GP at Hand leaves CCG facing budget deficit in 2018/19
Full Story at GP Online, 20 March 2018 The rapid expansion of the GP at Hand service could drive up costs for its local CCG by more than £10m and…
Full Story at GP Online, 20 March 2018 The rapid expansion of the GP at Hand service could drive up costs for its local CCG by more than £10m and…
An ambitious 10-year plan for the NHS unveiled by Theresa May relies upon recruiting thousands of nurses and doctors a year from overseas – a practice widely criticised for draining…
A commissioning support unit is to be turned into a community interest company owned by its CCG customers, according to the region’s sustainability and transformation plan. The document, published last…
…doctors to cover every shift in hospital units – are increasingly common. The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA), which carried out the research, warned that patients and the smooth running…
…research by Community Care and BBC News. Adult social care According to a report by the Association of Adult Social Services published in June 2015, around 420,000 fewer people received…
…clinical medicine courses increased, however the issues surrounding completion, recruitment and retainment remain pertinent. Nurse training places cut In a March 2016 report the independent Migration Advisory Committee stated that…
…in the latest audit did not have a specific diabetic foot risk examination while in hospital and 31% of sites do not have a multi-disciplinary diabetic foot care team. The…
…combination of service organisation and a failure to recognise that NIV was needed.” In addition, investigators found from examining case notes that “the quality of medical care provided was often…
…in staff working in community services and primary care. A spokeswoman for the STP said the proposals were an illustration of the direction of travel and not a final plan….
…to describe the NHS health trusts (NHS trusts and foundation trusts (FTs)) across England responsible for delivering and managing NHS hospital care, community care and ambulance and mental health services….