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…
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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?…
Read more...Seven Health Innovations Could Save The NHS £18.5 Billion
New report from independent think tank finds just seven health innovations could save the NHS £18.5 billion, and the social care sector £6.3 billion between…
Read more...Half Of NHS Areas Planning To Cancel Or Delay Spending Because Of Financial Pressures
The NHS is now planning to delay or cancel spending in half of local areas this year to meet financial targets, according to The King’s…
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Key Facts On Current State Of Social Care
The Health Foundation has published three new briefings focusing on the current state of social care, outling the scale of the financial challenge faced by…
Read more...Social Care Sector Joins Together To Tackle Over-Medication
The social care sector is joining together to stop the over-medication of people with a learning disability or autism who use care services in England….
Read more...NHS Spending Must Be Linked To GDP, Says NHS Confederation
Launching its proposals for political parties ahead of the 8 June election, the NHS Confederation has called on political leaders to pledge to spend at…
Read more...New Election Campaign Lets Voters Show Their Support For The NHS
A new campaign launches today that lets voters show their commitment to the NHS. Vote4theNHS gives voters the opportunity to pledge that they will vote…
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