The “fragmented” nature of health and social care services can cause problems for patients with providers sometimes arguing over who has responsibility for giving care, watchdogs have found. The division
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From lay input in research to how a clinic runs, from medical revalidation to patient forums, healthcare professionals increasingly need effective patient input if they are to provide a relevant,
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One of the key points made in the recently published ADCS report, Pillars & Foundations: Next practice in children’s services, was a call for the sector to become much more
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Inadequate social care funding is leading to delays in hospital operations, a leading surgeon has warned. Delaying transferring patients from hospitals to social care means that there are not enough
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The Government should provide tax breaks to encourage people to save to pay for the costs of social care, a former pensions minister has said. Baroness Altmann (pictured), who was
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Hospitals are hampered by unnecessary admissions, overly risk-averse care decisions and a lack of integration with home and community treatment options, new research claims. The Local Government Association (LGA), which
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A&E departments are buckling under the pressure of a social care system that is reaching its “tipping point”, a health watchdog has warned. Some people across the country are receiving
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NHS England has published details of two more common frameworks for local health and care systems, organisations, communities and patients, wishing to develop and implement new ways of working. The
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Carers are getting an extra helping hand at Princess of Wales Hospital after full-time carer support worker, Victoria Rodwell, is now based there following the success of a pilot project.
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The number of days lost through so-called “bed blocking” in England is at its highest monthly level on record. Patients taking up beds when they no longer required hospital care
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