LaingBuisson responds to BBC Radio 4 ‘You and Yours’ findings about care home bed shortfalls
Research for BBC Radio 4’s ‘You and Yours’ has shown that up to 3,000 elderly people will be unable to find a care home place by the end of 2018, and that the shortage of beds could rise to 70,000 beds by 2026. This is…
LaingBuisson’s InPolicy paper takes a unique look at Regulation
Following from this morning’s Public Policy Project Thought Leadership Breakfast with Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at the Care Quality Commission, LaingBuisson presents a Regulation Special produced in association with its health and care news magazines Care Markets and Healthcare Markets. Download your…
Carehomeadvisor.com – bringing an objective view to care home choice
LaingBuisson, the leading healthcare market intelligence provider, announces the launch of CareHomeAdvisor. Endorsed by Age UK, Independent Age and Care England, CareHomeAdvisor is a consumer website which informs people which care homes provide the best quality care. Choosing a care home can be highly emotive….
UK Health expenditure now at EU average with contribution from the independent sector continuing to grow
Figures published today by leading healthcare market intelligence provider, LaingBuisson, reveal that UK healthcare spending of £185bn in 2015 continues to be dominated by government expenditure at 80% of all healthcare spend, higher than any other OECD, EU or G7 nation. However, the independent sector…
LaingBuisson on Radio Four’s More or Less
LaingBuisson founder William Laing spoke with BBC Radio Four’s More or Less programme last week, exploring the number of people in residential care and those receiving care at home, in light of the recent proposals released in the run up to the general election. Follow…
Conservatives release a ‘manifesto mouse’, says LaingBuisson founder
Commenting on the Conservative party manifesto proposals on social care, published today, LaingBuisson founder and healthcare economist William Laing said: “A ‘manifesto mouse’ looks to be a fair description of the Conservative party proposals on social care funding published today. They amount to half of…
Private payers sustain care home market – but may not avert a capacity crisis
The value of UK care home market for older people reached £15.7 billion in 2016 (about 1% of GDP). The market continues to grow, at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 3% over the last five years, mainly driven by growth of privately paid…
LaingBuisson welcomes the publication of the Naylor Review into NHS Properties and Estates
LaingBuisson welcomes the publication on Tuesday 11 April of the Naylor Review into NHS Properties and Estates. Sir Robert Naylor will be the keynote speaker at our Healthcare Real Estate on 26 April at Wellcome Collection. Commenting on the Naylor Review, Henry Elphick, CEO of…
LaingBuisson responds to CLG Committee’s report on Adult Social Care
Data from LaingBuisson Reports (Care of Older People, 27th ed, 2015 and Care Cost Benchmarks, 7th ed (2015-16) was cited in the Communities and Local Government Committee report into the provision of funding for adult social care. Responding to the report, William Laing, Director, said:…
LaingBuisson intelligence adding to the national social care debate
The Financial Times reports that care home residents who pay their own fees are subsidising local-authority funded residents by more than £100 a week, according to figures taken from the latest research conducted by LaingBuisson. Speaking to Gill Plimmer, William Laing said that self-finding residents…
