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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 →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO) | Tagged American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP), Anatomy of the Model Hospital, £22 Billion Efficiency Savings by 2020-21, BBC Health News, Bedford Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSK) Referral Management Centre, Bedford Referral Management Centre (RMC), Better Together Vanguard, Birmingham and Solihull United Maternity and Newborn Pathway (BUMP) Early Adopter, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), BUMP: Birmingham and Solihull United Maternity and Newborn Pathway, Chris Hopson: Chief Executive of NHS Providers, Closing the Finance and Efficiency Gap, Closing the Funding and Efficiency Gap, Consumer Experiences 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On the Unrealised Potential of Intermediate Care (SCIE / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)’s “SCIE Highlights No.1” briefing explores the largely untapped potential of intermediate care. It is asserted that intermediate care could deliver better outcomes for patients, while reducing the pressures of demand faced by … Continue reading →

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Public Opinion Update on the NHS and Social Care (Health Foundation)

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public opinion has even greater significance in the context of the June 2017 General Election. “The Health Foundation commissioned Ipsos MORI to do a survey of the general public in Great Britain on their views about funding of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Health Foundation, In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 2017 General Election, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing Population, Brexit, British Social Attitudes Survey, Consumer Experiences of Health and Social Care, End-User Experience, Failing Services (NHS and Social Care), Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Pressures, Future of NHS and Social Care, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Costs, Ipsos Mori, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, NatCen: British Social Attitudes survey (BSA), NHS and Social Care, NHS and Social Care (Public Opinion / Experience), NHS and Social Care Spending, NHS Sustainability, Patient Experiences, Public Opinion, Quality and Sustainability, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Social Care, Social Care Expenditure, Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Gap, Sustainability, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Waiting Times, What’s Wrong With Social Care in England | Leave a comment

Sustainability of Funding for NHS and Adult Social Care (House of Lords Select Committee)

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The House of Lords Select Committee on the Long-term Sustainability of the NHS has identified a culture of short-termism regarding the funding of NHS and adult social care. All governments have short-sightedly failed to plan effectively for the long-term, … Continue reading →

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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The NHS Mandate: a Mandate from the Government to NHS England, April 2017 to March 2018 (Department of Health)

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

Summary The Department of Health’s updated “NHS Mandate 2017 to 2018” defines long-term NHS objectives and goals up to 2020. The Mandate is based around seven “big picture” objectives: Improving local and national health outcomes, and reduce health inequalities, through … Continue reading →

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Recent Assessments of Health and Social Care Integration in England: the Problems and the Promise (House of Commons Library / SCIE)

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

Summary The following House of Commons Library briefing investigates the challenges involved in the integration of health and social care. Recent Government policies to promote more integrated care are described, including Health and Wellbeing Boards, local strategic planning forums and … Continue reading →

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