Care Pathways

NHSI boss wants ‘radical change of thinking’ about ageing population akin to MH approach

13.06.18: The chief executive of NHS Improvement (NHSI) has argued the industry needs to adopt a “radical change of thinking” in dealing with demand from an ageing population, similar to that of the approach to mental health. Speaking at...

The work of the vanguards can help overcome the challenges of integrated care

29.05.18: Following the announcement of the second wave of integrated care systems (ICSs), NHS Providers, the NHS Confederation, NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) and the Local Government Association (LGA) reflect on how lessons learnt by members from ac...

Lord Carter finds ‘critical variations’ in community and mental health review

24.05.18: Provision and efficiency of community health services need to be “significantly strengthened,” alongside a greater and stronger workforce to meet the needs growing demand for mental health, are amongst the findings in the latest revi...

NMC ignored families and police evidence in ‘incompetent’ handling of Morecambe Bay scandal

16.05.18: The conduct of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) during the Morecambe Bay scandal did not act on concerns raised against midwives suspected of providing dangerously poor care, a major report commissioned by Jeremy Hunt has argued. In...

A different kind of medicine

02.05.18: Could literature improve the quality of life of those with mental health conditions? According to Jane Davis, founder and director of The Reader, the evidence for this is clear – and the NHS stands to benefit the most. Medicine wasn&r...

The difference NICE is making for cancer patients

28.03.18: Professor Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive and director of health & social care at NICE, describes the efficiency work taking place as part of the organisation’s new cancer impact report. Over the years, NICE has been involved...

Galvanising local care systems

21.03.18: Amanda Sullivan, SRO of the Mid-Nottinghamshire Better Together vanguard, tells NHE’s Josh Mines about their work to create an innovative integrated care system in the area. Vanguards in 50 areas across England have been leading...

UK’s largest alternative medicine hospital to stop offering NHS-funded homeopathy

14.03.18: One the last facilities in the UK to offer NHS-funded homeopathic medicine is to stop supporting the controversial treatment, it was announced this week. The Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine (RLHIM), has told patients it can no...

Scale of emergency admissions poses ‘serious challenge’ to NHS services and finances

02.03.18: A worrying National Audit Office (NAO) report has revealed that rising numbers of emergency hospital admissions are posing ‘serious challenges’ to NHS services. Emergency admissions cost the service £13.7bn in 2015-16 and...

A third of people with dementia diagnosis don’t get NHS follow-up support

13.02.18: Thousands of patients are not getting the follow-up care they are entitled to following a dementia diagnosis, a charity has said. According to Age UK, over one in three people with the condition don’t have a care plan, despite the NHS...

Beyond scented candles and quick fixes

07.02.18: Joni Jabbal, researcher at The King’s Fund, asks why quality improvements and innovations are failing to be adopted by the NHS. There is now good evidence that embedding a quality improvement approach – where you systematically...

Opening up care for everybody

07.02.18: Healthwatch chair Jane Mordue talks about how services in Dudley have been made more accessible for patients with sensory impairments.  Going to hospital or to your GP for an appointment can be stressful at the best of times, so it&rsq...

STPs to assume ‘increasingly prominent role’ in 2018-19 service improvements

05.02.18: NHS England has reiterated its priorities for the next financial year, including continued investment in mental health and moving further towards better integrated models of care. In the Refreshing NHS Plans 2018-19 document, plans for the...

Winter pressures deepen as bed occupancy hits staggering 95%

21.12.17: The latest winter operation update published by NHS England has revealed that average bed occupancy rose to 95% last week. Bed occupancy was already exceeding safe levels, running close to 95% the previous week. Director of policy and strate...

CQC: Beyond traditional boundaries

29.11.17: Professor Ted Baker, chief inspector of hospitals at the CQC, discusses the mixed findings of this year’s major State of Care report. This year’s State of Care report presents an analysis of the quality of health and social care...