Private Care Homes

Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what instructions were given to health authority inspection and registration officers with regard to their role in (a) monitoring whether residents in private nursing homes require such care and are also receiving it, and (b) liaison with Benefits Agency staff concerning the circumstances of those residents in receipt of income support payments towards their care home fee.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
Under the Registered Homes Act 1984, health authorities have a general duty to ensure that the level of care provided is sufficient to meet the needs of individual patients.---------------------------------------------
|Region                                     |
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|Northern Regional Health Authority         |
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|Yorkshire Regional Health Authority        |
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|Trent Regional Health Authority            |
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|East Anglia Regional Health Authority      |
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|North West Thames Regional Health Authority|
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|North East Thames Regional Health Authority|
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|South East Thames Regional Health Authority|
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|South West Thames Regional Health Authority|
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|Wessex Regional Health Authority           |
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|Oxford Regional Health Authority           |
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|South Western Regional Health Authority    |
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|West Midlands Regional Health Authority    |
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|Mersey Regional Health Authority           |
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|North Western Regional Health Authority    |
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|Region                                     |
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|Northern Regional Health Authority         |
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|Yorkshire Regional Health Authority        |
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|Trent Regional Health Authority            |
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|East Anglia Regional Health Authority      |
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|North West Thames Regional Health Authority|
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|North East Thames Regional Health Authority|
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|South East Thames Regional Health Authority|
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|South West Thames Regional Health Authority|
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|Wessex Regional Health Authority           |
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|Oxford Regional Health Authority           |
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|South Western Regional Health Authority    |
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|West Midlands Regional Health Authority    |
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