Loving the work ethic of the new government

Thanks WW - clearly not senseless

Dinahmo

GSM Planning delays are not just caused by housing. Many of them are for building new factories and warehouses. Also the pipeline proposed to bring water down from Scotland. Apparently there are 12 authories in its path, each one deliberating and dealing with the NIMBYs.

And we musn't forget HS2 and the planning problems with that scheme.

In addition the National Grid want to build a string of pylons from Norwich to Tilbury. There are 2 alternatives - underground which would cost 9 times as much as above ground or undersea which would 3 times as much. As you can imagine there is a lot of opposition to the pylons.

It so happens that in the 60s I worked for the Electricity Council. Even then I knew that there were undersea cables connecting the UK with France from we bought electricity.

Did I say planning delays were caused by housing? I think not.

The boundary between social and nursing care will be an increasing focus as it becomes more possible to care for people in their own homes.
I agree that it makes sense for provision to come from the same funding pot. My concern is if the funds all go the health, leaving social care once again with insufficient cash to meet need.

Work on combining health and social care has been ongoing within local authorities and NHS for many years. Here’s hoping that good work is utilised rather than the wheel being re-invented, again,

I wonder if the funding split between health and social care issue should be for the crossover elements only Iam64? Continuing Healthcare, nursing home care and integrated care (including mental health) are the obvious areas where joint funding would work so much better than the current system. I’m worried about the impact on the purely social care elements if the funding was fully combined, particularly for people with lifelong conditions, who could so easily lose out in a bigger funding pool.

Casdon, mr I ‘s focus was combining health and social care. His big worry was that if funding was combined, the bulk would continue to be swallowed by health

I think that is a very real risk Iam64. The NHS does not prioritise services other than acute care, because the immediate needs are so great. Perhaps we will rewind to the pre 1974 model.