As part of the NHS Plan issued in July 2000, the Government launched the concept of intermediate care. Intermediate care is not so much about the routine of rehabilitation after an illness or treatment, which is already taken care of by the NHS, but rather about prevention, which as we know, is definitely better than cure.
The Government has backed this initiative with the promise of £900m to provide intermediate care between now and 2003/2004. Some money is being made available from NHS funds and some is coming via local authority budgets. Both are under clear instructions to work together, spending the money to make sure that intermediate care not only happens but succeeds. Intermediate care means care services that meet the following criteria: l Care will be aimed at avoiding unnecessary or prolonged stays in hospitals or care homes. l Care will follow a proper assessment, and involve an indiv...
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