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Five Priorities for NHS and Social Care in 2017 (King’s Fund / BBC News / BMJ / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary 2017 is going to be challenging for the NHS and social care, as the demand for care outstrips the supply of funding / resources. A King’s Fund briefing identifies five main priorities for the year ahead: Supporting new care … Continue reading →

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NHS Reconfiguration + STPs = Cut-Backs?: Two Sides of Same Equation? (NHS England / King’s Fund / Nuffield Trust / BBC News)

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Keep calm and carry on”-style narrative from officialdom. Full Text Link Reference NHS England statement on Sustainability and Transformation Plans. [Online]: NHS England, August 26th 2016. Theoretical clarification concerning STPs, from the King’s Fund Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

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More on Patient Safety Concerns (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Care Quality Commission (CQC) review reports that three-quarters of hospitals visited under its new inspection regime so far have shown some safety problems. Safety remains an issue across both the NHS and care sectors in England, there being … Continue reading →

Escalating NHS Trust Deficits: Not Unexpected (BBC News / Monitor)

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Trusts in England have run-up a £930 million “worst for a generation” deficit in the first three months of this financial year. Regulators have also noted that performance measures on waiting times for access to hospital treatment and … Continue reading →

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Rising Deficits and the Search for Better Value in the NHS: New Approaches to Financial Sustainability? (King’s Fund / BBC News / Health Foundation / BMJ)

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Regulators have demanded that hospitals and NHS trusts in England review their financial plans, because rising deficits indicate that existing plans are increasingly unaffordable. Full Text Link Reference Health regulator tells NHS trusts to ‘look again’ at finances. London: … Continue reading →

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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 →

BBC Health and Care Pre-Election Policy Navigator (BBC News)

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

Summary BBC News has produced a Policy Guide mapping tool, summarising the positions of the respective main political parties on various health and care related themes, both nationally and regionally. “This issue includes NHS funding, GP access and social care, … Continue reading →

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Escalating NHS Trust Deficits: Not Unexpected (BBC News / Monitor)

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