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Re: Care Reform (11th Jul 12 at 9:40pm UTC)
Elderly care cap could be set at £100,000 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/elderly-care-cap-could-be-set-at-100000-7935982.html
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Re: Care Reform (18th Jul 12 at 10:00pm UTC)
Andrew Lansley complains 'people always want more' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9407184/Andrew-Lansley-complains-people-always-want-more.html
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Re: Care Reform (7th Aug 12 at 8:10am UTC)
Winterbourne View care home scandal 'could happen again' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-19154355
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Re: Care Reform (7th Aug 12 at 8:57am UTC)
Winterbourne View abuse: last staff member pleads guilty http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/06/winterbourne-view-abuse-staff-guilty
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Re: Care Reform (9th Aug 12 at 9:55pm UTC)
Hundreds of thousands of elderly people are admitted to hospital as emergencies because of poor care in the community, a study has found. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9461163/Poor-care-at-homes-leads-to-thousand-of-elderly-being-admitted-to-hospital.html
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Re: Care Reform (10th Aug 12 at 7:46am UTC)
NHS could 'lose' 7,000 beds if home care for elderly improved, says charity King's Fund says if all PCTs worked to best standards, £462m could be saved with cut of 2.3m overnight hospital stays http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/09/nhs-beds-home-care-elderly
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Re: Care Reform (11th Aug 12 at 9:30am UTC)
Improved care for elderly could 'free up 7,000 hospital beds' http://www.nhs.uk/news/2012/08august/Pages/Improved-care-for-elderly-could-free-up-7,000-hospital-beds.aspx
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Re: Care Reform (15th Aug 12 at 10:49pm UTC)
A £35,000 cap on care bills: PM pledges to end heartbreak of elderly forced to sell homes Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2188952/David-Cameron-A-35-000-cap-care-bills-PM-pledges-end-heartbreak-elderly-forced-sell-homes.html#ixzz23eqzCAgO
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Re: Care Reform (16th Aug 12 at 9:19pm UTC)
Affordable old age: U-turn on money for elderly care http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/affordable-old-age-uturn-on-money-for-elderly-care-8050584.html
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Re: Care Reform (17th Aug 12 at 8:49am UTC)
Redwood attack on cap for care bills of elderly dismissed Department of Health says Tory rightwinger's 'inaccurate' attack on Dilnot plan influenced by insurer opposed to cap http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/16/redwood-care-bills-claims-dismissed
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Re: Care Reform (17th Aug 12 at 2:41pm UTC)
Posted By Ian on 11th Jul 12 at 10:40pm Elderly care cap could be set at £100,000 A bit different to the £35,000 figure being quoted now.
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Re: Care Reform (20th Aug 12 at 10:01pm UTC)
Many people with severe disabilities should be cared for within the NHS, rather than in private facilities http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9486378/Winterbourne-View-The-problem-with-all-care-homes.html
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Re: Care Reform (21st Aug 12 at 9:55pm UTC)
Carer drugged elderly so she could sleep on duty, jury hears http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9490019/Carer-drugged-elderly-so-she-could-sleep-on-duty-jury-hears.html
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Re: Care Reform (28th Aug 12 at 10:09am UTC)
Poor housing undermines care reforms http://www.guardian.co.uk/social-care-network/2012/aug/28/poor-housing-undermines-care-reforms
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Re: Care Reform (12th Sep 12 at 8:58am UTC)
Elderly rehab services 'lacking' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19560827
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Re: Care Reform (17th Sep 12 at 10:08am UTC)
Campaign to show 'skill and compassion' of nurses http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19602792
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Re: Care Reform (21st Sep 12 at 10:06am UTC)
Care funding reform failure blamed on Treasury http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19670718
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Re: Care Reform (21st Sep 12 at 10:00pm UTC)
Ousted minister Paul Burstow attacks George Osborne over elderly care http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/ousted-minister-paul-burstow-attacks-george-osborne-over-elderly-care-8161050.html
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Re: Care Reform (21st Sep 12 at 10:23pm UTC)
Elderly care reforms will have to wait, warns Chancellor http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/9558774/Elderly-care-reforms-will-have-to-wait-warns-Chancellor.html
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Re: Care Reform (10th Oct 12 at 10:48pm UTC)
A former matron and five nurses who worked for a care home have been arrested over “serious allegations” of mistreatment and neglect of "very vulnerable" elderly residents. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9598937/Care-home-staff-abused-elderly-six-arrests-made.html
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