He would not put a figure on closures, but implied that too many new hospital building projects might have been carried out when Labour was in office and he was the NHS head.
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Lord Crisp suggests some hospitals should be closed to pay for long-term care
NHS ‘should close hospitals to spend more on caring for older people’
Former NHS chief Lord Crisp hints that too many hospital building projects were carried out under Labour
- James Meikle
- guardian.co.uk,Thursday 1 September 2011 11.55 BST
Hospitals should be closed so the NHS in England can switch resources to the long-term care of the burgeoning numbers of older people in the community, the former chief executive of the health service Lord Crisp has said.
Norwich study into how dehydration harms the elderly
Often elderly people do not feel thirsty in the same way that someone younger does
By Lucy Clapham
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
3.55 PM
Researchers in Norwich are hoping to reduce hospital admissions among the elderly after launching a study into dehydration.
A team from the University of East Anglia (UEA) will be working with residents in care homes across Norfolk and into Suffolk to help identify the early stages of dehydration and prevent the serious problems it can lead to.
Older people suffering from dehydration can become confused and fall, which can make a sudden trip to hospital more likely.
Mobility scooters would be fitted with GPS systems under the plans
Pensioners on mobility scooters ‘tracked by GPS’ under proposal to save care costs in Manchester
Excluisve by Amy Glendinning
August 24, 2011
Mobility scooters would be fitted with GPS systems under the plans
Pensioners on mobility scooters could be tracked by satellite as part of radical plans to use technology to slash spending on social care.
The scooters would be fitted with GPS systems – with relatives able to log on to the internet to pinpoint their loved one if they became lost, confused or upset.
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