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A lack of funding is failing patients with continuing healthcare needs

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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NHS England to set up new specialist community mental health teams for high risk patients

News / By Jaime Streete

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 …

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Ongoing consultation on a three-way merger to create the largest NHS Trust yet

News / By Jaime Streete

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 …

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The King’s Fund loses its Chair

News / By Jaime Streete

King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust’s Chair resigns in protest over underfunding of health care services. According to the Guardian, Lord Kerslake contended that due to severe Government underfunding that ‘hospitals cannot perform their key role properly’. Since taking on responsibility for Bromley’s Princess Royal University hospital in 2014, the Trust has struggled to cope alongside …

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