Care in the UK will run during January on You and Yours and Woman's Hour. Find details and audio of programmes here.
WEEK ONE . . .
Monday 7 January – It Could Be You (You and Yours) Carolyn Atkinson and Peter White investigate the state of care provision in the UK. We hear from four generations of a Lancashire family each of whom need care or give care. And we ask Care Minister Ivan Lewis, what's the future for care in the UK? Read more on BBC News Health Transcript Listen again
Wednesday 9 January – Tony Robinson (You and Yours) Is the way we treat people who are old and dependent one of the great social scandals of our time? The television presenter and actor Tony Robinson – perhaps best known as Baldrick in Black Adder - believes that it is. Read more on BBC News Health Join the discussion on the message board Transcript Listen again
Thursday 10 January - Care Homes (Woman's Hour) Dorothy Tutin’s daughter Amanda Waring sold her flat to raise funds to make a film based on how her mother was treated in hospital. Now she is making a follow up looking at care homes. We discuss the issues raised by the film. Transcript Listen again