The Liberal Democrats yesterday promised £2 billion a year towards care for England's ageing population, but admitted this could not fund Scottish-style free care for all. Nick Clegg, the party leader, was outlining plans for a "people's health service" to include elected health bosses and a new patients' contract. The proposals, to be put to the party's spring conference in March and aiming to stop elderly people having to sell the family home, would have the state matching £1 for £1 the cost of care, with the poorest getting all fees paid through benefit - splitting the care bill two-thirds to the government and one-third to patients.
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Clegg sets out elderly care plan - BBC Health News 22nd January 2008
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