Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Elderly 'at serious risk' from Tory cuts, warn MPs


The Commons Health Committee added that the pressure on the NHS budget from ballooning social care costs was growing year on year


At risk: Elderly patients

Funding cuts and the botched NHS shake-up are posing a “serious risk” to care for the elderly, MPs have warned.

The Commons Health Committee said the re-organisation of the NHS is making it harder to provide decent social care.

In a damning report, MPs on the committee said: “There is a serious risk to both the quality and availability of care services to vulnerable people in the years ahead.”

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