Vigilance on dementia signs urged Refers to LSE report commissioned by the Alzheimer's Society BBC Wales, 17 June 2008
Dementia burden could bring down NHS, experts warn The number of people with dementia in the UK is expected to rise from 700,000 at present to 1.7m in the next 40 years, according to the London School of Economics. Guardian, 18 June 2008
NHS 'won't survive' dementia deluge Research from LSE and Institute of Psychiatry last year suggested that more than 1.7 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2051, costing billions of pounds every year. ITV, 18 June 2008
Call to boost dementia funding Research from the London School of Economics and Institute of Psychiatry last year suggested that more than 1.7 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2051, costing billions of pounds every year. Press Association, 18 June 2008
NHS 'may not survive next 20 years' unless dementia funding is increased Research from the London School of Economics and Institute of Psychiatry last year suggested more than 1.7 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2051. Daily Telegraph, 17 June 2008
Vigilance on dementia signs urged Research by London School of Economics and King's College London commissioned by the Alzheimer's Society found Cardiff and Swansea have the highest number of people with dementia, while Ceredigion and Powys will see some of the biggest growth in the condition. BBC, 17 June 2008
System under stress A new King's Fund report presents a comprehensive long-term view of mental health services and warns the government that expanding demand will require sustained funding increases. Guardian, 28 May 2008
Mental health bill 'will spiral' The cost of caring for people with mental health disorders in England is expected to spiral, a report says. This is due to a predicted rise in the number of people with dementia, the King's Fund study argues. BBC News, 27 May 2008
Misery of dementia A new report on the disease has been published by Martin Knapp, a professor of social policy at LSE and Dr Paul McCrone, a health economist from King's College London. They recommend that health professionals, especially family doctors, should urgently improve their systems for early detection of the disease. It also urges drugs companies to keep up their efforts to develop cost-effective treatments. Manchester Evening News, 26 May 2008
Dementia will strike down million people Almost a million people in England will have dementia within a generation and the bill for dealing with the disease will rise to £35bn a year, a major new study reveals. The King's Fund report is the work of Martin Knapp, a professor of social policy at LSE, and Dr Paul McCrone, a health economist at King's College London. The Observer, 25 May 2008
Appointments Martin Knapp, director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics, was recently awarded one of the first 100 Senior Investigator Awards from the National Institute for Health Research. The award is given to support and incentivise individuals who are making a contribution to research essential for decision-making in health and social care. Professor Knapp said: ‘I am delighted to get this award for achievements in the health policy and social care areas.’ THE, 15 May 2008
Government Launches National Debate on the Future of Care and Support - £31 million hi-tech home healthcare scheme begins View press release from the Department of Health,12 May 2008
Johnson calls for 'radical change' Health Secretary Alan Johnson has called for "radical change" in social care amid claims the system in England is heading towards a £6 billion funding gap within 20 years. He stressed the importance of people using new technology to help manage their own conditions as he launched a consultation on the future of social care. The prediction over the funding gap comes from the Personal Social Services Research Unit. It claims that if current funding levels continue and care needs rise as predicted, social care in England will cost £40.9 billion in 2041. Metro, 12 May 2008
Related News Johnson admits £6bn black hole in funding of care for older people, Guardian, 12 May 2008 Brown vows to make care 'fairer', BBC News, 12 May 2008 Q&A: Social care, BBC News, 12 May 2008 £6bn care funding gap consultation, Metro, 11 May 2008 Warning over social care funding, BBC News, 11 May 2008
PPI warns over rising state pensions expenditure To help combat the problem of underfunding, the PPI has announced its New Dynamics and Ageing Population programme would be funding new research into pensions and long-term care through the research group Modelling Ageing Populations to 2030. The project is due to be completed at the end of next year and brings together research experts from the London School of Economics, University of East Anglia, University of Leicester and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. FT Adviser, 1 May 2008
Direct payments support services - are they ready for a major growth in uptake? View LSE Press Release, April 2008
England payment support schemes overstretched A comprehensive analysis of direct payment support services in the UK has unearthed waiting lists for users in England, low take-up and a lack of funding for ongoing support. Though based on figures for 2004-5, the report by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics provides one of the most detailed pictures to date of the challenges facing direct payment support schemes, most of which are under contract from councils. Community Care, 09 April 2008
Dementia timebomb 'will hit 1.2m' Forecasts by Prof Martin Knapp, from the London School of Economics, predict that the number with dementia living in care homes will rise by 88 per cent by 2031, when close to 400,000 would be living in long-stay institutions. Daily Telegraph, 24 March 2008
BBC care calculator launches A BBC campaign has highlighted the state of caring in the UK by introducing an online ‘care calculator’. Designed in conjunction with Radio 4's You and Yours programme and the London School of Economics, the calculator gives information on social care provision for adults based on average figures for England. Community Care, 14 January 2008
Do the sums The BBC's month-long series, Care in the UK, reflects concerns about the rationing of care for older people and people with disabilities. It is timely – the corporation will ask listeners for their views and forward them to the government's consultation on the future of social care. A central part of the BBC's activities is built around the ‘care calculator’. Developed with the London School of Economics, the care calculator is an online tool that enables people to find out what care is available in England and how much they will have to pay for it. Society Guardian, 16 January 2008
Adding up the cost of social care Amid concerns about the affordability of care for elderly and disabled people, the BBC and London School of Economics (LSE) have joined forces to launch an online tool that estimates the cost of care according to individual circumstances. Society Guardian, 16 January 2008
Institutional care for disabled people in EU not satisfactory Institutional care for disabled people in the European Union (EU) continues to fall short of acceptable standards in many cases, a report released Tuesday by the European Commission says. The European Commission financed a study on the development of community-based services for people with disabilities. The study was carried out by the University of Kent and the London School of Economics. Xinhua, China, Tuesday 29 January 2008
The economics behind the new deal for carers Julien Forder speaks to Mark Ivory on the economics of providing more support to long-term carers Community Care, 6 December 2007
Most employers fail to tackle stress at early stage... Article refers to a 2006 study by the London School of Economics which claimed a £750 course of cognitive behavioural therapy was both cheaper and more effective than drug-based solutions. Personnel Today, 4 December 2007
Denying work to autistic people is expensive The lifetime cost to society of someone with autism could be as high as £4.7 million per person, according to a study today which calls for more job opportunities for those with the condition. The report, Economic Consequences of Autism in the UK, was led by Professor Martin Knapp, of the London School of Economics, who said: ‘Lost productivity for people with autism and their families costs the UK economy almost £10 billion.’ Daily Telegraph, 20 November 2007
Autism costs UK £28bn a year Channel 4 News, 19 November 2007
Dementia costs underestimated According to figures published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, the cost of dementia care in England has been underestimated. Research from the London School of Economics (LSE) shows that the cost of long-term care for people with dementia will rise to £16.7 billion by 2031, although a 2003 projection put it at £10.9 billion. Professor Martin Knapp, lead researcher at LSE, said:’ A dramatically rising ageing population over the next 25 years will have major implications - not only in terms of diseases like Alzheimer's - but also in terms of the wider impact on society.’ Craegmoor News, Thursday 11 October
Dementia costs ‘underestimated’ The impact dementia has on care costs in England has been dramatically underestimated, new figures shows. A report commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust shows that the cost to provide long-term care for older people with dementia will increase to £16.7 bn not £10.9 bn as previously thought, by 2031. Professor Martin Knap, lead researcher at LSE said: ‘The research shows that if treatments developed were to reduce the percentage of older people with severe cognitive impairment by over 1 per cent per year, this would offset the increasing long-term care costs’. Nursing in Practice, Monday 8 October
We must win hearts on direct payments Article about research released today on direct payments, written by Professor Martin Knapp, one of the report's authors. Martin Knapp is professor of social policy and co-director, LSE Health and Social Care at LSE. Guardian
Mental health epidemiology Current study results from the report, Income-related inequality in mental health in Britain: the concentration index approach, have been published. The research was carried out by Roshni Mangalore and colleagues, Personal Social Services Research Unit at LSE. The researchers concluded: ‘As much of the observed inequality is probably due to factors associated with income and not due to the demographic composition of the income quintiles, it may be that these inequalities are potentially “avoidable”.’ Science Letter (Source: Lexis Nexis News)
Tax breaks for care vouchers would help plug widening ‘care gap’ View press release from Counsel and Care (PDF)
Big firms urge tax breaks and vouchers for working carers Research from the London School of Economics, commissioned by care campaigners supporting the voucher scheme including Counsel and Care, predicted that, in return for £37m investment from the government, £83m could be generated for care services. Guardian, 7 November 2007
Employers back broader tax breaks for carers Financial Times, 7 November 2007
Tax breaks for care vouchers would help plug widening ‘care gap’ Research from the London School of Economics, released today, reveals the economic benefits of the proposal. It predicts that for only £37m investment from government, £83m could be generated for care services. This could pay for an extra 5.5 million hours of home care. eGov Monitor Major firms back tax breaks for carers Carers should have tax breaks to allow them to remain at work, employers and charities said yesterday. The London School of Economics has assessed a scheme that would give tax breaks in return for care vouchers. These would be provided by employers as a benefit to staff who are carers. Daily Telegraph
Tunstall supports leading UK charities in call for tax breaks for carers Recent research by the London School of Economics, launched on 11th July, has predicted that for a £37m investment from government, £83m could be generated for care services. This could pay for an extra 5.5 million hours of home care, or the equivalent amount of telecare solutions. PRWire View thereportTax Exemptions on Care Vouchers for Working Carers: An Economic Analysis(PDF) by Tom Snell, Jose-Luis Fernandez and Russell Bennetts.
Irish Times Expert urges mental health promotion As the burden and cost of mental health problems rises, the cost and benefits of prevention and promotion efforts need to be weighed against the cost of not intervening, a health promotion conference in Galway has been told. Prof Martin Knapp of the London School of Economics and professor of Health Economics at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, said that by promoting mental health, governments can reduce the overall risk of ill health in society and make cost savings at the same time. (Source: Lexis Nexis News)
Dementia UK, by Martin Knapp
A report into the prevalence and cost of dementia prepared by the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the London School of Economics and the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, for the Alzheimer’s Society Dementia UK, The full report (PDF)
Med diet helps against Alzheimer's, says expert Article refers to a study carried out by the society, in partnership with the London School of Economics and King's College London, which predicted that by 2025 a total of one million people will suffer from dementia across the UK and as a result the society is promoting healthy eating as a way to reduce the possible impact of the disease. Age Concern, Tuesday 18 September 2007
Funding plea as Alzheimer's cases set to soar Campaigners have called for more Government funding into research of Alzheimer's as cases in Birmingham are set to spiral by 10 per cent within 15 years. Researchers at the London School of Economics and King's College have found dementia currently affects 9,378 people in Birmingham and is set to rise to 10,305 by 2021. Birmingham Post, Tuesday 11 September 2007 (Source: Lexis Nexis News)
Dementia 'must be a priority Dementia is set to soar in the North-west with experts forecasting a 33 per cent rise over the next 15 years. Research commissioned by the Alzheimer's Society warns that more than 101,000 people in the region will be living with dementia by 2021. The London School of Economics and King's College London research reports that dementia currently affects 76,000 people in the North-west. The Bolton News, August 2007
Alzheimer’s study has implications for LGBT people A major study on the social and economic impact of dementia in the UK, commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Society, through Kings College, London and the London School of Economics has been published today. The implications of these figures for the Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transsexual (LGBT) community are huge. With at least 5 per cent of the adult population being LGBT people, the increasing numbers within our community suffering from this terrible condition will be very significant. See pinknews.co.uk, 28 February 2007
UK Alzheimer's Society calls for more funding for dementia research Cordis News, 28 February 2007
Dementia costs the UK nearly 540 per second, says report Pharma Times [registration required]
Dementia sufferers to reach 1.7m by 2050 Dementia is now costing the UK £539 a second, according to a new report. Care and health. 27 February 2007
Care homes urged to tackle ‘dementia time bomb’ Article refers to a report on the social and economic impact of dementia in the UK, the research was led by Professor Martin Knapp at LSE's Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) and Professor Martin Prince at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London. Sunday Herald
Health Insurance and Protection Magazine Britain facing dementia timebomb Research shows that more than 1.7 million people in the UK will have dementia by 2051, an increase of 154 per cent from now. That means that dementia will affect the lives of around one in three people either as a sufferer, or as a carer or relative, according to the researchers, from the London School of Economics and Institute of Psychiatry. Health Insurance and Protection, February 2007
Mental health expenditure in Scotland, by Seán Boyle
Sunday Express (14 January) 1p tax would rescue elderly Caring for Britain's sick and elderly properly would cost just one penny in every pound of income tax - but instead billions are being wasted by the Government in other areas. Dr Julien Forder of the London School of Economics, the project manager of the Wanless report, said: ‘Not enough money is being spent on providing a reasonable level of care for the elderly. It has not been a Government priority.’ (Source: Lexis Nexis)
Future Demand for Long-term Care in the UK: a summary of projections of long-term care finance for older people to 2051
