NHS Cuts Medicines Costs by Three Quarters of a Billion Pounds
The NHS has saved more than £700 million from the annual medicines bill to reinvest in new treatments as part of the Long Term Plan. An NHS-wide…
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Improved NHS Care For Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis And Motor Neurone Disease To Save 2,500 Hospital Trips
People living with brain and nerve conditions like Parkinson’s could benefit from quicker diagnosis and better coordinated care as part of a new NHS initiative,…
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NHS Faces Relentless Demand With Only Small Workforce Increases
Responding to the latest workforce statistics published by NHS Digital, Nick Ville, director of policy and membership at the NHS Confederation, said: “The NHS faces…
Read more...The NHS Should Contribute More To The Prosperity Of Local Communities
A new report by the Health Foundation argues that the NHS could make a greater contribution to improving social and economic conditions for people in the…
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LGA Responds To PM NHS Funding Announcement
Responding to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that the NHS will receive a cash injection of £1.8 billion, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the LGA’s…
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NHS Pensions Review Welcomed By NHS Confederation
Responding to the government’s NHS pensions review, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare system, said: “Last week…
Read more...New NHS Funding Desperately Needed To Improve Quality Of Patient Care, Says NHS Confederation
Responding to promises made by new Prime Minister Boris Johnson in The Sunday Times, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation and chief…
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Prioritize Social Care And NHS Says NHS Confederation
Supporting the NHS on its decade-long journey towards an integrated health and care system, as well as delivering extra investment for new buildings and infrastructure,…
Read more...40% Of Emergency Admissions From Care Homes Could Be Avoided
New analysis finds more than 4 in 10 emergency admissions to hospital from care homes could potentially be avoided through better care in the community…
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Macmillan Publish New End Of Life Cancer Report: At The Crossroads
Macmillan Cancer Support have published a new report titled At the Cross Roads: How can the NHS Long Term Plan improve end of life care…
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Increase In Adult Carers Feeling Stressed Or Depressed
Research from NHS Digital, Personal Social Services Survey of Adult Carers in England 2018-19 has revealed that more informal carers are stressed or depressed than…
Read more...Step In The Right Rirection – NHS Confederation Welcomes MPs’ Report
Responding to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on proposed legislative changes in the NHS, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which…
Read more...Next Prime Minister Must Not Duck Social Care Challenge, Says NHS Confederation
Responding to Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham’s expected comments about social care at Confed19, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which leads…
Read more...Change Patient Safety Conversation from Blame to Learning says Report
Responding to the Independent Review of Gross Negligence Manslaughter and Culpable Homicide, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the…
Read more...“More Staff Not Enough – NHS Must Also Be Best Place To Work” Says New NHS People Plan
As well as growing staff numbers, the NHS needs to rapidly become a much better place to work says the new Interim NHS People Plan,…
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