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Title
Health care in care homes
Subject
Quality of patient care
Care homes
Older people
Learning disabilities
Source
Care Quality Commission
Year of publication
2012
http://www.cqc.org.uk/public/news/review-health-care-care-homes-published
Abstract
The Care Quality Commission has published the results of a review of how the healthcare needs of care home residents are met. The review addressed how older people and people with learning disabilities living in care homes access healthcare services, whether they have choice and control over their healthcare and whether they receive care that is safe and respects their dignity. Some key findings are that only staff at 38% of homes reported they got regular visits from GPs, with one in 10 care homes saying they had to pay GPs to get them to visit residents. A third of homes also said they sometimes had difficulty getting medicines to residents on time. The regulator suggested that both care homes and the NHS need to address the issue. CQC: http://www.cqc.org.uk/public/news/review-health-care-care-homes-published BBC News report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17277035
Date added07/03/2012
Created byKath Williams
Published by
East Midlands Strategic Health Authority