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Post by Denise on Jun 14, 2012 10:39:04 GMT
CQC Data Reveals Erratic and Inequitable Access to NHS services for Older Care Home Residents Over half (57%) of older people resident in care homes do not have access to all the NHS services that they may require reveals data collected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as part of a Special Review into health support to care homes and analysed and published today by the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) under a data-sharing agreement. The data shows that primary care trusts (PCTs) do not accord sufficient priority to care home residents when planning and ensuring the delivery of local healthcare services. This has resulted in considerable variation in the extent to which their healthcare needs are being met. The BGS report has been published at the same time as the CQC report to complement its findings. Access the full article: www.bgs.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1907:cqc-report-too-many-failing-hospitals&catid=6:prindex&Itemid=99
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