£8m for community care to support people to stay well at home and reduce pressure on hospitals
Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan The Welsh Government has held back an extra £8 million this winter to support people at greatest risk to stay…
Artificial intelligence to identify vulnerable people that need preventative care this winter
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to identify patients at risk of needing to go to hospital so community NHS teams can get to them…
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…
Guest article: Embedding change using technology to deliver quality care
Gavin Bashar, Managing Director of Tunstall UK&I Gavin Bashar, UK Managing Director at Tunstall Healthcare, shares his insight into how to reach a place where…
Five-year community equipment service in Leicestershire and Rutland to enable early hospital discharge
Community equipment service (CES) provider Medequip has been awarded a five-year contract to provide an Integrated Community Equipment Loan Service (ICELS) for adults, children and…
Guest article: The importance of versatility and flexibility in the community care of complex patients
Nurse Specialist at NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group Anita Rush In this article, Nurse Specialist at NHS Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group Anita Rush…
RCOT urges Welsh Government to prioritise occupational therapy as part of COVID recovery
The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) has published its manifesto for the Senedd Election in 2021, calling for occupational therapy to be at the…
Major £440m contract awarded to North East Essex Integrated Community Services
An alliance partnership comprising the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, GP Primary Choice, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Virgin, has…
£62 million Community Discharge Fund launches to help accelerate hospital discharges for people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities or autism who could be better supported in their community will have their discharges from hospital accelerated thanks to a new…
Invacare release new Assessment Guidelines
Invacare’s Assessment Guidelines for Hoist and Slings is a useful resource for those new to assessing or those who want to refresh their knowledge. This…