REACTION: Sector responds to the NHS 10-year health plan
Prominent figures from leading health and social care organisations have responded to the recently published NHS 10-year health plan, which details the government’s priorities and…
REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to the Spending Review 2025
Health and social care organisations have welcomed the funding for the NHS announced in the Spending Review but are awaiting more details about the forthcoming…
REACTION: Experts weigh in on formal start of the government’s independent commission into adult social care
Baroness Louise Casey On 2 May 2025, the UK Government formally began its independent commission into adult social care, chaired by Baroness Louise Casey, with…
REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to Autumn Budget 2024
On 30 October 2024, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves presented the Autumn Budget to Parliament. Some of the headline announcements for the assistive technology…
REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to Lord Darzi’s NHS report
On 12 September 2024, Lord Darzi published an important report exploring the current performance of the NHS across England and the challenges facing the healthcare…
New bed rental service looks to reduce pressure on the NHS and decrease patient vulnerability
A new bed rental service has been launched by Medstrom Healthcare, which addresses the issue of dangerously high bed occupancy levels in hospitals across the…
LGA cries out for sustainable long-term solution to tackle the social care “funding crisis”
With Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement yesterday that the NHS will receive a welcome cash injection of £ billion, the Local Government Association (LGA) has…
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…