NHS Hands 50,000 People Control Of Their Own Care
More than 50,000 people have taken charge of their own care after being handed control of how their NHS funding is spent. Personal Health Budgets can…
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Statement On Panorama: “Sickening Abuse Of Vulnerable People”
The sector has responded with outrage following BBC’s Panorama documentary last night which showed shocking abuse of people with learning disabilities and autism at Whorlton…
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Policymakers Must Guarantee Sustainable Health And Care Funding, Says NHS Employers
In response to the Royal College of Nursing’s call for safe staffing levels to be enshrined in law, Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers,…
Read more...National Heroes Service: GPs Told ‘Our Veterans Need You’
NHS chiefs have urged family doctors to enlist in a scheme improving care for thousands of armed forces veterans and their families. GPs and their…
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NHS England’s Commissioning Changes Risk Conflict Of Interest
Granting long-stay hospitals responsibility for care commissioning will create serious conflicts of interest, warns the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG). The care and support sector has significant…
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NHS Patients To Get Faster Access To Pioneering Treatments
New improvements to the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) will put the most promising medicines, diagnostic tools and digital services through the clinical development and regulatory…
Read more...Scotland’s Nursing Staff Welcome Ground-Breaking Safe Staffing Law
Scotland’s Nursing Staff Welcome Ground-Breaking Safe Staffing Law Staffing for safe and effective care in Scotland’s NHS and care homes has been enshrined in law…
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BMA Report Shows ‘Relentless Increases’ In Demand For NHS Services, Says NHS Confederation
In response to the BMA’s report, NHS Pressures – Winter 2018/19; A Hidden Crisis, Nick Ville, director of policy at the NHS Confederation, said: “Hospitals…
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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…
Read more...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…
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