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Scots projects share £400K funding for long term conditions

By Iain MacDonald2nd April 2015News Scotland

22 new projects across Scotland will share a slice of £400,000 funding from the Self Management IMPACT Fund to support new ways of working. This investment from the Self

Cancer survival 10 years behind other European countries

By The Press Association24th March 2015News England

Survival rates for common cancers in the UK are trailing 10 years behind other European countries, a charity has warned. Macmillan Cancer Support said survival rates in many places from

Academy research highlights Scotland’s health inequalities

By Iain MacDonald23rd March 2015News Scotland

The Health and Social Care Academy has published its latest thinkpiece, The Right To Health: Health Inequalities in Scotland, highlighting the issue of Scotland’s growing health inequalities. The thinkpiece has been produced

Dangerous gaps in care of long-term health conditions

By The Press Association20th March 2015News England

Better care should be provided to the millions of people living with long-term health conditions in the UK that cost the NHS £75 billion a year, a report has warned.

Report: Health and social care for people with long-term conditions

By Iain MacDonald16th October 2014Reports & Resources

A think-tank report presented findings from a survey of people with long-term health conditions, which asked their views on self-managing their conditions and having more of a say over their

New Book: Regulating Long-Term Care Quality

By Iain MacDonald3rd July 2014Reports & Resources

The number of elderly people relying on formal long-term care services is dramatically increasing year after year, and the challenge of ensuring the quality and financial stability of care provision