Care of the Elderly

Greg Mulholland
11. To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to improve the provision to care of the elderly.

Mr. Ivan Lewis
These are what we already have to improve the provision of care:

the three year ‘Putting People First’ social care reform programme in every local authority area;

first ever national dementia and end of life strategies;

extension of ‘Dignity in Care’ campaign;

a new preventative health strategy specifically for older people;

extending the Human Rights Act to publicly funded residents of private care homes;

new 10-year carers’ strategy;

joint population needs assessment and local area agreements in every local authority area;

the review of the adult protection framework;

Lord Darzi NHS stage review report; and

the review of the care and support system leading to a Green Paper.