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Response to Scrutiny Report on Long Term Care of the Elderly

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A decision made (26.03.2009) to approve the response to the Scrutiny Report on Long Term Care of the Elderly.

Decision Reference:  MD-HSS-2009-0023

Decision Summary Title :

Response to Scrutiny Long Term Care Report of  December 2008

Date of Decision Summary:

20th March 2009

Decision Summary Author:

 

Assistant Director Corporate Planning and Performance Management

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

Response to Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny Panel’s Report on Long Term Care of the Elderly (December 2008))

 

Date of Written Report:

February 2nd 2009

Written Report Author:

Minister for Health and Social Services

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject:  Scrutiny Long Term Care Report (December 2008)- Response by the Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Decision(s): In accordance with the Protocol for Executive Responses, the Minister approved the document, ‘Response to Health, Social Security and Housing Scrutiny Panel’s Report on Long Term Care of the Elderly (December 2008)’ being made public and being put before the States in the form of a report.

 

Reason(s) for decision:  To allow transparency and to comply with approved protocol.

 

Resource Implications: None

 

 

Action required: Assistant Director Corporate Planning and Performance Management to forward the Report to the States Greffe and Publications Editor with a request that it be presented to the States as soon as practicable.

 

Signature:

 

 

Position: Minister for Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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