Millions to be invested in advanced ambulances in preparation for winter
The Government has announced that £ million is to be invested into 256 state-of-the-art ambulances as the Health Service prepares for another tough winter. Following…
Four organisations inspect five central issues surrounding the NHS
To mark the National Health Service's 70th birthday, the BBC requested the Health Foundation, Institute for Fiscal Studies, The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust…
Councils respond to £2 billion social care funding spending rules
Cllr Linda Thomas, Vice Chair of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, has responded to the Government framework published on the 31st March 2017,…
The potentially huge benefits of the new NHS’ funding for advanced prosthetics
Alastair Ward, Prosthetist, Training and Education Specialist at Blatchford discusses how the new NHS funding for advanced prosthetics could lead to lower patient injury rates and…
Report on wheelchair currency pilot programme
NHS England has published a report setting out the findings from work undertaken by pilot sites to test a currency model for wheelchair services. The…
New requirements to make information clearer for disabled people and carers
People with disabilities will benefit from improved health and care after new requirements have been released, ensuring they receive easily accessible information and support. The…
Call for new national programme of free sight tests for those with learning disabilities
In a report launched in parliament on the 5th of July, national disability charity SeeAbility will say NHS England’s national sight testing and funding system…
CCGs urged to tackle backlogs at NHS eye health summit
"Avoidable sight loss has, and will continue to have, far-reaching social and economic consequences such as loss of independence, increased risk of falls and mental…
NHS to offer thousands of wheelchair users more control over their provision
"We are determined to give people more power and control over their own healthcare" NHS England on the 18th of May set out action to…
NHS release new toolkit as part of a Commitment to Carers
"The NHS must do everything it can to help end a situation where carers are twice as likely to suffer from ill health as non-carers."…