Discharging Older Patients From Hospital, Alzheimer’s Society Comment
The health and social care system’s management of discharging older patients from hospital does not represent value for money, according to the National Audit Office…
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NHS Double Standard For People With Dementia In Care Homes
The NHS is providing a second-class service to many of the 280,000 people with dementia who live in care homes in England. An Alzheimer’s Society…
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Nearly Two Million Patients To Receive Person-Centred Support To Manage Their Own Care
People with long-term conditions will be supported to better manage their own health and care needs, thanks to the roll-out of an evidence-based tool over…
Read more...Junior Doctor’s Industrial Strike Action – Tuesday 26 April And Wednesday 27 April
The National Care Association have received and are sharing the following information from the Department of Health, to assist in minimising the impact of the action…
Read more...NHS England Backs Innovative Care Initiative
NHS England has today announced a £1.75m investment in an innovative family-based initiative to help more people to be cared for in a home, not…
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End Of Life Report Fails To Address The Need For Better Community Care, Says Sweettree Founder
The second national audit to be carried out into the care of those who are dying in hospitals in England has been released today by…
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Norman Lamb Calls For Cross-Party Commission On NHS And Social Care
Norman Lamb, MP for North Norfolk and the Liberal Democrat spokesman for Health, today put forward a Ten Minute Rule Bill in Parliament calling for…
Read more...Health Secretary Outlines Measures For Greater Patient Power
“From next year, for the first time, new ‘Ofsted style’ ratings will show patients how their local area’s health service is performing in crucial areas,…
Read more...NHS Confederation Responds To Party Political Manifestos
Commenting on the publication of the party political manifestos, which include new commitments, arbitrary targets on increases for some staff groups and scant mention of…
Read more...Link Between Relationships And Health Is Ignored In The NHS
New Relate campaign calls for relationships to be put at the heart of the NHS to improve health and wellbeing and reduce pressure on the…
Read more...NHS Managers And The Election: IHM Untangles Policy From Propaganda
With only 50 days to go to the general election, it is difficult to have a clear view of how the main parties value the…
Read more...NHS Heading for ‘Financial Crisis’
Commenting on the release of the latest quarterly reports on financial performance from Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority, Richard Murray, Director of Policy…
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