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Caring for older people in the private sector in England
Author(s)Susan H Kerrison, Allyson M Pollock
Journal titleBritish Medical Journal, vol 323, no 7312, 8 September 2001
Pagespp 566-569
KeywordsNursing homes ; Registration eg homes, nursing homes ; Law.
AnnotationMore than half of the healthcare beds in the UK are in independent nursing homes for older people. Little information is collected centrally about the needs for care or outcomes of services used by nursing home residents. Research in Australia and the US indicates that having an adequate number of qualified staff per resident is the key to delivering good quality care in nursing homes. The Care Standards Act 2000 and the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 establish a new regulatory framework for all care homes in the UK. The authors question the extent to which the National Care Standards Commission (NCSC), which is being established under the 2000 Act, will be accountable to users. If new regulations are to protect patients, they must be strengthened to ensure adequate staffing, monitoring, enforcement and accountability. This is the last in a series of three articles on regulating nursing homes. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010913218 A
ClassmarkLHB: Q3: VR *

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