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NHS chief wants to ‘embed’ a level playing field NHS chief executive...
If taken at face value, the remark will be welcomed by the independent sector, especially in the light of the government’s recent decision to...
PiC secures major contract in North West
Partnerships in Care (PiC) has been awarded a three-year contract by the North West Specialised Commissioning Team (NWSCT) to provide 25-30 medium secure beds...
Government says ‘work is good for you’ in benefit cut
Government plans to change the ways in which it allocates incapacity benefits could force more people on to unemployment benefits, rather than give them...
Delayed discharge figure foul up
Care minister Ivan Lewis was forced to deliver an embarrassing statement to parliament last month after announcing incorrect figures for delayed discharges which suggested...
Care Homes: Standards
Nigel Waterson asked the Secretary of State for Health (26 Nov 2007: Column 235W) what his most recent estimate is of the cost of...
Prevention of falls ‘inadequate and unacceptable’
The majority of local health services across the UK are providing poor levels of care for people who have fallen and fractured their bones,...
Wales gets new provider
A new specialist residential mental health provider has launched in Wales with the first two of a number of facilities planned for the next...
Care Homes: Standards II
Nigel Waterson asked the Secretary of State for Health (27 Nov 2007: Column 416W) what plans he has to review the implementation of the...
Millions with dementia in US
Analysis published by America’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) has claimed that one in seven Americans aged over 71 years has some form of...
Scots ‘super nurses’ to prevent hospitalisation
Edinburgh city council and NHS Lothian have launched a community-based nursing service for people with long term conditions as the first in a series...
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