Integrated Care & Social Care

Significant increase in downloads of NHS-backed Public Health England fitness app during lockdown

01.07.20: A fitness app provided by Public Health England, and backed by the NHS, has been downloaded almost one million times as people sought to keep healthy and active during lockdown. From March until the end of June, there were 858,000 downloads...

‘People shape technology, not the other way around’

18.06.20: Words provided by Home Group, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive Assistive technology in healthcare isn’t necessarily something new, but sometimes innovation in this area can seem life-changing in theory, yet not live u...

NICE recommendations to improve the lives of children, young people

16.06.20: Judith Richardson, Acting Director for Health and Social Care at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), discusses her views on the latest NICE impact report on children’s and young people’s healthcare. Chi...

Almost all GP practices sign up to new primary care network contract

15.06.20: NHS England has announced that almost all GP practices across England have signed up to the new Primary Care Network (PCN) contract for next year, entitling them to receive a share of £500m of extra investment annually to employ more staff...

Covid-19 tests offered to care homes for over-65s or those with dementia

08.06.20: After a significant increase in testing capacity has been achieved, test kits have now been offered to every care home across England catering for over-65s or those with dementia. Kits have been delivered to all eligible care homes who need...

PPP Taking Care donate £100k to Age UK Emergency Coronavirus Appeal

28.05.20: Words provided by PPP Taking Care, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive With the UK currently on lockdown for the foreseeable future, more and more of our older population are facing long periods of time being isolated, with no...

Pre-diabetes: a hidden healthcare problem

26.05.20: Dr Russell Muirhead, Clinical Director of Living Well, Taking Control A third of adults in England have pre-diabetes, according to research published in The BMJ. The study also found that, over eight years, the number of people diagnosed with...

RCN seeks clarity on furlough for independent sector nursing staff

19.05.20: Nursing staff working in organisations including care homes, social care providers and other independent employers have in cases been left uncertain as to whether they are eligible for the government’s furlough scheme, with the Royal Colle...

Diversifying to meet a demand: One business' response to PPE shortages

18.05.20: As Covid-19 demands innovation from all businesses, Matt Parker looked to diversify his Beyondsome brand to support the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) which had been struggling with supply chain challenges during the outbreak. He...

PPP Taking Care become first Which? Approved Personal Alarm Service

13.05.20: Words provided by PPP Taking Care, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive In the current climate, it is critical that the elderly and vulnerable can be certain that the services they purchase are reliable, resilient and trustwort...

Government launches new portal for care home coronavirus testing

12.05.20: With all care home staff and residents now eligible for testing, with a priority given to those in homes looking after residents over 65 years of age, a new online portal has been launched to streamline the process of arranging coronavirus test...

Business partnerships create millions more items of PPE for frontline staff

11.05.20: Millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) are to be received over the coming months for NHS and social care staff across the UK battling the coronavirus outbreak, courtesy of new collaborations agreed between Government and m...

Dedicated adult social care workforce app launched by government

07.05.20: England’s adult social care workforce is set to benefit from a new dedicated app to help support them through the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The Care Workforce app, which has been developed with NHSX and the NHS Business...

Health Foundation: Care homes remain on the front line in the fight

05.05.20: Throughout this coronavirus outbreak, care homes have been at the forefront of the fight against the virus, with many of the facilities becoming hotbeds for deaths and infections, in part due to the close proximity of many at risk patients...

RCGP: Covid-19 controlled drugs changes to make ‘genuine difference’

29.04.20: Temporary changes to relax laws on controlled drugs during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak have been welcomed by the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), with the belief it will make a “genuine difference” to patients and families. The...