Recently added articles from Consumer Policy Review:
Recent developments
Nov 01, 2008; ... To 13 October 2008 Health and safety 18 September Cases of the hospital superbug MRSA halved between 2004 and 2008, Health Protection Agency figures show. Recent Scottish figures on the Clostridium difficile (C.diff) superbug show the number of deaths in which it was ...
Fixing the care and support system: issues to address
Nov 01, 2008; ... Jane Vass of Age Concern puts forward essential considerations for reform of the long-term care and support model, arguing for systemic change In the second of two short articles on the risks and future funding of long-term care, Jane Vass of Age Concern argues that the current care and ...
Long-term care insurance: reducing consumer risk
Nov 01, 2008; ... Dominic Lindley of Which? looks at how best to reduce the risks for consumers in purchasing insurance that will assist them with ongoing care In the previous issue of Consumer Policy Review, a range of authors examined the subject of long-term care, looking at ways in which society could ...
Time for an extra jumper?
Nov 01, 2008; ... Fiona Cochrane of Which? argues that consumers need more and better information if they are to positively impact their energy usage While the recent increases in energy prices have brought about an increased awareness of its cost, consumers currently have little, if any, understanding or ...
Digital marketing to youth: an emerging threat
Nov 01, 2008; ... Jeff Chester, Executive Director of the Center for Digital Democracy, and Dr Kathryn Montgomery argue for decisive action on digital marketing Much of the debate on the roles that media and advertising have in the youth obesity crisis has focused on television. In this article the ...