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…
£100k Changing Places funding to make Worthing more accessible for people with mobility issues
Cllr Vicki Wells outside the High Street multi-storey car park toiletsGuildbourne Centre in Worthing, West Sussex. Worthing Council is set to install a Changing Places…
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…
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…
£200m funding to help NHS buy thousands of extra beds to speed up hospital discharges
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has revealed up to £250 million funding that is set to help speed up hospital discharges. Backed…
Local authority to make city centre more accessible with Changing Places facilities
A new, modern Changing Places facility will be installed at The Forum in Norwich city centre in the new year, following a successful bid for…
Social care workers in Wales receive real living wage uplift
As part of the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget for 2023-24, it has announced new funding to ensure social care workers continue to receive the real…
Latest figures show 2.8 million PIP claims to date due to “unprecedented” demand
To date, there have been million claimants entitled to PIP across England and Wales with over one-third receiving the highest level of award. These latest…