Approaches to projecting future healthcare demand

Summary:

Since 2010, adult social care spending has fallen significantly in real terms whilst demand has risen. Reductions in local authority budgets are expected to have had spill over effects on the demand for healthcare in the English NHS. The study explores the effects of changes in local authority social care resources on older people in terms of healthcare utilisation and the use of NHS Continuing Care (NHS CHC). The paper contributes to a growing literature exploring the interdependencies between social care and healthcare.

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