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Government creates £170m fund to help older patients leave NHS hospitals
2 Jan 2012:Councils will get £1m each to spend on social care to reduce the number of elderly patients occupying beds longer than needed
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9 Jan 2012: Christie Watson: David Cameron has finally identified the problem in our hospitals, but cuts to the NHS are no solution
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8 Jan 2012:
Observer editorial: Our fascination with a great performer really can grow with each creative risk they take
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5 Jan 2012: Letters: The first step towards the sensible integration of health and social care must be to drop this unwanted and unnecessary legislation
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5 Jan 2012: Andrew Brown: There are many who consider their lives no longer worth living. Yet it's fraudulent to ignore the part we all play in those feelings
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2 Jan 2012:
Councils will get £1m each to spend on social care to reduce the number of elderly patients occupying beds longer than needed
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30 Dec 2011: Figures show older people pay up to £7,000 a year for home care as the government is accused of underfunding services
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25 Dec 2011:
Tanya Gold: When someone dies alone and unmissed, we label it bizarre in order to avoid the fact that it happens more often than we think
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23 Dec 2011: Ignorance of abuse among older couples means many women don't think they will be believed when they ask agencies for help
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23 Dec 2011: We are profiling charities seeking volunteers or financial support. Today it is The Abbeyfield Society, which is dedicated to making the lives of older people easier and more fulfilling
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20 Dec 2011: A project where schoolgirls and older women mix is breaking down age barriers and bringing the local community closer
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