OPINION: Health and care organisations say social care funding reforms do not go far enough
Following the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) recent announcement about reforming the NHS and social care in an effort to tackle COVID-19 backlogs…
UK-wide 1.25 percent Health and Social Care Levy announced as part of crucial reforms
The UK Government has announced a record £36 billion investment to reform the NHS and social care in a bid to tackle COVID-19 backlogs and…
DHSC announces extra £5.4bn for NHS to help tackle backlogs and deliver patient treatments
The NHS will receive an extra £ billion over the next six months to support its response to COVID-19 and help tackle waiting lists, the…
National organisations call for £600m government funding to speed up hospital discharges
Leading health and social care organisations are calling for additional funding from the UK Government to avoid delayed transfers of care and ensure people can…
Welsh health and social services receive £551m to deal with COVID and tackle waiting times
Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan has welcomed more than half a billion pounds of new funding for health and social…
Over £6.9bn increase to Better Care Fund to drive integration between health and social care
More than £ billion has been committed to the Better Care Fund this year to continue driving integration between health and social care and support…
National Disability Strategy pledges to make homes more accessible and upgrade job support
More accessible housing, easier commuting and better job prospects are set to become reality for millions of disabled people in the UK through actions set…
Government announces that NHS staff in England will receive a three percent pay rise
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has accepted recommendations of NHS independent pay review bodies in full for this year, resulting in a…
Extend NHS self-isolation rule to frontline workers in the health and care industry, BHTA urges
Dr Simon Festing, Chief Executive Officer of the British Healthcare Trades Association The British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) has called on the government to extend…
Leading health and care organisations weigh in on government’s Health and Care Bill
Following the publication of the UK Government’s Health and Care Bill, which sets out proposals for building a modern health and care system that delivers…