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…
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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:…
Read more...NHS Long Term Plan To Tackle Major Killer Conditions And Save Up To Half A Million Lives
The NHS Long Term Plan, published today, will save almost half a million more lives with practical action on major killer conditions and investment in world…
Read more...Missed GP Appointments Costing NHS Millions
More than 15 million general practice appointments are being wasted each year because patients do not turn up and fail to warn surgeries that they…
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Royal College Warns of Winter Crisis Impact on Doctors in Training
Professor Jackie Taylor, the President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, has warned that the current winter crisis in the NHS…
Read more...The Latest Figures On The NHS’s Performance
The NHS has released its latest report on the performance of the provider sector, covering July to September 2018, shows that hospitals admitted nearly 1,000 more emergency…
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NHS Digital Funding To Help Adult Social Care Provider Sector Build A Digital Future
NHS Digital has awarded £784,000 to the members of the Care Provider Alliance to deliver a new sector-led service which will offer digital support for…
Read more...NHS Could Be Short Of 51,000 Nurses By The End Of Brexit Transition Period, Warns New Report
A new report commissioned by a coalition of 36 health and social care organisations, reveals the NHS could be short of 51,000 nurses – enough…
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