Archives for July 30th, 2002
Headlines, PublicNet: 30 July, 2002
The Government has announced details of its plans to fine hospitals and local authorities which contribute to ‘bed-blocking’ – or – keeping older people in hospital longer than necessary because there is no suitable home care or care home for them to go to.The intention to introduce a ‘reimbursement’ scheme was announced in ‘Delivering the NHS Plan’ in April and is based on a system used in Scandinavia that has had a major impact on reducing delayed discharges.