Spring Budget 2024: Key points at a glance for the assistive tech sector
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt Yesterday (6 March 2024), Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled the Spring Budget 2024, which sets out the…
NHS leaders in England warn the Prime Minister’s pledge to reduce waiting lists will be missed
NHS leaders in England are facing tough choices on which services to cut unless extra funding is provided by the UK Government to cover the…
NHS analysis suggests ICS leaders should be given greater flexibility in allocating resources
Extra investment in primary and community NHS services could mean tens of billions of pounds in additional investment ploughed back into the wider economy, according…
£250m UK Government funding to provide 900 new hospital beds as a plan to cut waiting lists
Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, recently announced that 900 new hospital beds will be delivered across the NHS as part of £250 million…
Report reveals more than seven out of 10 people would use tech to avoid hospital admission
A new report on the role of technology in managing, improving, and supporting health and wellbeing has revealed that people would use technology to avoid…
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…
AUTUMN STATEMENT 2022: Health and social care leaders react to government’s funding plans
Following last week’s Autumn Statement 2022 announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt about the UK Government’s tax and spending plans for the year…
Health Foundation calls for more hospital beds following harrowing decline in ambulance response times
Greater investment in hospital capacity and flow through hospital with more beds and more staff is needed, as recent analysis from the Health Foundation reveals…
Challenges accessing care and staff shortages are making a “breeding ground for mistakes”
Following the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual State of Care report, leaders from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Association of Directors…
£500m Adult Social Care Discharge Fund “doesn’t go far enough”, sector leaders warn
County Councils Network, Essex County Council, NHS Confederation, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services leaders are welcoming health and…