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No grey areas
— [government policy on long-term care] | | Author(s) | Melanie Henwood |
| Journal title | Health Service Journal, vol 112, no 5835, 12 December 2002 |
| Pages | pp 24-27 |
| Keywords | Services ; Health services ; Long term ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Social policy. |
| Annotation | Government policy on long-term care is unclear, and debate is too narrowly focused on home closures, leading to users' needs being marginalised. The government's U-turn on care standards in July 2002 sent out worrying messages about whose interests are being protected. The National Health Service (NHS) may have a role in providing capital investment for new developments. The experience of some other countries, notably in Scandinavia, suggests that more intense home support could lessen our reliance on residential care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-030109202 A |
| Classmark | I: L: 4Q: KW: LHB: TM2 |
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