Launch of a major new report exploring the ways in which the next government can carry out the integration, and proper funding, of health and social care services.
Podcast of the event:
Speakers
Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP, Minister of State for Care and Support
Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director, Age UK
Nigel Keohane, Research Director and report author, Social Market Foundation
Richard Bowden, Managing Director, Bupa UK
Chair
Mary Riddell, Daily Telegraph
Date and time
Wednesday 4 March 2015, 08:45 – 10:00
Light refreshments will be served from 08:30 and the discussion will begin at 08.45. The even will include a Q&A session.
Location
One Great George Street
London, SW1P 3AA – map
There is widespread consensus on the need for more integrated care. The divisions between health and social care lead to confusion for people who rely on these services, excessive pressure on hospitals and too little investment in preventative or at-home support. As more people live into old age and experience multiple complex and long-term conditions, these problems are set to worsen.
Our panel will discuss ways in which the next government can integrate health and social care and provide the necessary funding for these services post-2015. They will explore the changes needed to cope with the increased pressures of an ageing population and continued public spending constraints.
This event will bring together influential voices and practitioners from across the health, social care and political spectrum.