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More patient charges may need to be introduced in the NHS, including fees for hospital and GP appointments and removing the blanket exemption from prescription charges for the over-60s, according to a report from the King's Fund, which suggests the current health and social care systems are no longer fit for purpose.
The interim report from the five-strong Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England, chaired by Kate Barker, a former Bank of England economist, has been published as all three main parties decide how to approach the issue of social care in their election manifestos.
The report concludes that social care is already in crisis and that the NHS is heading the same way. It points to "hard choices" that must be looked at "squarely in the eye", with several possible means of increasing revenue.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/03/may-need-apply-more-patient-charges-kings-fund
The interim report from the five-strong Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England, chaired by Kate Barker, a former Bank of England economist, has been published as all three main parties decide how to approach the issue of social care in their election manifestos.
The report concludes that social care is already in crisis and that the NHS is heading the same way. It points to "hard choices" that must be looked at "squarely in the eye", with several possible means of increasing revenue.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/apr/03/may-need-apply-more-patient-charges-kings-fund
