Forecast shows 9m people in England with major illnesses by 2040
The Health Foundation has forecast that nine million people in England will be living with major illnesses such as dementia, … Read more
community health
OpenDemocracy reveal that most of Javid’s ‘69 new NHS centres’ may not actually exist
Sajid Javid told Parliament on 8 February that scores of “new community diagnostic centres” had “already opened across England in convenient places … Read more
Expansion of pharmacies’ clinical offering fails to offset crisis in general practice
The move by the NHS community pharmacy sector to bolster its clinical offer to patients by expanding into hypertension case-finding … Read more
Impossible demands to step-up and redesign services
Plans for restarting urgent and elective NHS services, announced in a 13-page circular from NHS England to NHS chief executives … Read more
More cancer diagnosis needed, but plan admits lack of staff
Plans to address the growing crisis in cancer diagnosis and treatment – caused by a drop in referrals since the … Read more
‘Urgent’ reviews launched by NHSE as learning disability death rates double
HSJ reports that NHS England and NHS Improvement have ordered urgent reviews into the deaths of people with a learning … Read more
Patients and staff left confused by rushed change of plan around vulnerable patients
Last week the government announced that people currently shielding due to a variety of medical conditions could now leave their … Read more
Government’s new immigration plan denounced as ‘absolute disaster’ for care sector
The Independent reports that experts, health leaders, and trade unions have rounded on the government’s new immigration policy warning it … Read more
Two in five NHS staff have felt unwell due to stress at work, survey finds
A survey by the Doctors’ Association UK has shown that over 40% of staff reported feeling unwell due to work-related … Read more
UK drug deaths can be reduced by funding treatment services
The Guardian reports that experts have urged the government to invest in treatment services to bring down the number of … Read more