Stevens: Give any extra funding to social care over NHS
The chief executive of NHS England has said there is a “strong argument” that ministers should prioritise allocating any additional … Read more
Elderly care
Practice ‘loses £55,000’ as CCG cuts £1m enhanced service without warning
A CCG has cut more than £1m in practice funding after decommissioning an enhanced service designed to improve care for … Read more
Discharging Older Patients from Hospital: an NAO report
The National Audit Office’s key findings in this report are as follows: Rising demand for services, combined with restricted or reduced … Read more
Ambulance privatisation descends into ‘total shambles’
Hundreds of patients including people with cancer and kidney failure have missed important appointments for treatment because ambulances did not … Read more
Health rationing row as NHS hospitals set out rules preventing the elderly from having operations
NHS hospitals caring for two million patients could be forced to bar elderly patients from a host of operations, it … Read more
Eye risk from ‘overstretched NHS’
Eye specialists say hundreds of patients suffer irreversible sight loss every year in England because services are overstretched and under-resourced. … Read more
Elderly hospital patients given eviction warnings
Amid soaring levels of ‘bedblocking’ in the NHS, elderly hospital patients are being warned that they could face eviction if … Read more
Winter Pressure: What’s going on behind the scenes
Starting in early December each year, so-called NHS ‘winter pressures’ make the headlines. Attention invariably tends to be focused solely … Read more
The End of Formal Adult Social Care?
On Wednesday 25th November 2015, the Conservative majority Government outlined the details of its Comprehensive Spending Review. Detailed analysis of … Read more
Number of ‘fit’ patients stuck in hospital hits all-time high
The number of patients who are trapped in hospital despite being fit to leave has reached an all-time high, putting … Read more