Integrated Care & Social Care

HEE launches Population Health Fellowship to support integrated care

21.01.20: Health Education England (HEE) has launched the first national Population Health Fellowship for NHS clinical staff in England. The aim of the fellowship is to develop trainees capable of incorporating population health into their local...

NHS mental health director demands urgent gambling action

16.01.20: The director of NHS mental health, Claire Murdoch, has penned a written plea to the heads of top gambling firms, urging them to take action on improving betting-related ill health. Further pressure has been put on gambling companies to take...

Hospice receives Outstanding CQC rating

16.01.20: The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has awarded Outstanding ratings to St Giles Hospice in Walsall and Whittington. The CQC, an independent regulator of health and social care services in England, has recently introduced a new regime holding...

Over 100,000 NHS patients benefit from new same-day pharmacy service

13.01.20: People dealing with minor illnesses or in need of urgent medicine have recently been seen by local pharmacies, taking mounting pressures off doctors. The Government announced yesterday (Jan 12) that more than 100,000 patients have had appoi...

British Heart Foundation study shows marathon runners can expect a drop in blood pressure

09.01.20: Barts Health NHS Trust and University College London BHF researchers measured people’s central blood pressure and stiffness of the main artery before and after six months of training for the London Marathon. Over the course of the stu...

Health Foundation launches new collaborative communities programme

08.01.20: The Health Foundation has announced a new £2.1m programme for developing partnerships within communities where people, families, health care professionals and researchers work together to develop health care. The programme titled the...

Kingston University students design innovative apps for the NHS

07.01.20: A health automation hackthon recently took place at Kingston University, bringing together 200 students, health professionals and technology enthusiasts to put forward new solutions using artificial intelligence that could help improve access to...

£40m investment to diminish NHS staff login times

06.01.20: Announced today (Jan 4) by the government, slow login times for NHS staff set to be tackled by a £40 million. NHS staff currently have to log in to numerous computer programmes when tending to a patient, with each programme requiring...

NHS diabetes drive sees weight loss equivalent of 43 ambulances

02.01.20: Participants of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme have had a combined weight loss of the equivalent of 43 ambulances. The NHS diabetes drive has seen 89,604 people complete the programme, losing a combined weight of 185,051kg. More...

NHS Confederation responds to Queen’s Speech

19.12.19: The Queen’s Speech was announced today outlining the NHS as a key focus area for this government, highlighting that for the first time, the NHS multi-year funding settlement will be enshrined in law. The workforce of the NHS, a c...

NHS Providers: Hancock must ensure government delivers on promises

17.12.19: Following a cabinet reshuffle from Boris Johnson, which has seen secretary of state for health and social care, Matt Hancock, remain in his position, NHS Providers has outlined the key tasks he has ahead of him. These included ensuring...

New £250m Broadmoor Hospital opened in Crowthorne

16.12.19: More than 150 years after the original world-renowned hospital was opened, the new Broadmoor Hospital is finally completed. Staff and patients have moved into the new, state-of-the-art facility which takes replaces the former hospital, most...

NHS Providers releases new briefing to overcome workforce challenges

10.12.19: NHS Providers has today (Dec 10) released a bold new briefing on how trusts and system partners can meet local population needs and overcome workforce challenges. According to the NHS Providers’ briefing, making the move to integrated...

Community pharmacists to expand role in patient care

04.12.19: 613 Greater Manchester community pharmacies have signed up to a new national scheme, which will see patient consultations booked via NHS 111 for the very first time. The scheme launched on the 29th of October is part of major plans to boost...

NHS Confederation: Social care action needed due to rise in help requests

03.12.19: Chief executive of the NHS Confederation, Niall Dickson, has responded to the recent release of NHS Digital’s Health Survey for England 2018 (released December 3, 2019) report, stating a greater need for social care action given the rise i...