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Guidance on free nursing care in nursing homes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This circular advises on: the NHS' responsibilities for arranging care by a registered nurse for some people in nursing homes from 1 October 2001; the arrangements for transferring responsibility from councils to the NHS from 1 April 2003 for the care by a registered nurse of nursing home residents; and the arrangements for the care by a registered nurse of nursing home residents with preserved rights to higher rates of income support, whose residential care management and nursing care will be transferred to councils from 8 April 2002 and whose nursing care will become an NHS responsibility from 1 April 2003.
Winter planning conference: 12 July 1999
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying the report of a joint health and social services conference on winter planning.
Adult immunisation update: introduction of a pneumococcal immunisation programme for those aged 80 years and over; influenza immunisation programme 2003/2004
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This letter is to inform the introduction of a new pneumococcal immunisation programme for older people and to provide the details of this year's influenza immunisation campaign.
Care Standards Act 2000: national minimum standards; care homes for older people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Announces the publication of national minimum standards for older people and sets out the legal framework within which they will be applies, the timescales for implementation and advice for local authorities, health authorities, NHS Trusts, and independent providers of care homes.
Getting better: inspection of hospital discharge (care management) arrangements for older people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Letter accompanying an inspection report.
Residential care and nursing homes: arrangements for claiming help with health costs
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. National Health Service Executive
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Circular announcing the introduction of a new claim form and leaflet for people living in residential care and nursing homes. The form is for claiming for help with the cost of NHS prescriptions, dental treatment, sight tests, glasses and contact lenses, wigs and fabric supports and travel to hospital for NHS treatment.
Better services for vulnerable people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Erratum replacing the original of CI(97)24 on additional resources for improving health services to vulnerable people, which emphasises joint working and joint planning between health and social services.
Continuing care: NHS and local councils' responsibilities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance on continuing care, mainly for older people, but also including all adults aged over eighteen requiring continuing NHS care as a result of illness or accidents. Continuing or long term care describes the care that people need over an extended period of time, as a result of disability, accident or illness to address both physical and mental health needs and may include both health and social services.
NHS responsibilities for meeting continuing health care
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Scottish Office, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Scottish Office
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Circular refining current guidance on the responsibilities for the NHS in the organisation of continuing health care including revised provisions, which have immediate effect, on eligibility criteria for continuing inpatient health care.
NHS responsibilities for meeting continuing health care needs: current progress and future priorities
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
CI letter attached to a report on the emerging issues from work undertaken by the NHS Executive and the SSI on preparations for the implementation of the guidance on NHS responsibilities for meeting continuing health care needs. While recognising that work is still ongoing it identifies the current state of progress and priorities for future work by health and local authorities. Includes a section on eligibility criteria.