Question reference: S1W-02716
- Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 23 November 1999
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Current status: Answered by Iain Gray on 13 December 1999
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-871 by Iain Gray on 15 October 1999, whether it is yet in a position to make an announcement on its response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Long Term Care.
Answer
As I indicated in the debate on Older People on 2 December we are already taking forward many of the recommendations of the Royal Commission, for example on the Care Commission, joint working, carers and direct payments. I will be chairing a Joint Future Group involving CoSLA and the NHS to look, among other things, at the balance between residential and home-based care and at charging for personal care delivered at home. The needs of older people, including those funding their own care, will be a key issue to address during the Spending Review next year.