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koldo_studio/ Shutterstock For three decades, successive governments have attempted (and failed) to reform the social care system. Most debates have focused on finances: who should pay for social care and how much should each person be expected to contribute? These are of course important questions – but if we’re seriousContinue Reading
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For-profit organisations actually worsen many of the core problems with England’s social care systems. Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock Prime minister Andy Burnham announced on Wednesday his commitment to improving England’s social care system. If the new prime minister has his way, England will legislate a new national care service withinContinue Reading
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Who wants to get rid of the Hepa filter? Monkey Business Image/Shutterstock.com There was an energetic push to install air-filtering devices in schools and care homes when the COVID pandemic struck. However, these devices had rarely been tested in real situations looking at infection outcomes in people. Because there wasContinue Reading
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