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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Dr Robin Miller, Senior Fellow and Director of Evidence at the Health Services Management Centre of the University of Birmingham has produced a podcast with Ockham Healthcare reflecting on the
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NICE has published a new guidance on inpatient transition between hospital and community settings. ‘Transition between inpatient mental health settings and community or care home settings‘ looks into the period
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A new tax is urgently needed to fund the NHS and social care system, according to a Tory doctor and former health minister. Dan Poulter said his experience working in
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Minister for Social Services and Public Health, Rebecca Evans, has praised a rehabilitation project in Flintshire which helps people stay independent and saves the NHS money. Step-Up, Step-Down provides short
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