Labour’s Social Care Proposals A “Welcome Contribution” Says NHS Confederation
Labour would provide home help to 160,000 more older people to support them with tasks like dressing, bathing and preparing meals under new plans for…
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Less Than Half Of Public Aware They Have A Choice Of Hospitals When Accessing NHS Treatment
A new poll by Populus has found that less than half of the public are aware that they can choose where they receive their NHS-funded…
Read more...New Care Home Vacancy Portal Launched
A new digital portal is to be launched which allows health and social care staff to see how many vacancies there are in local care…
Read more...Offer £5,200 Grants To Nursing Students To Stop NHS Workforce Crisis
A radical expansion of nurse training, with cost-of-living grants of £5,200 a year and a tripling in the number of people training as postgraduates, is…
Read more...British Public’s Satisfaction With The NHS At Lowest Level In Over A Decade
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to its lowest level since 2007, according to analysis of the 2018 British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey published…
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Young Male Nursing Applicants Surge After ‘We Are The NHS’ Recruitment Campaign
A record breaking number of male school leavers have applied to be nurses following NHS England’s successful “We Are The NHS” recruitment campaign. The number…
Read more...Councils Accused Of Abandoning The Elderly By Not Paying Enough To Look After Them
Many UK councils have made no increase in what they pay care homes in the last year Care providers are having to turn away council…
Read more...NHS Not Financially Sustainable
In its annual report on the financial sustainability of the NHS, the NAO concludes that the existence of substantial deficits in some parts of the…
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Reform Of Social Care “Not Taken Seriously” Says NHS Chief
NHS Confederation Chief Executive Niall Dickson has said 2019 needs to be the year that social care is fixed. In a speech at the Westminster…
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Patients Must Not Suffer Because Of Brexit, Says NHS Confederation
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “Patients must not suffer as a result of the…
Read more...Patients Avoid 7,500 Nights In Hospital With ‘Tailored’ Home Help Scheme
An NHS programme in Somerset has helped patients avoid 7,500 nights in hospital and freed up at least £2 million for other services. Somerset’s pioneering…
Read more...Local NHS Allocated £570 Billion To Fund The NHS Long Term Plan
Local health services today are being allocated £570 billion to fund NHS services and implement the new long term plan. Every area in England will…
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The King’s Fund Responds To The NHS Long Term Plan
Responding to the publication of the NHS Long Term Plan, Richard Murray, Chief Executive at The King’s Fund said: ‘This is an ambitious plan that…
Read more...NHS Long-Term Plan Is A Welcome And Overdue Focus On Prevention
Responding to today’s release of the NHS long-term plan, Errol Taylor, RoSPA’s chief executive, said: “We warmly welcome the announcement of the NHS 10-year plan,…
Read more...Beware Of Over-Promising, Says NHS Confederation In Response To Long-Term Plan Announcement
Responding to NHS England’s announcement of the Long-term Plan, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said:…
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