How outsourcing has contributed to England’s social care crisis

2024/11/13 by Benjamin Goodair, Adrienne McManus, Michelle Degli Esposti +1 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Health Professions · #Healthcare innovation and challenges #Employment and Welfare Studies #Healthcare Systems and Challenges

paper · pdf · doi:10.1136/bmj-2024-080380

Abstract

<b>Benjamin Goodair and colleagues</b> argue that growth of private provision in adult social care in England has resulted in worse care and should be rolled back

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• How has outsourcing contributed to the care crisis? Less than 3% of care homes are publicly run. In @bmj.com , we argue that the (almost) complete outsourcing of care has worsened quality and accessi [bsky, 22 points, 0 comments]

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