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Vidhya Alakeson, deputy chief executive of the Resolution Foundation, which is working to improve outcomes for people on low and modest incomes
Thousands of patients in England will soon have access to their own NHS personal health budgets giving them more control over the type of treatment they receive. The scheme is designed to help patients who have complex conditions and require care and support. However in the pilot...

Mo Smith, founder and chair of trustees of Regenerate-RISE, which is working to eradicate isolation among elderly people in the UK
Mo Smith believes it is unfair to put the onerous responsibility of personal health budgets onto older people. She says: “I think it is unfair to give older people the responsibility of being an employer as there is a high risk of them being taken advantage of. Generally speaking...