Velfærd er et fælles løfte. Og det løfte skal vi passe bedre på. socialmonitor.dk/nyheder/boer... #dkpol #kompoldk #dksocial

Wales har indført profitforbud på børne- og ungehjem: Forsker forventer, at tilgangen vil brede sig

Fra 2030 bliver det ulovligt at placere børn og unge på profitdrevne sociale tilbud i Wales. Britisk forsker tror på reformen, men advarer om risiko for mangel på pladser.

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Does ABs commitment to ‘public control’ of key services extend to social care? Good review of the issues by @bengoodair.bsky.social theconversation.com/why-andy-bur...

Why Andy Burnham is right to want for-profit firms out of social care

Any reforms which aim to make services work for people, not profits, must change who owns social care services.

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Some reflections linking our research findings to the current debate on social care reform... theconversation.com/why-andy-bur...

Why Andy Burnham is right to want for-profit firms out of social care

Any reforms which aim to make services work for people, not profits, must change who owns social care services.

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"A paper in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect finds a consistent association between profit-making and the placing of children outside their local authority area" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... More light being shone on the evidence of outsourcing social care by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's hard to convey just how monstrous the privatisation of children's care homes has become. Highly vulnerable children have been turned into cash machines, with devastating impacts on their wellbeing. Please sit down before reading this week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Commercial firms now provide social care in many countries. But does the way they operate differ depending on how they are regulated? blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi...

How far does regulation determine how for-profit welfare services operate? - LSE Business Review

What can social services in Denmark teach us about the limits of market regulation?

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Dr Anders Bach-Mortensen, Dr Ben Goodair and Isabelle Kelly argue the NHS 10 year plan risks repeating past privatisation failures.👇 https://ow.ly/Sv1e50YKhRM

The NHS 10-year plan suggests solving low capital expenditure and long waiting times through greater use of the private sector... ...but doesn't state how to avoid previous failures of NHS privatisation. www.bmj.com/content/393/...

"Who benefits from the privatisation of health and social care?" @bengoodair.bsky.social explores how privatisation has panned out in practice, and who benefits the most, and suggests two possible paths for policymakers. #LSEResearchForTheWorld www.lse.ac.uk/research/res...

Is privatised health and social care serving those most in need? I LSE Research

Postdoctoral Fellow Benjamin Goodair investigates the realities of privatisation in health and social care, revealing how ownership — especially in children’s homes — shapes access, quality and equity...

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New paper out today in @thelancetph.bsky.social with François Schoenberger and @andersb-m.bsky.social : Do commercial markets deliver public services where we need them? www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Commercialisation and care sufficiency: the privatisation of children's homes in England

Although the commercialisation of care services is intended to produce markets that respond to care need, it is still unclear whether profit incentives align with population need. In this Health Polic...

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Forskning: Private sociale tilbud har lavere kvalitet end de offentlige

Ny forskning viser, at særligt de nyeste private sociale tilbud leverer dårligere kvalitet for sårbare børn og voksne sammenlignet med både de kommunale og selvejende steder.

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New paper, showing inequalities in social care. "The poorest areas have far fewer outstanding rated care homes, despite those areas having higher care needs." @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social @nuffieldfoundation.org @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @ageuk.bsky.social @carers-uk.bsky.social @scie.org.uk

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England’s two tier system deepens social care inequalities. @andersb-m.bsky.social and colleagues examine how increasing reliance on out-of-pocket payments for adult social care has created a quality divide www.bmj.com/content/390/...

Out today in @bmj.com What happens in a two-tier system of care where some people pay and others don't? - Care homes end up providing better care for the richest; - They open in the richest areas; - Something people discover when their personal savings run out... bmj.com/cgi/content/...

England’s two tier care system deepens social care inequalities

Anders Bach-Mortensen and colleagues examine how increasing reliance on out-of-pocket payments for adult social care has created a quality divide In July 2024, the UK government abandoned long awaite...

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Funded PhD available to work with @mjwdemography.bsky.social and team answering: "are international migrants living longer lives in worse health than non-migrants in the U.K. are?"

PARA-MOR (ERC/UKRI) @para-mor-ukri.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 We are hiring! 📢 Are you a UK home student with (or nearing) a Master's degree in Demography, Public Health, Sociology or a related discipline? Do you have a strong interest in ethnicity and inequality? 📈🌍 If so, come and do a PhD @salforduni.bsky.social! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

New Postdoc job!!! Esp for Danish-speaking researchers. To work with @andersb-m.bsky.social at RUC. Answering the 🔥 topic: Why is Denmark outsourcing it's care services... when the for-profit sector are worse? Please share with colleagues! Due: 1st June candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

Postdoc position in Social Care Policy and Outsourcing

The Department of Social Sciences at Roskilde University invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher as part of the Carlsberg Foundation Semper Ardens Ac

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Brand new research reported by @tomwall.bsky.social this weekend: Our new article, funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org describes the extent of inequalities in care homes - with better care going to those that can pay for it. For-profit homes delivering poorest care for state-funded residents:

Let down by the care system: state-funded patients

Residents in state-funded private facilities more likely to receive below standard treatment, according to Oxford University study

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New paper out today reveals scale of inequalities in social care! 💰 Care homes are better rated with more self-funded residents 👔 But inequalities in care only exist in the for-profit sector 📈 Outsourcing to for-profit sector accelerates inequalities of two-tier care Link: doi.org/10.1093/agei...

🔺Investigation We have exposed serious neglect of disabled people at multiple homes run by UK’s largest provider of complex care, Lifeways. Footage and evidence we’ve obtained reveal disbursing and dangerous treatment of residents with learning disabilities t.co/N3GWuuTmbD

Come do a fully-funded PhD with me in Denmark at Roskilde University! You’ll be part of a new exciting project looking at social care privatisation in Denmark with a larger team of researchers at both Roskilde and Oxford University. Deadline April 27: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

PhD Fellowship – Mapping the role of civil society and non-profit organisations in delivering social services in Denmark

The Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University, invites applications for a position as PhD of Social Science from September 1st, 2025, or a

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Now freely open access in the @bmj.com: How outsourcing has contributed to England’s social care crisis. We make the case that to "control, restrict, or remove the profit motive in social care, would improve the quality of provision and reduce inequalities". Read more: www.bmj.com/content/387/...

How outsourcing has contributed to England’s social care crisis

Benjamin Goodair and colleagues argue that growth of private provision in adult social care in England has resulted in worse care and should be rolled back Adult social care in England is in crisis. ...

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New paper in @bmj.com today: We show how public provision of adult social care has nearly ended over the last 20 years. We argue it has done so a) worsening the quality of care b) reducing accessibility of services and c) increasing inequalities. www.bmj.com/content/387/...

How outsourcing has contributed to England’s social care crisis

Benjamin Goodair and colleagues argue that growth of private provision in adult social care in England has resulted in worse care and should be rolled back Adult social care in England is in crisis. ...

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🚨 Job post 🚨 We’re hiring a full-time postdoc & part-time RA (ideal for PhD student) on social care privatisation. Running until 2027, working largely with me and Anders Bach-Mortensen at Oxford Uni. Please consider applying/sharing 😃 RA: bsg.ox.ac.uk/node/11000 Postdoc: bsg.ox.ac.uk/node/10999

Research Assistant (Nuffield Foundation project) - part-time

The Blavatnik School of Government is seeking to appoint a part-time Research Assistant to support a Nuffield Foundation funded project on the outsourcing of adult and children’s social care in Englan...

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New paper out in Lancet Healthy Longevity: We get access to which care homes have put residents' safety at risk and are forced to close. Shock finding: almost all of them are run for-profit... www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New review in Lancet Public Health with @aaronreeves.bsky.social: What is the impact of healthcare privatisation on quality of care? "Health-care privatisation has almost never had a positive effect on the quality of care... But it is not benign either..." Link: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New piece on privatization in healthcare services for Gaceta Sanitaria w Ben Goodair. 'Increased for-profit provision of services can result in healthcare providers cutting costs, prioritizing profits, and having worse impacts on the health of patients'. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...