The NHS in England is launching the first wave of a series of new “vanguard” projects aimed at driving forward more integration between health and social care. Proposals put forward
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Making people pay towards their NHS treatment could be used to reduce pressure on funding for social care, a report suggests. Having to contribute financially would also provide a “nudge”
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The next government’s stance on social care could make or break the NHS, according to social policy expert and campaigner Professor Peter Beresford OBE. As the media increasingly reports on
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The chairman of a review into the treatment of NHS whistleblowers has heard “shocking” stories about staff who were afraid to speak out and felt suicidal after their safety concerns
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The number of hospitals sending scouting parties abroad in a bid to hire nurses is nine times higher than two years ago, new figures suggest. The data, obtained by the
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Patients who complain about their care are being let down by “appalling” NHS investigations, a highly critical review has found. More than a third of probes into deaths or avoidable
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Billions of pounds that could have been spent on patient care were squandered on “damaging and distracting” health reforms, an influential think tank has claimed. The coalition Government’s controversial shake-up
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The NHS is on course to spend £1 billion on agency nursing staff by the end of the year due to a “payday loan attitude towards workforce planning”, a report
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A campaign is being launched to highlight the extra hours of unpaid work nursing staff are putting in every week. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said nurses were “propping
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The Scottish nurse who contracted Ebola has revealed how the illness took her from wondering “what all the fuss was about” to the brink of death. Pauline Cafferkey, 39, was
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