Health, Social Care and Homelessness (Archive)

NHS England:  Statement on reported NHS cyber attack ~ NHS England:  Latest guidance for the NHS on protecting against cyber attack ~ NHS England:  Cyber Attack – updated statement and background information from NHS England on hospital and GP services ~ BCS responds to NHS England cyber attack ~ Age UK - Update on NHS services following cyber attack ~ Age UK - Update on NHS services following cyber attack ~ The Patients Associations response to the NHS cyber attack ~  ScotGov:  Cyber security)

TKF:  Mental health & new care models ~  NHS Confederation:  Mental health should be a thread through STPs ~ Kings Fund:  Chance to put mental health at heart of NHS services could be missed ~ CSJ:  The Conservative Manifesto should kick-start a revolution on mental health ~ TUC: Only 1 in 4 people with a long-term mental illness are in work

techUK:  NHS Digital and techUK launch strategic partnership – (e-Health Week - techUK’s Health & Social Care Programme)

ScotGov:  Extra investment in emergency care

WAG:  Improved access to Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services – (WAG:  ‘Nurses from across the world, consider a career in Wales’ ~ WAG:  Radical Welsh law will improve the health of the nation ~ WAG:  £20m extra every year for social services)

The King's Fund responds to the Labour Party's manifesto ~ TKF responds to the Conservative Party's manifesto ~ TKF responds to the Liberal Democrat Party’s manifesto)

Patients Association:  New Election Campaign Lets Voters Show Their Support For The NHS

EU News:  Statement on the Ebola outbreak in the Northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Cancer Research UK:  Cutting smoking rates could save the NHS £67m a year – (CRUK:  Drug improves survival of patients with rare cancer by almost a quarter)

BHF:  May Measurement Month launched to raise awareness of high blood pressure

NCFE:  Dealing with dementia ~ Sport England: Supporting Those Living With Dementia

SOCITM:  Review of content & usability of social care services online shows impact of Care Act

Age UK:  ‘Oldest old’ abandoned by care system as 800,000 struggle with essential tasks

Homeless Link:  End of life care in a sheltered housing scheme – (HL:  Pitfalls & phone calls - understanding access to mental health services ~ HL:  How should a ban on letting fees work?)

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