‘The NHS Status Quo Will Not Hold. We Need A Royal Commission’
With the NHS facing yet another winter crisis, leading to the cancellation of tens of thousands of non-urgent operations in January, there has been a…
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Only Three Per Cent Of Health Leaders Think Budget Will Make Big Improvement, NHS Confederation Finds
Just three per cent of health leaders think last week’s Budget will make a big improvement to their organisation’s ability to provide good care. The…
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Safeguarding Adults Annual Report Published
A report presenting information about adult safeguarding enquiries during the 2016/17 financial year has been published today by NHS Digital1. Safeguarding Adults, Annual Report, England…
Read more...£4 Billion Needed Next Year To Stop NHS Care Deteriorating
The government must find at least £4 billion more for the NHS in the Budget to stop patient care deteriorating next year, three leading health…
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Patient Care Deteriorating As NHS Heads Into Winter On A Knife Edge
Half (51 per cent) of NHS trust finance directors think patient care in their area has got worse over the last year, while just six…
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Desperate Plea for Funds to Tackle Health and Care Crisis Made by Coalition
A last desperate plea for additional funds to tackle the growing crisis in health and care services ahead of next month’s Budget is being made…
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CQC Seeks Views on How Providers Should Pay Their Regulatory Fees in 2018/19
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are seeking views on new proposals for how they should calculate the fees that providers of health and adult social…
Read more...Think Tank Welcomes ‘Common Sense Approach That Will Save Lives This Winter’
Responding to NHS England, Public Health England, the Department of Health and NHS Improvement’s announcement that employers of social care workers will no longer need…
Read more...Number Of NHS Nurses Falls For First Time Since 2013
The number of nurses employed by the NHS has fallen for the first time on a year-on-year basis since April 2013, according to a new…
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Region Shines Spotlight On Care Homes With Event Attracting Experts From NHS England And Newcastle Gateshead CCG
Around 100 care professionals from across the region came together in Newcastle to celebrate the work taking place in care homes throughout Newcastle and Gateshead….
Read more...NHS Pay Rise Must Be Matched In The Independent Sector – Warning
A leading social care group has warned that any predicted increases in NHS pay must be matched by better funding for the independent care sector…
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Half of Older Patients’ Families Struggle to Complain About Poor Care in Hospital
Older vulnerable people are often reliant on relatives to raise concerns when things go wrong in hospital, yet over half (51%) of family members with…
Read more...NHS Digital Survey Finds Financial Problems Caused By Caring Linked To Increased Feelings Of Social Isolation
A new survey of 55,700 carers published last week (Thursday 3 August 2017) by NHS Digital found that almost 40% of carers who reported the…
Read more...It Is Time For The NHS To See Care Homes As Partners Not Problems, Major Three-Year Study Finds
Research identifies how the NHS and care homes can work better together to deliver high quality, cost-effective healthcare to the half million people in residential…
Read more...Can Sustainability And Transformation Plans Deliver A Better Future For The NHS?
“In short, ‘No’, not unless they change direction”, say the authors of a new report, entitled ‘Sustainability and Transformation Plans: How serious are the proposals?…
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