Cash crisis for elderly care on Isle of Wight

Title

Cash crisis for elderly care on Isle of Wight

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Nov 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:00

Description

Malcolm Brown reports on the cash crisis faced by Isle of Wight residential care homes that means elderly patients are not being discharged from hospital. The Government and local council are blaming each other. Includes interviews with Health Minister, John Bowis and Isle of Wight Director of Social and Community Services, Bill Davison.

Contributors

John Bowis; Malcolm Brown; Bill Davison

Keywords

Local authorities; Public finance; Social services; Care for the elderly; Isle of Wight; Residential care homes

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