“Local authorities are ill-prepared to cope with the demands of an ageing population and must look to telecare as one of a raft of measures to help them tackle those challenges, according to the Audit Commission.
The watchdog’s local government report, Under Pressure, concluded that councils will struggle to cope with the financial challenge posed by England’s ageing population and that they may miss opportunities to innovate and save without a change in strategy.”
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Fiona Barr, e-Health Insider Primary Care, 18 February 2010
