Multi-million-pound funding in Wales to increase AHPs and access to community-based care
Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan has unveiled £5 million to increase the number of allied health professionals (AHPs) and increase…
Government needs to invest in prevention and early intervention for a sustainable health and care system
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), NHS Confederation, and the Local Government Association (LGA) have shared their joint vision on the long-term…
NHS physiotherapy staff in Wales will strike in February, CSP confirms
Credit: Chartered Society of Physiotherapy The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has announced that NHS physiotherapy staff in all Welsh health boards will strike on…
Further plans announced to cut delayed hospital discharges in Scotland
The Scottish Government has unveiled further action to reassess hospital patients who are clinically safe to be discharged, so that they can get the right…
Therapy team at NHS foundation trust continues appeal for unused walking aids to be returned
Stockport NHS Foundation and its therapy team are continuing their appeal for unused walking aids to be returned, so they can be reused and cut…
NHS England releases hospital discharge fund guidance to ICBs
New guidance has been issued by NHS England to integrated care boards (ICBs) about how they should use recent hospital discharge funding to free up…
CSP confirms NHS physio staff strike dates in England over ongoing pay dispute
Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) in England are striking in January and February, as talks earlier this week resulted in no new…
Scotland also invests in extra NHS beds capacity as UK services face extreme pressure
The Scottish Government has announced that funding of at least £8 million for additional care home beds and efforts to boost NHS 24 capacity are…
NHS physios in England set to strike after government makes no new pay offer
Credit: The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy After a meeting with the UK Government on Monday 9 January 2023 resulted in “no tangible progress” being made,…
Over 500 extra beds set to help patients get specialist care closer to home in Wales
More than 500 extra step-down beds and community care packages will help people get care closer to home and free up hospital beds for Wales…