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Tag Archives: Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals
Much Wants More: Reflex or Reason? (BBC News)
Summary This week’s Budget announced a further £2.8 billion of funding over the next three years for the NHS, comprising: An additional £350 million this year, up-front, to cover anticipated Winter pressures. An additional £1.6 billion for 2018-19. An additional … Continue reading →
Posted in NHS England, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Care for Frail Older People, Acute Medical Care of Elderly People, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Sector, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Agency Staff, Agency Staff (Exorbitant Waste of NHS Funding), Autumn Budget (2017), Autumn Budget: Joint Statement on Health and Social Care (2017), £2 Billion Gap in Social Care Funding, Bank And Agency Staff, BBC Data Team, BBC Health News, BBC's NHS Winter Project, Brexit Dividend of £350 Million a Week Extra for NHS (Democratic Deficit Allegation), Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board: Sir Malcolm Grant, Chris Hopson: Chief Executive of NHS Providers, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Concordia Health, Debranding, Dr Mark Vanderpump: Former President of British Thyroid Association, Entitlement Culture (Institutional), Fragility of Adult Social Care Provider Market, General Medical Council (GMC), Generic Drug Manufacturers and Wholesalers, Generic Prescribing, Good Work-Life Balance, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Integration Fund, Health and Social Care Reform, Health and Social Care Services, Health Spending in England, Integrating Health and Social Care, Jim Mackey: Chief Executive of NHS Improvement, Jon Ashworth (Labour), Liothyronine, Low-Value Care, Low-Value Medicines, Mythology of the Times, NHS Capital Funding Limiting Opportunities to Modernise Services (Allegation), NHS Capital Funding: Impact on Patient Safety (Allegation), NHS Confederation: NHS on the Brink (2017 Allegation), NHS England's Five Year Forward View (2014), NHS Expenditure, NHS Financial Leadership, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Funding, NHS Funding Gap, NHS Funding Projections Versus Historic 4% Growth, NHS Spending, NHS Sustainability, NHS Tracker Service (BBC's NHS Winter Project), NHS Winter Crisis, NHS Winter Project (BBC News NHS Tracker Service), NHS Winter Project (BBC News), November Budget (2017), Over-the-Counter Medicines, Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals, Philip Hammond, Pooled Health and Social Care Budgets, Quality and Sustainability, Quality of Health Care, Quality Standards, Simon Stevens: Chief Executive of NHS England, Sir Malcolm Grant: Chair of NHS England, Staff Shortages, Sustainability, Sustainable Health and Social Care, Targeting Low-Value Care, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer, Tipping Point in Sustainability of Adult Social Care (Alleged), Transformation Funding, Turning the Ship Around (Avoidance of NHS Unsustainability), Two Difficult Years for NHS Funding Ahead, Unmet Care Needs, Unmet Health and Care Needs, Unmet Needs, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unmet Social Care Needs of Older People Living in Their Own Homes, Upward Spending Pressures, Waiting Time Standards, Waiting Time Target Breaches, Waiting Time Targets in the NHS in England, Winter Preparedness, Winter Pressure Funding, Winter Pressures, Workforce Issues, Workforce Issues (Feeling Undervalued), Workforce Issues (Work-Life Balance)
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Self-Care in the UK: Exploring Hidden Barriers (PAGB)
Summary The Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) investigated attitudes to the avoidable use of GP and A&E services. The majority (92%) of people in the UK recognise the importance of taking responsibility one’s own health and thereby easing the … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Avoidable Use of GP and A&E Services For Minor Conditions, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Demand Management, Dr Pete Smith: Co-Chair of Self Care Forum, Individual NHS Footprints, Internet Self-Diagnosis, National Self Care Week, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals, PAGB (Proprietary Association of Great Britain), Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacies, Pharmacist Prescribers, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Self Care For Life, Self Care Forum, Self Care Nation, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2016), Self Care Week 2016: Health Literacy, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Self-Care: Attitudes and Behaviours in UK, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Help, Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Self-Treatable Conditions, Service User Involvement, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Urgent and Emergency Services
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Stay Well This Winter Campaign (BBC News / NHS England / PHE)
Summary A campaign backed by NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) offers suggestions, particularly for the vulnerable and elderly, to help them “stay well” during the winter and thereby reduce avoidable demand on GP services and A&E. The official … Continue reading →
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More on the Obesity Risk Factor (BBC News / McKinsey Global Institute / Journal of Public Health / Lancet / PLoS Medicine)
Summary A report from the McKinsey Global Institute states that the worldwide cost of obesity is equal to that of smoking or armed conflict. It is estimated to cost £1.3 trillion, or 2.8% of world GDP. Obesity probably costs the … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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