Election 2010: Fears LTC may fall by wayside

Fears were also raised people considering plans for their future care needs will put them off until the launch of the National Care Service (NCS) as they hope the State would then pick up the bill. Speaking at a COVER Breakfast Briefing, Nick Tyler, chief executive of long term care specialist adviser NHFA, said he suspected this area might move down the political agenda after the Election. He believed this would be a sad reflection on the political parties' inability to work together. "There is a lot of politicking going on, and I really wonder whether 10 or 15 years down the line th...