Ageing and the Crisis in Health and Social Care: Global and National Perspectives

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Bethany Simmonds (Aberystwyth University)

Ageing and the Crisis in Health and Social Care

Global and National Perspectives

Bethany Simmonds (Aberystwyth University)

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English

Policy Press
01 April 2023

Social welfare & social services; Care of the elderly; Health systems & services

Series: Ageing in a Global Context

This book examines how neoliberalism and marketisation have influenced the financing and provision of health and social care for older people in Western countries including Germany, Sweden and the UK.

Neoliberal political discourses have normalised the belief in northern European countries that individuals are responsible for their health and wellbeing, regardless of social class, gender or ethnic background.

Drawing on examples from Germany, Sweden and the UK, Simmonds critically examines how the neoliberalisation and marketisation of health and social care have created an adverse environment for older people, who lack social and cultural capital to access the care they need. This crucial analysis scrutinizes provision for ageing populations on an individual, national and global level.

Challenging current political and social policy approaches, this rigorous text discusses innovative solutions to contemporary challenges in a complex care system.

By: Bethany Simmonds (Aberystwyth University)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447348719
ISBN 10: 1447348710
Series: Ageing in a Global Context
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 01 April 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Discourse, Capital, Intersectionality and Precarity 3. Globalisation, Neoliberalism and Welfare State Models: A Comparative Analysis 4. Failing Health and Social Care in the UK: Austerity, Neoliberal Ideology and Precarity 5. Public Health, Emergency Settings and End of Life Care 6. The COVID-19 Health and Social Care Challenge 7. Innovative Solutions and Cultural Change Appendices

Bethany Simmonds is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Aberystwyth University and has research expertise in health, wellbeing and ageing; intersecting with gendered, classed, ethnic and ‘dis’abled identities.

Reviews for Ageing and the Crisis in Health and Social Care: Global and National Perspectives

"""We need to move from a neoliberal belief that older people are dependent, to an understanding that care is a human right that we must guarantee as a society. This book helps us move in this direction."" Marion Repetti, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland HES-SO Valais // Wallis"