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NHS forced to bail out cash-strapped council

By Lynn Eaton2001-02-22T00:00:00

Princess Margaret Hospital in Swindon has hit crisis point as two local councils can no longer afford care for elderly people moving into residential and nursing homes. Swindon and Marlborough trust has been forced to buy in beds it has no money for, to bale out the social services departments.

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