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HSC 2003/006 - Guidance on NHS funded nursing care
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Document type:Health Service Circular
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Author:Department of Health
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Published date:12 March 2003
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Primary audience:Professionals
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Gateway reference:2003
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Series number:HSC 2003/006, equivalent to LA
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Pages:25
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Copyright holder:Crown copyright
This circular advises on: NHS responsibilities for arranging care by a registered nurse for people in care homes providing nursing care from 1 October 2001; and arrangements for transferring responsibility from councils to the NHS from 1 April 2003 for the care by a registered nurse of residents of care homes that provide nursing care.
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