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Cuts in social care could increase pressure on hospitals to care for patients at end of life
Author(s)Adrian O'Dowd
Journal titleBritish Medical Journal, vol 341, no 7785, 11 December 2010
PagesP 1239
Sourcewww.bmj.com
KeywordsServices ; Community care ; Public expenditure cuts ; Hospital services ; Dying.
AnnotationSummarises a report from the Nuffield Trust, `Social Care and Hospital Use at the End of Life', which warns that hospitals in England could face increased pressure caring for patients at the end of life if social care budgets are cut. The full report can be downloaded at www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/uploadedFiles/Publication... (JL).
Accession NumberCPA-110607002 A
ClassmarkI: PA: WN8:5YD: LD: CX

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