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Aug 12, 2022
How much does an operation cost?
Based on figures for last year, the typical cost of an emergency coronary artery bypass graft without complications was £9,212 while the...
Aug 12, 2022
An end to self-funding subsidy
Many care providers use the higher fees from self-funded residents to subsidise those whose care is paid for by the state. However, next...
Aug 8, 2022
An end to self-funding subsidy
Many care providers use the higher fees from self-funded residents to subsidise those whose care is paid for by the state. However, next...
Aug 1, 2022
Levelling Up Challenge
As part of its planned adult social care funding reforms, the government intended to implement section 18(3) of the Care Act 2014 in...
Jul 26, 2022
What is the cost of going to A&E?
The cost of an individual going to A&E varies considerably depending on the circumstances and the type of treatment they receive. The...
Jul 26, 2022
What is Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive, degenerative condition of the brain, in which the build-up of abnormal proteins causes nerve cells...
Jul 22, 2022
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“I don’t know where I'd be without this advice - drowning I guess. I really appreciate all your help and all the time you've spent with...
Jul 21, 2022
Younger Care Entry?
Data suggests that across all care types, the age at which people enter care is tending to reduce. Source: Trusted Care Professional...
Jul 19, 2022
Care Admission Cuts
Workforce recruitment and rising costs are forcing social care providers to turn down admissions and in some cases, to shut services...
Jul 18, 2022
Care home provider criticised for charging residents for taking them to medical appointments.
Ms Simms, a nurse from Cardiff, said she was "astonished and furious" when her father’s care home told her she would have to start paying...
Jul 12, 2022
Self-Funders Decline Since Pandemic
The number of care home residents who self-fund their fees has fallen by 12.4%. Based on data issued by the Office of National...
Jul 11, 2022
Ukraine refugee payments should not count for care charges
People who take Ukrainian refugees into their homes should not have the money they receive for doing so counted for the purposes of care...
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