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NHS England Business Plan for 2016/17: Understanding the NHS Policy Big Picture (NHS England)

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s business plan for 2016/17 carries forwards many of the main themes from the previous year, based broadly on the agenda of the Five Year Forward View. The grand themes are: Improving health: closing the health and wellbeing … Continue reading →

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GP Incentive Schemes to Reduce Referrals to Hospital? (BBC News / Pulse / NHS England / Department of Health)

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary GP practices may sometimes receive incentive payments for reducing the number of patients referred to hospital, according to an investigation by Pulse. The aim of NHS leaders is to reduce inappropriate patient referrals, i.e. where patients can be better … Continue reading →

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NHS World Class Cancer Care Aim: Four Week Cancer Waiting Time for Testing and Treatment (BBC News / NHS England / Department of Health)

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s Cancer Taskforce has ambitious plans to improve performance and quality in cancer care. The new 2020 target involves patients receiving results from cancer tests within four weeks of referral by a GP. Older radiotherapy machines are to … Continue reading →

Time to Deliver on the Five Year Forward View (BBC News / NHS England / Department of Health)

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The seven main national health bodies (namely NHS England, Monitor, the NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Public Health England, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Health Education England) jointly published … Continue reading →

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International Variations in Cancer Referrals and Cancer Survival (BBC News / BMJ Open)

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An international survey of 2795 GPs across six countries indicates that patients with possible cancer in the UK are less likely to be referred immediately for tests or to specialists, compared with comparable countries. UK cancer survival rates are … Continue reading →

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NHS England Business Plan for 2015/16: Building the NHS of the Five Year Forward View (NHS England / BBC News / HSJ)

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s business plan for 2015/16 expands upon the main goals and priorities for the year ahead. The plan involves ten priorities: Improving the quality of care and access to cancer treatment. Upgrading the quality of care and access … Continue reading →

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Review of NHS Performance Under the Coalition Government (King’s Fund / BBC News / Macmillan Cancer Support)

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following review of NHS performance by the King’s Fund finds that waiting times for A&E, cancer care and routine operations have been deteriorating recently, and that Trust deficits are increasing in scale and extent. The report analyses NHS … Continue reading →

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NHS World Class Cancer Care Aim: Four Week Cancer Waiting Time for Testing and Treatment (BBC News / NHS England / Department of Health)

International Variations in Cancer Referrals and Cancer Survival (BBC News / BMJ Open)

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