End unfair split between NHS and council care, review says
A tale of two systems | |
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| NHS | Social care |
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Services: Hospitals, GPs, mental health care and ambulance crews |
Services: Care homes, domiciliary care at home and day centres |
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Budget: £111bn (2013-14) |
Budget: £17bn (2013-14) |
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Structure: Run by NHS England and 211 GP-led clinical commissioning groups |
Structure: Overseen by 152 councils, but many services are provided by private care firms |
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Cost: Free at the point of need, but charges made for dentistry and prescriptions |
Cost: Only those with assets under £23,250 get help from the state. The rest have to pay all their costs |
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Numbers helped: One million every 36 hours |
Numbers helped: 1.3 million a year get some contribution to care |
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