§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health who the members of the group of experts established to consider the funding of nursing care will be; how they will be selected; and if he will ensure that the group contains representation from voluntary sector nursing homes. [143758]
§ Mr. HuttonI invited a number of key stakeholder organisations concerned with care in nursing homes to join a group helping the Chief Nursing Officer ensure that systems for implementing policy on the provision of nursing care in nursing homes are developed and applied consistently across the country. The organisations represented are:
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- Age Concern
- Alzheimer's Society
- Association of Directors of Social Services
- British Medical Association
- Help the Aged
- Independent Healthcare Association
- Local Government Association
- Long Term Medical Conditions Alliance
- NHS Confederation
- Registered Nursing Homes Association
- Royal College of Nursing.
An extended group, including frontline workers, met for an all day meeting on 20 December, a number of representatives from voluntary sector nursing homes were invited and will continue to be involved.