times covers a statement by Niall Dickson of the King’s Fund, calling on political parties to reform funding for social care. (05 Oct)
The Financial Times also reports that Labour and the Conservatives are currently vying to reform the care and support system in England. (10 Oct)
General Care
The Independent writes that the National Pensioners’ Convention have described the Conservatives’ care plans as ‘unrealistic’. (05 Oct)
The Times reports that some elderly people would still have to pay ‘top-up’ care fees under Conservative plans. (06 Oct)
The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Express and BBC Web record a finding by researchers that 70% of care home residents are being given the wrong drug treatments. (06 Oct)
In a letter to The Guardian, representatives from 7 organisations call on Phil Hope to take action on the issue of mentally ill people sleeping rough. (09 Oct)
Dementia in the Press
The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and BBC News report on new research suggesting that more than 75% of patients with dementia receive strong sedatives in hospital to calm them down. (07 Oct)