Urgent action is needed to tackle a crisis in adult social care brought on by decades of inaction and short-term fixes, the government has been warned.
In the UK alone, 2.5 million people are out of work because of ill health. A joined-up system could help them, writes CIPFA policy researcher on prevention Zachary Scott.
Prevention must be embedded into the next government’s spending programme if it is to avoid higher taxes or a deterioration in public services, a leading think-tank has warned.
CIPFA’s Zachary Scott explains the importance of spending on preventing ill health, rather than waiting to treat acute illness, and outlines work the institute is carrying out with the Health...
A real-terms increase in funding will not be enough for Scottish councils to run preventative services that help people out of poverty, local leaders have warned.
With no end to austerity in sight, adult social care in meltdown and GP surgeries under severe strain, prioritising prevention may seem impossible but it’s the only way to secure long-term...