£40m injection to end ‘Nightingale’ wards

Healthcare Market News (News) June 2002The Department of Health (DoH) will allocate £40m to eliminate outdated wards for older people in hospitals around the UK, Health Minister Hazel Blears announced last month.The cash will go to 42 NHS trusts and primary care trusts to convert large, open-plan, dormitory style wards, known as Nightingale wards, into…

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