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…
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…
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…
ADASS and Healthwatch welcome push towards integration in government whitepaper
The Department of Health and Social Care's legislative proposals for a Health and Care Bill Following the publication of the UK Government’s whitepaper about NHS…
ADASS calls on government to increase funding to make effective post-discharge care a reality
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has welcomed the British Red Cross and Healthwatch England report on hospital discharges, but is calling…
Patients left with unmet care needs under ‘discharge to assess’ model, report finds
Healthwatch England and the British Red Cross have jointly published a new report, which unveils that significant numbers of people are not receiving follow-up support…
Research shows over two-thirds of people in England ready to help improve health and social care post-COVID-19
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Healthwatch England have launched a new campaign, which calls on people who access health and social care services to…
New report says councils must review dementia care plans once a year in line with Care Act
A new review from Healthwatch England has revealed that fewer than half of people with a dementia care plan from their local council receive the…