Social care “traffic control centres” and cash incentives for hospital performance are being announced by the NHS in a bid to drive up care standards. The NHS in England is
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Hundreds of patients are taking up hospital beds across England every day despite being ready to leave, due to hold-ups in sorting transport, medicines and paperwork, or because they have
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The NHS is in danger of being buried under a social care “avalanche” as patients struggle to find adequate care to allow them to leave hospital, according to the Liberal
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A commitment to properly fund social care would be the “best 75th birthday present that the NHS could receive”, political party leaders have been told. A coalition of more than
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Recommendations for a more joined-up approach to the care of disabled children in care homes must be fully implemented otherwise “appalling harm” suffered by this vulnerable group could be repeated,
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The first vote on the controversial National Care Service will be pushed beyond June, according to a letter from the minister responsible, to allow for “compromise” to be reached with
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Delays in people leaving hospital in England could be costing an average of £395 per night, according to researchers at a health think tank. The direct costs of delayed discharges
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Another “chaotic” winter in the NHS could be avoided in part by renewed efforts to support older people with health problems to stay well at home, Age UK has said.
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Efforts to identify safety risks in mental health settings in England through a review have been welcomed, but a charity has urged those behind it to go further and seek
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A High Court judge has raised concern about a shortage of suitable placements for vulnerable children after being told how a 12-year-old girl with severe learning difficulties had been “marooned”
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