Anders Bach-Mortensen
@andersb-m.bsky.social
Researcher at Roskilde University/Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford University. Working primarily on adult and children's social care.
Reposted by Anders Bach-Mortensen
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
"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/...
@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/...
July 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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
"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
Reposted by Anders Bach-Mortensen
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/...
@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/...
July 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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/...
@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/...
Reposted by Anders Bach-Mortensen
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/...
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...
bmj.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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/...
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/...
Reposted by Anders Bach-Mortensen
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...
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
candidate.hr-manager.net
May 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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...
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...
Reposted by Anders Bach-Mortensen
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...
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...
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
observer.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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...
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...
Reposted by Anders Bach-Mortensen
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...
💰 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...
May 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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...
💰 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...
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...
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
candidate.hr-manager.net
February 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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...
Deadline April 27: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Reposted by Anders Bach-Mortensen
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/...
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. ...
www.bmj.com
November 20, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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/...
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/...
Reposted by Anders Bach-Mortensen
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/...
Removing the profit motive would help improve quality and reduce inequities, argues Analysis
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
November 14, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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/...
Removing the profit motive would help improve quality and reduce inequities, argues Analysis
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
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-...
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-...
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. ...
doi.org
November 15, 2024 at 3:51 PM
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-...
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-...