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First Government Strategy on Tackling Loneliness (BBC News / HM Govt)

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The first cross-government strategy to tackle loneliness recommends more emphasis on social prescribing, whereby – by 2023 – GPs in England will be able to refer lonely patients to community activities, voluntary services and other community infrastructure services; such … Continue reading →

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Progress Towards Achieving Better Value / Reducing Waste in the NHS (King’s Fund / NHS Providers)

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A King’s Fund report investigates recent work on the value agenda, i.e. efforts aimed at reducing unnecessary costs while maintaining or improving the quality of care. This is based mostly on experience at three diverse NHS acute hospital trusts: … Continue reading →

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More on Self-Care, Patient Activation and NHS Sustainability (Health Foundation / BMJ Quality and Safety / Self Care Forum / AMROC)

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Health Foundation briefing explores the potential of increasing patient activation for better self-care in the management of long-term conditions (including asthma, diabetes and depression) and reducing avoidable hospital admissions. “ …patients who were most able to manage their … Continue reading →

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Potentially Ineffective / Low-Value Treatments in the NHS Under Review (BBC News)

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England is actively considering proposals to discontinue or reduce the availability of 17 routine procedures considered to be either ineffective or risky. The aim is to improve patient outcomes, reduce waste in the NHS (by an estimated 200 … Continue reading →

Brexit Dividend to Cover NHS Funding Settlement: Assisted by Undisclosed Tax Increases? (BBC News)

Posted on June 17, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The announcement of a 3.4% annual funding increase, over the next five years, represents a significant and politically astute compromise development, in advance of the NHS’s 70th birthday. Wise heads in the Treasury wanted to limit annual NHS budget … Continue reading →

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Department of Health and Social Care: Big Picture Objectives (DHSC)

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This year the Department of Health was re-titled as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with a view to better integration. A single integrated plan clarifies the DHSC’s objectives for health and social care, and explains how … Continue reading →

Growing Consensus on NHS and Social Care Sustainability; and the Need for Tax Increases? (BBC News / Health Foundation / IFS / IPPR / King’s Fund)

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Health Foundation estimate that the NHS needs an additional 4% funding, per year, over the next 15 years (as opposed to the currently projected 2%). These estimates are timed in anticipation of … Continue reading →

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