Glasby, J., Zhang, Y., Bennett, M.R. orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-6053 et al. (1 more author) (2021) A lost decade? A renewed case for adult social care reform in England. Journal of Social Policy, 50 (2). pp. 406-437. ISSN 0047-2794
Abstract
Drawing on a 2010 analysis of the reform and costs of adult social care commissioned by Downing Street and the UK Department of Health, this paper sets out projected future costs under different reform scenarios, reviews what happened in practice from 2010-19, explores the impact of the growing gap between need and funding, and explores the relationship between future spending and economic growth. In the process, it identifies a ‘lost decade’ in which policy makers failed to act on the warnings which they received in 2010, draws attention to the disproportionate impact of cuts on older people (compared to services for people of working age) and calls for urgent action before the current system becomes unsustainable.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | adult social care; long-term care; older people; disabled people; learning disability; mental health; carers |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number ECONOMIC & SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ES/P009255/1 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2021 16:31 |
Last Modified: | 03 Sep 2021 16:31 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/s0047279420000288 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:177800 |
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