Health, Social Care and Homelessness (Archive)

NHS England:  Knowledge Transfer Partnership announced at CSO Conference ‘Bringing Science & Innovation to the Heart of the NHS’ – (NHS England publishes latest staff survey results ~ NHS England calls for applications from female healthcare scientists to apply for fellowship scheme)

CQC:  Online healthcare services – (CQC:  Care for older people campaign launches ~ CQC:  Prosecution against Liverpool care home)

NHS Confed.:  CQC report shows hospitals are struggling, even when well run ~ Patients Association respond to the CQC’s report into the state of NHS acute hospitals ~ NHS Confed. response to the Spring Budget)

The Patients Association’s Budget Statement

ScotGov:  Reduction in child mental health waits

WAG:  Respiratory care improving and smoking rates are falling

EU News:  New insights on perceptions of antimicrobial resistance

BHF: Leading organisations call for overhaul of cardiac arrest treatment – (The BHF and NHS England launches service to prevent heart attacks across West Midlands)

Cancer Research UK:  Takeaways & ready meals hit 100m a week – (CRUK:  Smoking rates in the UK hit record low)

LGA:  Majority of MPs say more money should go to councils' social care budgets ~ Kings Fund:  ‘The social care system is on its knees’ ~ LGA responds to CLG committee report on social care ~ LGA responds to Health Foundation research on STPs ~ Unite:  Councils are ‘the forgotten cousins’ of public expenditure, as social care funding crisis gathers pace ~ Age UK response to Spring Budget and Chancellor's announcement of Green Paper ~ IPPR:  Delays leaving hospital due to social care have doubled in 5 years ~ techUK:  New Funding for Social Care Announced)

CAB:  Renting costs put home ownership out of reach for private tenants ~ TfL:  More new homes on the horizon ~ NEF:  Selling public land is making the housing crisis worse ~ LGA:  Housing shortage forces councils to spend £2m a day on temporary accommodation ~ Homeless Link:  18 to 21 year olds risk losing housing cost element of Universal Credit)

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