Social care crisis risks two-tier blow to the poor, ministers warned
Ministers are being warned that the growing crisis in adult social care risks creating a “system for the rich” that … Read more
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Better Care Fund renewed leading pooled funding to reach £6.4 billion
Government ministers have confirmed the renewal of the Better Care Fund for 2019 to 2020, bringing the available pooled funding … Read more
St Helens CCG spends £4.1m on out of area mental health placements in 2018
Full Story at St Helens Star, 12 April 2018 ST HELENS Clinical Commissioning Group spent more than £4 million on … Read more
Greens vow funds to make NHS fighting fit for 21st century
The Green Party has pledged to put an end to the “pain of privatisation” in the NHS. Party co-leader Caroline … Read more
Changing population means NHS faces real-terms funding cut this decade
Research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals that real-terms DH spending will increase by 12% over the period … Read more
Conservatives pledge to end mental health ‘injustice’
The 1983 Mental Health Act would be replaced with new laws tackling “unnecessary detention” under Tory plans for England and … Read more
Theresa May pledges an extra 10,000 staff for NHS mental health services, but with huge doubts over funding
Theresa May is pledging an extra 10,000 staff to work in NHS mental health services – without saying how they … Read more
Lib Dems pledge 1p tax rise to ‘rescue NHS and social care’
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to increase income tax by a penny for every earner to fund a £6bn-a-year cash … Read more
Tories ‘relaxed’ about NHS crisis because they think election is won
The government is ‘relaxed’ about the crisis in general practice because it thinks Labour can’t win the general election, a … Read more
How much will Labour’s NHS plans cost?
Labour has begun setting out its plan for the NHS in England if the party wins in June. This includes … Read more