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Recent Developments Regarding the Role(s) of Technology in the NHS (BBC News / Health Foundation / Institute for Fiscal Studies / King’s Fund / Nuffield Trust / NHS England / RCN / HEE / WHO)

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has spoken of a £487 million investment into “Tech Transformation” in the NHS. Of this, £412 million has been pledged for improving technology in hospitals and increasing … Continue reading →

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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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Dementia Enhanced Service To Cease: Job Done? (NHS England)

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Dementia Enhanced Service will cease on March 31st 2016 (and the £42 million resource will be transferred into a “global sum”), given that GPs are by now diagnosing dementia more routinely. Other Enhanced Services will continue unchanged however. … Continue reading →

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Quality Improvement Plans for Dementia Care: CQUINS and Enhanced Services (NHS England)

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Alistair Burns (National Clinical Director for Dementia at NHS England) has written an account of developments regarding the national dementia CQUIN (Commissioning for Quality and Innovation), which is now in its fourth year. The emphasis on dementia case finding has … 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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Technologies, Transformative Technology, Transforming Care Programme, Transforming Community Services (TCS), Transforming Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, UK Genomes Project: Genomics England, Urgent and Emergency Care Networks, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Whole System Change, Whole System Transformation, Widening Digital Participation Programme, Workforce Race Equality Standard, Workforce Race Equality Standard Data and Dashboard | Leave a comment

House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts Report: Emergency Admissions to Hospital (BBC News / Public Accounts Committee / Healthwatch England / NHS Confederation’s Urgent and Emergency Care Forum)

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts report examines the increasing demand for A&E services, in the context of budgets under pressure and a shortage of specialist A&E consultants. It also investigates slow progress on introducing out … Continue reading →

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