Anders Bach-Mortensen

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...

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...

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

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/...

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...

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...

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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

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...

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

A new study, led by Dr @andersb-m.bsky.social
and Dr @bengoodair.bsky.social from the School, finds that for-profit care homes with more state-funded residents receive worse care.

Read more👇
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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...

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

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...

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. ...

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/...

The increasing outsourcing of social care provision in England has coincided with a care crisis and worse quality.

Removing the profit motive would help improve quality and reduce inequities, argues Analysis
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. ...

How has outsourcing contributed to the care crisis?

Less than 3% of care homes are publicly run. In @bmj.com , we argue that the (almost) complete outsourcing of care has worsened quality and accessibility - and will continue to do so without intervention.

doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...