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Still not ‘united’ |
Professor Keith Willett has called on health & local government leaders to seize “the greatest opportunity in 70 years” to remake the NHS & local authority partnership and improve the health of their communities. England’s top urgent care doctor said the two sectors had historically struggled to overcome their financial, cultural & operational differences preventing them from adapting to public need. But changing health & care needs, the imperative of financial pressures, and the advent of integrated care systems means the conditions are right for a major shift in attitude. Positive results from joint working over the past year has now cut hospital delayed transfers of care to their lowest level in over three years. |
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NHS Confed: NHS Improvement report underlines why our members are at 'end of their tether', says The King's Fund response to NHS Improvement's quarterly performance report PC&PE: Government response on the Long-term Sustainability of the NHS published NHS Digital: Developers invited to add to NHS Apps Library Partial integration will only provide only limited benefits |