DR ROS ALTMANN
DIRECTOR GENERAL, SAGA
SAGA SOUNDBITE
January 4, 2011.
£162M NHS TRANSFER WELCOMED BY DR ROS ALTMANN – BUT ADMISSIONS STILL TOO HIGH.
Commenting on the £162 million in-year transfer of NHS money to local authorities announced today by the Secretary of State for Health, Dr Ros Altmann, economist and Director General of Saga, said:
“The fact that over 2,500 people are stuck in hospital for the want of a proper local authority care plan is shocking - and it is good news that the Government has at last recognised that more needs to be done to make the care system fit for purpose. However, a related issue that is too often overlooked, is the scandal of thousands of unnecessary admissions to hospital every year due to lack of appropriate domiciliary care."
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