The King’s Fund recently published a report which showed a widening funding gulf between acute hospitals and mental health trusts. The slow rate of funding growth for mental health trusts and the preferential use of the Sustainability and Transformation Fund to stabilise financial and operational performance has widened the funding gap between NHS mental health …
Yesterday, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published a report which revealed that the funding system for continuing healthcare needs is failing patients. The report suggested that people with continuing healthcare needs, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and multiple Sclerosis at a disadvantage when it comes to funding and being told about funding. The report warns that …
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Most are aware of the severe pressures NHS hospitals have been experiencing over the winter period. Tens of thousands of operations have been cancelled in January alone and most outpatient clinics have been closed to help the NHS deal with the surge of patients attending hospital. With frontline staff and leaders under a considerable amount …
The Government’s Children and Social Work Bill has received criticism from social workers, care leavers, lawyers and others regarding an exemption clause. It has been reported that twenty different membership and campaigning organisations have united to oppose clause 29 of the bill. Clause 29 stipulates that local authorities will be exempt from legal duties under …
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NHS England is currently preparing to invest in setting up a new specialist forensic community mental health team across the country. These teams will help high acuity patients by supporting them safely assimilate back into the community. Providers will have the opportunity to bid up to £1.2m to expand treatment for mental health patients who …
Sir David Behan has announced his intention to step down as the Chief Executive of the CQC. He will continue his role up until summer 2018, to allow sufficient time for the Board to appoint his successor. Having worked in health and social care for over 40 years and specifically six years at the CQC, …
A public consultation is currently underway until the 9th of March on a merger between three NHS hospitals. Basildon, Broomfield and Southend hospital are considering merging in an effort to modernise services and improve the reliability and safety of patients. The hospitals are run by a joint executive group and have been working in collaboration …
Ongoing consultation on a three-way merger to create the largest NHS Trust yet Read More »
NHS England and NHS Improvement have formally encouraged use of the NEWS2 system in the NHS. NEWS2 is an updated version of the early warning system which was introduced in 2012. It is an aggregate scoring system in which a score is allocated to physiological measurements, already recorded in routine practice, when patients present to, …
Trusts that fail to adopt NEWS2 could lose a percentage of their income Read More »
Due to the severe pressures NHS hospitals have been experiencing over the winter period, hospitals are being told to let care homes do more to help. Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, said:- “The NHS Acute Trusts could significantly reduce winter pressures by establishing long-term relationships with independent care providers. The care sector has …
The Department of Health has confirmed that it will grant the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the power to rate even more healthcare services, such as online GPs. The CQC already rates NHS and independent hospitals, general practices and adult social care services as Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate. However, once amendments to the CQC …
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