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More Spent on the NHS Than Previously Thought (BMJ / BBC News)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Previous estimates concerning the proportion of UK GDP spent on the NHS were probably on the low side: Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Appleby, J. … Continue reading →

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Financial Sustainability in the NHS: Holding Up a Mirror? Reflection (BBC News / NHS Improvement / NHS England / BMJ / OECD)

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The authors of the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report believe that the NHS may not actually need further money from the taxpayer, asserting that efficiency savings identified (in the field of general surgery alone, and without looking … Continue reading →

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NHS England’s Five Year Forward View: Next Steps On (NHS England)

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The latest official review of progress against the NHS Five Year Forward View, marking two and a half years since it was launched in October 2014, presents practical and realistic strategic steps intended to allow the NHS deliver better … Continue reading →

NHS Performance Targets: Something Had to Give? (BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS patients in England will experience longer waits for routine elective hospital operations, such as knee and hip replacements, as compliance with the 18-week performance target is “relaxed”, pragmatically, as a trade-off for achieving improved services in cancer care, … Continue reading →

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More on NHS Funding and Expenditure: Questions of Balance Regarding Income Versus Outgoings (BBC News / King’s Fund / Health Foundation / BMJ)

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England hopes to save between £100 – £400 million of spending annually, by no longer funding / prescribing products and services identified by NHS Clinical Commissioners as having little or no clinical value. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, … Continue reading →

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Sustainability and Transformation Plans: Reviewing Details (BBC News / King’s Fund)

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent King’s Fund report explores the content of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) for reform of health and care services in England. According to BBC News 28 of these 44 proposals involve closures or downgrading of hospital … Continue reading →

Uncertain Reactions Concerning Changes to the Social Care Precept (BBC News)

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary While social care budgets are widely claimed to be on a tipping-point of unsustainability, reactions to this week’s announcements have been ambivalent at best. Many commentators talk disparagingly of recent proposals for increases to the social care precept as … Continue reading →

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