North Wales Hospital Crisis Deepens After Care Home Residents Hit By Cuts
A social care champion has warned that a lack of fair funding from Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is worsening the crisis in hospital discharges…
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Hospitals
‘The 10-Year Health Plan Will Fail Without Us’-Sector Leaders Call For Parity With The NHS
More than 20 CEOs and Directors from across social care gathered in London last week for a roundtable organised by The Access Group and Casson…
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Plan to Deport Legal Migrants “Potentially Catastrophic” Warns Social Care Champion
A social care champion says Reform UK’s “potentially catastrophic” plan to threaten legal immigrants with deportation would put vulnerable people at risk in Wales. Mario…
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Stress Tests’ And Pre Winter Check-Ins As NHS Ramps Up Winter Prep
The NHS is running ‘stress test’ exercises and providing targeted care for vulnerable patients, as it strengthens its plans to winter-proof the health service. Throughout…
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Easier GP Access Continues To Be Public’s Top Priority For The NHS
New polling from the Health Foundation and Ipsos has highlighted that the public’s top priority for the NHS is making it easier to get GP…
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Public Reporting A Better Hospital Experience Than Last Year, But Satisfaction Still Lower Than Five Years Ago
The results of the latest annual survey of hospital inpatients published today (9 September) by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) reveal that patient satisfaction levels…
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Stroke Survivor Turns Policymaker To Push For Urgent NHS Reform
A Stroke survivor and former Member of Parliament has stepped into a powerful new role to transform chest, heart and stroke care across Scotland. Amy…
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£30 Million To Boost Social Care Services And Reduce Hospital Delays
The Welsh Government is making £30 million in additional funding available to local authorities to strengthen community-based social care services and improve hospital discharge processes….
Read more...Waiting Lists Rise Despite NHS Hard Work Leading To Emergency Care Improvements
Britain’s National Health Service experienced significant disruption during the latest round of junior doctor strikes, with an average of 16,162 resident doctors absent from work…
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NHS Protected Thousands More Appointments During Doctors Strike
Over 10,000 additional patients received treatment during last week’s BMA strike action compared to the previous industrial dispute, as the NHS adopted a significantly more…
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NHS Needs To Act To Prevent Ethnic Minority Communications Staff Talent Drain, New Report Shows
NHS leaders need to act now to avoid a talent drain that could lead to a mass loss of ethnic minority communications staff within three…
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NHS Patients Urged To Continue Coming Forward For Care During Upcoming Resident Doctors’ Strikes
The NHS is facing another significant round of industrial action by resident doctors this week, with thousands expected to walk out from 7am on Friday…
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New Strategy To Support Social Care Nursing Placements Launched
Skills for Care, in partnership with the Council of Deans of Health, has launched the first ever strategy for social care in practice learning and…
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The NHS 10-Year Plan: Big Promises, Bigger Questions
By Dr Nichola Stefanou, Chief Executive Officer – Healthcare Management Trust (https://hmt-uk.org/) It’s fair to say the NHS 10-year plan received a mixed response from…
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NHS 10-Year Plan Welcomed, But Success Hinges on Social Care Leadership and Integration
Care England has welcomed the ambitions of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan – but warns that without clarity on how adult social care is integrated…
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