Government whitepaper sets out important plans for integrating health and social care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson Patients are set to receive better, more joined-up care according to new plans published by the Department of Health and Social…
The role tech will play in NHS’ COVID-19 elective care backlog recovery plan
A new plan to address backlogs built up during the COVID pandemic and tackle long waits for care has been published by the UK Government…
58 percent of people agree with Health and Social Care Levy, new survey finds
The Health Foundation has shared the findings of a new survey, delivered in partnership with Ipsos, that explores public perceptions of health and social care.…
Major outsourced CES provider helps set up NHS Bristol care hotel project
Medequip, one of the major outsourced community equipment service (CES) providers to the NHS and local authorities, has helped set up a care hotel project…
Government set to revoke mandatory COVID jabs for health and social care staff
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid Regulations making vaccines a condition of deployment for health and social care staff are set to be revoked,…
Another NHS organisation trials temporary care hotel to help free up beds
In order to relieve pressures that are being experienced across the NHS and care services this winter, a collaboration between health and care providers in…
CSP calls for urgent pay rise for NHS physiotherapists to avoid staffing “crisis”
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has detailed how a meaningful pay rise is needed to avoid a physiotherapy staffing “crisis” becoming a permanent feature…
CCG trials temporary care hotel set to free up vital hospital beds
NHS Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is set to open a new innovative temporary care facility for people who are ready to leave…
One-off personal health budgets to help hospital discharge process as NHS under pressure
The NHS has published new guidance about one-off personal health budgets (PHBs) to speed up hospital discharges and ensure people have access to support after…
Response: Latest NHS deal with independent sector should not mask longer-term issues, health leader warns
Following the announcement that the NHS has struck a deal with the independent sector for surge capacity, Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation,…