Another CCG prepares for integrated care shake-up ahead of 1 July
Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is preparing for major changes to local commissioning and services ahead of 1 July 2022, when each part…
Record five percent pay rise offered to NHS Scotland staff
The Scottish Government has offered a record five percent pay rise to NHS Scotland Agenda for Change staff, which includes professionals who work with assistive…
Health leaders welcome important health and social care data strategy
Following the publication of the important Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) data strategy – which encourages more integrated use of data, digitisation across…
£25m for rapid digitisation of social care unveiled in important data strategy
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid An important new data strategy is prioritising technology in a set of ambitious reforms for the health and…
Video: Alder Hey launches children’s “hospital of the future” with hybrid digital health platform
Creating a "hospital without walls", Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has launched a ground-breaking digital platform that aims to revolutionise the way in which…
Video: Council, charity and CCG jointly open short-term care centre and use assistive tech
A new short-term care centre to help speed up hospital discharges, with support from therapists and assistive technology, has welcomed its first patients. Plymouth City…
Important guidance for ICS leads on implementing successful virtual wards
NHS England guidance for integrated care system (ICS) leads shares enablers for success when implementing NHS virtual wards and hospital at home services. Published on…
£3.6m funding made available in Scotland to expand Hospital at Home service
A further £ million is being made available to the Scottish Government to support the expansion of Hospital at Home services, with the aim of…
What the NHS can learn from the public’s experiences with using remote health monitoring tech
Healthwatch England has published a new report that explores people’s experiences with using technology to monitor their health conditions at home and how NHS services…
CCG ends temporary care hotel scheme but will be considered in the future “if required”
After running for three months, Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG)’s short-term ‘care hotel’ pilot will not be continuing. The care hotel was set…