Celebrating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has set out proposals to improve care for vulnerable older people and create a more personalised health service for every single patient [in England].
Too often, the people the NHS fails are its heaviest users older people with multiple long-term conditions and there is frequently confusion and fragmentation over how care is provided.
The proposals outlined by the Health Secretary today include every vulnerable older person having a named clinician responsible for their care outside of hospital. This will mean that accountability is clear and care packages can be personalised and tailored around individual needs.
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