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<p>The Department appreciates the importance of timely communication of the rate of
National Health Service-funded Nursing Care for care homes.</p><p> </p><p>The new
rate will be paid on an interim basis whilst further work is done to review the element
of the rate for agency nursing staff (which could lead to a reduction to the rate
from 1 January 2017) and to consult on introducing regional variation from April 2017.</p><p>
</p><p>The rate for 2017/18 will be published following completion of work which is
being done by the Department.</p>
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