title: Assessment charges are a backward step.
abstract: Do nurses realise that the single assessment process for long-term care will be introduced in October this year for older people and in April 2002 for all other care groups? NHS nurses will be expected to assess nursing and personal needs using purely financial criteria and with a charging limit of £100 per week for nursing interventions.
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Avegard
authors.affiliation: RCN mental health and older people's forum.
authors.forename: Heide
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baldwin