How the country will look after its sick and elderly in the years ahead is probably the single biggest challenge facing the UK in 2017.
The furore over Prime Minister Theresa May's recent 'u-turn' on social care costs following the Conservative manifesto launch demonstrated the importance of the issue at election time.
With health and social care services used largely by older people – who are typically the most likely to vote – no party can afford to avoid addressing their...
