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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Nursing Home in Oregan, staff,carers and residents having fun
A skilled nursing home in Oregan – Enjoy
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Warning that cuts will isolate Norfolk elderly
“Without this regular help, many older people could not remain at home and would lose ‘social engagement’ opportunities.”
by DAN GRIMMER Friday, September 2, 2011
6.30 AM
Cuts to public funding are threatening community care and increasing the chances of older people in Norfolk becoming isolated, according to research carried out at the University of East Anglia.
A new study has revealed the vital role played by the public sector and volunteers in ensuring older people are able to live in their own homes.
And the study by UEA research fellow Dr Mayumi Hayashi’s warns dramatic cuts in public spending – and an assumption that the voluntary sector can pick up the pieces – will come at a time when the service needs to be enhanced, not reduced.
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.
