The Sixth Nutrition And Hydration Week Is Here!
Nutrition and Hydration Week is taking place around the country in NHS Trusts and care homes with a view to hold events to promote their…
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King’s Fund Report Shows “We Have Turned Back Clock To Bad Old Days”, Says NHS Confederation
Responding to the King’s Fund Quarterly Monitoring Report, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “We…
Read more...Waiting Times Targets Failing The Sickest Patients
The King’s Fund is calling on the NHS to ensure that the way waiting time targets are implemented prevents increasing numbers of patients from facing…
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Narrowing Of NHS Gender Divide But Men Still The Majority In Senior Roles
The proportion of Hospital and Community doctors who are women has grown every year since 2009,3analysis of NHS workforce statistics4 by NHS Digital for International Women’s Day shows. The figures show…
Read more...NHS Staff Survey Results “Challenging”
The results of NHS England’s latest Staff Survey 2017 are “challenging”, show that staff cannot absorb further work pressures, and show that investment is needed in health…
Read more...Sharp Drop In Public Satisfaction With The NHS, New Analysis Shows
Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped 6 percentage points in a year, taking it to 57 per cent – its lowest level since 2011. Meanwhile dissatisfaction…
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Providers Project £931m Year-End Defict
NHS trusts and foundation trusts have projected an end-of-year deficit of £931 million, £435 million worse than planned, NHS Improvement has reported. Posting a year-to-date deficit of…
Read more...Local ‘Health And Care Heroes’ Sought For Awards Marking 70 Years Of The NHS
A competition to celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday was launched in Westminster earlier this month. The NHS70 Parliamentary Awards will see English MPs put forward individuals and…
Read more...1 In 3 People With Dementia Don’t Get The NHS Support They Are Supposed To
With the number of people living with dementia estimated to hit 1 million by 2020, Age UK is warning of an urgent and growing need…
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Funding Still Comes With Too Many Strings Attached Says NHS Confederation
Responding to NHS England and NHS Improvement’s Refreshing NHS Plans for 2018/19 document, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across…
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Tackle Malnutrition In The Elderly To Save The NHS And Social Care £15 Billion A Year
A cross-party group of MPs and Peers today issues a rallying call to the Government, to look more closely at the problem of malnutrition in…
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LGA Responds To NAO Report On Sustainability And Transformation In The NHS
Responding to a National Audit Office report, published today, on sustainability and transformation in the NHS, Cllr Izzi Seccombe, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s…
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STP Funding Used As “Quick Fix NHS Solution
Additional funding, aimed to help the NHS get on a financially sustainable footing, has instead been spent on coping with existing pressures, according to the…
Read more...Industry Responds To NHS England Performance Figures
Leading care industry trade organisations and spokes people have spoken out regarding the recently released NHS England performance figures, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the…
Read more...NHS Confed Teams Up With HF And IFS On Comprehensive Study Into Health And Care Funding
The NHS Confederation has brought together two independent organisations – the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) and the Health Foundation – to conduct a comprehensive…
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