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Structure of single care home: issue for nurses

01 December 1995

Elderly Care

News in Focus

The advent of single care homes will be ‘as effective as rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic’ unless resources are increased significantly, a recent nursing...

Call for open reporting

01 December 1995

Elderly Care

News in focus

Local authority registration units in London have been accused of dragging their heels over making home inspection reports available for public scrutiny. 'Hie...

News in brief

01 December 1995

Elderly Care

News in focus

A roundup of the latest nursing news

Continence care costs less at home

01 December 1997

Elderly Care

News in focus

The overall cost of continence care and management is set to rise substantially to at least £2 billion by the year 2020, according to the Royal College of Nursing....

Cuts in home care services revealed

01 December 1997

Elderly Care

News in focus

The lack of services for older people has reached crisis point, with many elderly people trapped in a downward spiral of increasing dependency, according to Help the...

Family crisis

01 December 1997

Elderly Care

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Families where frail, elderly( parents move to live with adult children commonly make their decision at a time of crisis with little time to assess the implications...

Massive shake-upto establish national quality standards in nursing homes

01 June 1998

Elderly Care

News in focus

Private nursing homes may soon face tougher terms in their contracts with the NHS, with all details being made public. Health Secretary Frank Dobson is considering...

Health care on Millennium Debate of the Age agenda

01 June 1998

Elderly Care

News in focus

RCN general secretary Christine Hancock has helped persuade health professionals and voluntary organisations that access to health care should be ‘free and available...

Residents' views canvassed in health survey

01 June 1998

Elderly Care

News in focus

A series of recommendations targeted at home owners, health practitioners and residents in long-term care is included in Bringing Health to Homes, the latest report...

Report condemns unfair funding of nursing

01 February 1998

Elderly Care

News in focus

A report by the influential Clinical Standards Advisory Group has condemned the way in which nursing care for elderly people is funded. At present the care is free...