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Care in a passionate political landscape

29 Apr 2010

So the UK seems to be in the grip of election fever, to an extent never seen before in recent memory at least. The depths of political apathy reached this time last year, during the MPs’ expenses scandal, swept away by a public that.....

Agency workers and the care sector

22 Apr 2010

Reform of the care system seems to be on the lips of all the main political parties, perhaps with the added incentive of courting the votes of a population that has never before had so many elderly citizens. Possible outcomes include.....

Dealing with dementia within the law system

12 Apr 2010

Living with dementia is something more and more UK families will have to cope with over the coming years, with an ageing population already asking big questions of society’s resources. Many campaigners for the health sector have been.....

Of fire regulations in our nursing and residential homes

11 Apr 2010

Political pledges and major party disagreements over the long-term provision of all areas of elderly care might suggest that the well-being of our ageing population has its rightful place as a key issue our society has to find solutions.....