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community care

noun

  1. help available to persons living in their own homes, rather than services provided in residential institutions
  2. the policy of transferring responsibility for people in need from large, often isolated, state institutions to their relatives and local welfare agencies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The Labour government has taken an active role in reforming the NHS as well, with sources suggesting ministers want more control to push ahead with changes, including shifting the focus from hospitals to community care.

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For years, the government has pledged to move many of them into community care, because they do not have any mental illness.

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Sources have indicated that the government wants to bind NHS England closer to the Department of Health to push ahead with changes, including shifting the focus from hospitals to community care.

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The purposed-built health centre, which has already been delayed several times, was designed to house a GP practice, along with mental health facilities, dentists, community care and pharmacists.

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He added: "We've seen record numbers of people unable to leave hospital on time because of the crisis in community care. It shows that you cannot fix the NHS crisis without fixing the social care crisis."

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