DHSC: Measles outbreaks across England – (DHSC: Children consume more than a year’s worth of sugar in 6 months )
NHS England: NHS launches plan to improve patient care by cutting long hospital stays – (NHS England: NHS is set to roll out mental health employment specialists across the country, as a new analysis of services shows that 2,300 patients have been helped into work in the last year ~ NHS England announces areas to receive new funding to improve employment support for people with severe mental illness ~ NHS Digital: New funding to digitise information flow between adult social care & health settings - apply for new funding )
CQC: National survey shows some improvements in people’s hospital experiences but highlights concerns around discharge & inequalities for those with mental health conditions – (CQC: Driving improvement in GP practices ~ CQC publishes review of how local health & social care systems work together in Sheffield )
Home Office: Doctors & nurses to be taken out of Tier 2 visa cap
NHS Digital: Figures published on surplus land in the NHS estate – (NHS Digital: Over half of acute trusts now successfully switched over to the NHS e-Referral Service ~ NHS Digital: GPs urged to make most of cancer screening dashboard )
NHS Confed: Winter crisis is now year-long crisis, suggests new report – (NHS Confed: Brexit Health Alliance warns about the spread of 'super-gonorrhoea' and other infectious diseases )
ScotGov: New public health priorities for a healthier nation – (ScotGov: Changing organ & tissue donation ~ ScotGov: A vision for national wellbeing )
WAG: £33m for health innovation to boost economy and create jobs – (WAG: Less reliance on hospitals & more care closer to home – Health Secretary outlines revolution in Wales’ health & social care ~ WAG: Robot Doctors and Rockets – Welsh children’s vision for the future NHS )
Innovate UK: New centres to speed up patient diagnosis: apply for funding
Link to latest news from the British Heart Foundation ~ Link to latest news from Cancer Research UK ~ Link to latest news from Diabetes UK ~ Link to latest news from Age UK
LGA responds to Care Crisis Review report ~ LGA responds to ADASS Budget Survey on adult social care ~ The King's Fund comment on the Health & Social Care Committee’s report on integrated care ~ Landmark integration report dismisses privatisation nonsense, says NHS Confederation ~ IPPR: Embrace “full automation” to release “time to care” in the NHS & social care - Robots at the bedside and “care-bots” in the home ~ NHS Confed: Long term plan for health & social care - what we need now is action - WAG has released its much anticipated long term plan, A Healthier Wales: our plan for health & social care ~ LGA: Loneliness initiatives cutting emergency hospital admissions by 20%
WAG: “While caring for their loved one, it’s crucial carers ensure they care for themselves”
MHCLG: James Brokenshire announces £30m immediate support for rough sleepers ~ LGA responds to rough sleeping fund announcement
JRF responds to Crisis’ report on ending homelessness
HL: Social investments awarded to youth homelessness organisations
NICE: Therapy offered within one month to prevent PTSD - new draft guidance
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