§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding is given to preventive support for older people; what assessment has been made of required resources for intermediate care; and if he will make a statement. [33920]
§ Jacqui SmithThe NHS Plan announced an extra £900 million annually by 2003–04 for new intermediate care and related services to promote independence and improve quality of care for older people, together with targets for additional intermediate care beds and non-residential places and the number of people to benefit.
Full details are in the intermediate care circular Health Service Circular 2001/01: Local Authority Circular (2001)1 published in January last year, copies of which are available in the Library.