§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 12 July 2001,Official Report, column 590W, concerning care homes, if he will place a copy of the interim report in the Library; and if he will list the research projects and their purpose and reporting dates. [5366]
§ Jacqui SmithThe purpose of the research projects commissioned from the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) is to
Collect information on the costs, fees, profitability and closures of care homes.Collect information on local authority purchasing and contracting arrangements.Study local variations in numbers of supported older care home residents.Model future demand for publicly funded residential and nursing home care over the next decade.These reports will be delivered by the end of the year. I understand from PSSRU, which retains intellectual property rights in the research, that publications arising from these streams of work will be published by the end of the year. I will ensure that copies are placed in the Library when publication takes place. Existing studies by PSSRU, on which these projects build, have already been published.