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The Commission's vision for all our futures

The Commission's vision for all our futures Feature — Long-term care The Commission’s vision for all our futures The Government’ s decision on the major pro- posals of the Royal Commission on long-term care will be known within a matter of weeks. Derek Heptinstall, editor of Working with Older People , makes the case for free personal care and explains the injustices and inequities which arise from alternative funding systems outside progressive taxation By now the Government will have why the Government did not readily either through cuts of greater made up its mind about what do to accept the idea of free personal care efficiency, more funds would be about long-term care of older to all as recommended by Sir available for care of the older people. The comprehensive Stewart Sutherland’s committee in generation. However, it is probably spending review, details of which March last year after setting up the safer to assume that the bill would are due to be announced in July, will first Royal Commission for years? have to be met by through higher show whether the Royal The answer is, in a word, taxes. Will tax payers accept it? On Commission’s major proposal for uncertainty. present forecasts there will be a http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Working with Older People Emerald Publishing

The Commission's vision for all our futures

Working with Older People , Volume 4 (3): 4 – Jul 1, 2000
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Feature — Long-term care The Commission’s vision for all our futures The Government’ s decision on the major pro- posals of the Royal Commission on long-term care will be known within a matter of weeks. Derek Heptinstall, editor of Working with Older People , makes the case for free personal care and explains the injustices and inequities which arise from alternative funding systems outside progressive taxation By now the Government will have why the Government did not readily either through cuts of greater made up its mind about what do to accept the idea of free personal care efficiency, more funds would be about long-term care of older to all as recommended by Sir available for care of the older people. The comprehensive Stewart Sutherland’s committee in generation. However, it is probably spending review, details of which March last year after setting up the safer to assume that the bill would are due to be announced in July, will first Royal Commission for years? have to be met by through higher show whether the Royal The answer is, in a word, taxes. Will tax payers accept it? On Commission’s major proposal for uncertainty. present forecasts there will be a

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Published: Jul 1, 2000

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