David Kingman argues that an “NHS tax” must be fair to all generations, in the increasingly likely scenario that one is implemented following the next general election
Category: Health
All Under One Roof?
Could multi-generational – or intergenerational – living provide an answer to the housing crisis and the challenges of ageing? Liz Emerson reports on a TV documentary that aims to explore this, and how you could be part of it
“Protecting our Parents” shows the dilemmas of caring for our ageing society
David Kingman reviews “Protecting our Parents”, a recent BBC documentary series which raised many difficult questions about how we should care for older people
The number of elderly who need care will outstrip adult children who can provide it by 2017
David Kingman reports on a recent warning from the Institute for Public Policy Research, that the supply of unpaid social care from family members is on the verge of running out
Barker Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care Publishes its Interim Report
David Kingman explains the key recommendations from the recently-published Interim Report by the Barker Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England
New report recommends intergenerationally fair system for funding the NHS
David Kingman reports on a new way of funding the NHS which has been proposed by the think tank Reform
A tough pill to swallow: is NHS prescription charging unfair to the younger generation?
David Kingman highlights some of the problems with England’s increasingly flawed system for charging NHS patients for their medicines
Could employers provide social care?
David Kingman reports on the new development that a number of companies have begun providing social care packages for their employees, and wonders if this could help solve our national care crisis
IFS: Ageing population will lead to squeeze on NHS
David Kingman comments on a new projection from the IFS that NHS funding per person is set to fall dramatically as the population ages
Think tanks propose radical reforms to make welfare state affordable
Two prominent think tanks have both recently published radical new proposals for ways we can keep the welfare state affordable as the population ages. David Kingman explains