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…
Over one in 10 NHS England beds blocked in November as patients unable to be discharged
NHS staff answered the highest number of 999 calls for any November on record, an average of around one every three seconds, according to the…
DHSC announces extra £5.4bn for NHS to help tackle backlogs and deliver patient treatments
The NHS will receive an extra £ billion over the next six months to support its response to COVID-19 and help tackle waiting lists, the…
National organisations call for £600m government funding to speed up hospital discharges
Leading health and social care organisations are calling for additional funding from the UK Government to avoid delayed transfers of care and ensure people can…
“Shocking” figures show lack of social care has led to 2.5 million lost bed days since the last General Election
According to new findings from Age UK, there have been million lost bed days in the NHS between the last General Election and the upcoming…
Drive offers range of medical equipment to ease NHS winter pressures and reduce high bed occupancy levels
Drive's Apollo Dynamic Mattress System Helping the NHS tackle high bed occupancy levels during the colder winter months, Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare (DDH) can offer a…
Patients spend millions of unnecessary days in hospital, charity says
A new analysis of NHS figures by charity Marie Curie shows that patients in England spent million unnecessary days in hospital in 2018. NHS England’s…
New statistics reveal thousands of bed blocking incidences occur due to unavailable residential home placement
Published by NHS England, new figures have shown the number of reported delayed transfer of care (DTOC) incidences across NHS trust from November 2017 -…
Local council allocated millions to help ease NHS pressures during winter
Nottinghamshire County Council will receive £ million from the Department of Health and Social Care to help ease pressures on adult social care over winter.…
Government allocates £240 million to councils to help NHS over winter
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced a £240 million investment into adult social care during winter, aiming to help local authorities ease…