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Read The Book
Before the welfare state
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The Greycoat Hospital
The Greycoat Hospital was once a workhouse. It has since been a hospital and a school. It has a very long welfare history. It has now been taken over by the state.
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The Greycoat Hospital
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Education and State
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Not ‘to the grave’
Many people remain committed to the NHS, I believe, because they think “if I get seriously ill at any time in my life, I will be looked after and it will be free”. In their hearts, they may think the … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Care for the elderly, Healthcare and the NHS, Media, including BBC bias
Charitable work for the dying. How much should the state pay?
One of the evening fringe events I went to last night was about care for those who are dying. A Marie Curie nurse spoke impressively and movingly about caring for people dying of cancer. Apparently there are 2,000 of these … Continue reading
Posted by James Bartholomew
Indexed in Care for the elderly
What is the difference between government inspections and a waste of money?
The following comment on the government inspection of care homes seems worth putting up as a posting, too. I asked the author for a glossary of terms for those who are not familiar with all the organisations he refers to. … Continue reading
Who would be old in the welfare state?
Part of a Help the Aged report, quoted on BBC Online. Older people who die in hospital often endure their final days in dirty and noisy wards, where busy medical and nursing staff can devote little attention to them
‘We have more compassion for animals in this country than our elderly’
How are the elderly treated in different countries and in Britain in particular? There is an interesting selection of letters in The Times today which raises a lot of the big issues in a short space. Does government involvement do … Continue reading