Integrated Care & Social Care

RCoA publish General Election manifesto calling for ‘21st century’ health service

20.11.19: The Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) are calling on the next government to deliver a 21st century national health service. Their 2019 General Election manifesto outlined how the next UK government needs to address the critical issues f...

London domiciliary care service rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC

20.11.19: Home Instead Senior Care, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Dulwich, has been rated Outstanding for being caring and well-led. The previous rating published in May 2017 was Good. Care Quality Commission said the service, which provides personal care...

Nursing the homeless back to health

19.11.19: Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) are running drop-in clinics for the homeless at Maidstone Day Centre. The service comes after an approach by Maidstone Borough Council calling for a nurse-led clinic to support the health o...

Ending social care crisis is a ‘critical priority’ for health leaders

18.11.19: UK health leaders are demanding an end to the neglect on social care, claiming NHS patient care is suffering as a result. The NHS Confederation leads the Health for Care coalition of 15 national health organisations and are calling for a su...

Mental Health Social Worker of the Year nominee from Bolton

13.11.19: A social worker from the North Bolton Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) has been shortlisted as one of the seven finalists in their category at the national Social Worker of the Year Awards. The nominee is Amanda Stewart, a mental health...

Dementia patients in Wales to benefit from cannula sleeves

12.11.19: Dementia cannula sleeves, devised and made by volunteers at Handmade for Dementia, have been issued to The Welsh Ambulance Service for the first time. The new sleeves are used to keep dementia patients from panicking and pulling needles fro...

Greater Manchester tech to transform care with £7.5m investment

06.11.19: The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) are collaborating to invest £7.5m in new technology innovation. A number of suppliers have been appointed to start...

Swim England 'swimming saves NHS £357m a year'

06.11.19: Swimming in the UK Is having a huge impact on the health and social care system, as new research reveals it saves the NHS more than £357m a year. Swim England, the national governing body for swimming, published a Value of Swimming re...

Multi-million-pound investment in Occupational Therapy at the University of Sunderland

06.11.19: The University of Sunderland will now be responsible for producing an army of professionals dedicated to supporting service users with interventions that improve their daily lives. The University now delivers a full cycle of health programm...

NHS Foundation Trust urges people to join free pulmonary rehabilitation programme

04.11.19: Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) are encouraging people with lung disease to take part in free activity and advice sessions. Individuals suffering from lung disease in West Essex can “dramatically improve their...

The Health Foundation launch national data network to tackle health challenges

29.10.19: The Health Foundation has announced the creation of a national data network from across the UK to support and address some of the biggest challenges faced by health and care services today. Analytical teams from across the country will be b...

Multimillion-pound research institute for health to open in Manchester

28.10.19: The University of Manchester is leading a new multimillion-pound research institute that will maximise Manchester’s academic strengths in digital health and advanced materials to discover innovative health and care solutions is being launc...

Government announced plans to roll out suicide bereavement support

28.10.19: People who have lost someone close to them due to suicide will benefit from dedicated bereavement care. The government has announced plans to roll out services on the NHS across England.  The new plans mean anyone affected by a family...

New national academy for social prescribing launched

25.10.19: Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has revealed his ambition to make social prescribing schemes as accessible as medical care on the NHS. Health, wellbeing and social welfare will all be addressed through social prescribing by co...

Almost £2m Rough Sleeping grant awarded for health of homeless

22.10.19: A Rough Sleeping grant of £1.9m has today (Oct 22) been awarded to 6 projects involving partnerships between Local Authorities (LAs) and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs). The goverment funding will go towards testing models that p...