Hospitals Consider Dedicated Unit to Care for Elderly at Former Dri ; Plans for Treating Less Acute Cases Are Welcomed by Patients and Gps

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HOSPITAL care for elderly patients in Derby could be overhauled under a plan to establish a dedicated unit at the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary.

At present, some elderly patients are admitted to the Royal Derby Hospital with problems that could be dealt with in a smaller community hospital.

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Hospitals Consider Dedicated Unit to Care for Elderly at Former Dri ; Plans for Treating Less Acute Cases Are Welcomed by Patients and Gps

Officials aim to tackle this by admitting patients directly to a unit at London Road Com-munitHospital - the former DRI. The 60...