“It’s time also to make public services personal to the needs of the elderly: more control over personal social care budgets; more choice managing chronic care; a wider range of services from home helps to district nurses. Better personal care so that older people can choose to stay in their own homes.
I want to ensure for all those who have served the community all their lives – respect, dignity and security in old age.”
David Brindle comments in the Guardian that this could lead to a Green Paper in the Autumn. Ivan Lewis is apparently hoping for hundreds of millions in the CSR07 settlement.
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04 Oct 2007 - Personalised care - Brown's speech highlights the issue
