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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 →

Health and Social Care Integration: a Tale of Over-Optimism? (NAO / BBC News)

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent National Audit Office (NAO) report warns that progress towards the integration of health and social care has been slower and less successful than expected. It has not yet delivered the efficiencies and savings that the Department of … Continue reading →

Tackling Long-Term Conditions: the Coalition for Collaborative Care (NHS England)

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary More than 15 million people in the UK live with a long-term health condition. The Coalition for Collaborative Care (C4CC) was launched last week at the Future of Health Conference. This coalition of national groups and organisations aims to … Continue reading →

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Better Care Fund: Questions and Assumptions? (BBC News / NAO)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Questions have arisen about the scale of savings achievable from the £5.3bn Better Care Fund (BCF). The BCF aims to improve integration between NHS and social care. A National Audit Office (NAO) review of the assumptions behind the BCF … Continue reading →

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Better Care Fund: Joining-Up Local Health And Care Services (Department of Health / BBC News / Department for Communities and Local Government)

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government’s Better Care Fund (BCF) has been increased to £5.3 billion, in a bid to improve the level of care integration in the community, and prepare for the expected pressures of Winter demand for services. This funding is … Continue reading →

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How Primary Care Could Help Reduce Emergency Admissions (University of Bristol / NIHR / BMJ Open)

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Researchers at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care reviewed the international evidence about how GPs might help reduce attendances at emergency departments. They have discovered that seeing the same GP each time patients visit their doctor’s … Continue reading →

Better Care Plans to Improve Dignity, Promote Independence and Reduce Hospital Admissions (Department of Health)

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Up to £1 billion of the £3.8 billion Better Care Fund will be allocated to local areas for spending on out-of-hospital services. Full Text Link Reference Better care plans to provide dignity, independence and reduce A&E admissions. London: Department … Continue reading →

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Doubts Expressed About Better Care Fund (BBC News)

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The £3.8bn Better Care Fund scheme which is planned to reduce hospital admissions in England and treat more people at home might be risky, unworkable and overly optimistic, some health researchers have warned. Full Text Link Reference Hospital admissions cut plan … Continue reading →

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Preventable Attendees at Emergency Departments: Statistics Reconsidered (BBC News / CEM)

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It was previously understood that approximately 25% of patients attending A&E units could be re-directed to alternative centres of urgent care in the community. New research from the College of Emergency Medicine, based on a review of over 3,000 … Continue reading →

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Eldest Age Group’s Ambulance Trips to Accident and Emergency Rising Disproportionately (BBC News)

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The number of over-90s taken to A&E by ambulance in England has risen by 81% over the past three years, rising from approximately 165,910 in 2009-10 to 300,370 during 2012-13. Overall 999 trips to A&Es, for all age-groups, rose by 11% … Continue reading →

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