Letters
Funding of long term care for older people needs to be publicly debated
BMJ 2000; 320 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.320.7239.936 (Published 01 April 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;320:936
- J Petrie, president,
- C MacKay, president,
- G Alberti, president,
- B Williams, president
- Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Glasgow G2 5RJ
- Royal College of Physicians, London NW1 4LE
- British Geriatrics Society, London NW1 4LB
EDITOR—Last March the Royal Commission on Long Term Care recommended a clear, consistent national policy to guide the partnership between public and private provision of long term care of older people.1
Two important recommendations were:
Personal care should be funded by taxation and board and lodging by individuals, with state help for the poorest
The government should establish a national care commission to set criteria and monitor standards.
Legislation is before parliament to establish a national care standards commission that …
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