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Resetting the relationship NHS confederation

Resetting the relationship NHS confederation | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Exploring what a neighbourhood model of healthcare could look and how to embed it into the NHS.
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April 29, 3:35 AM
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Did the NHS experience record pressures this winter?

Did the NHS experience record pressures this winter? | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
An analysis of this year's winter pressures and what can be learned as the health service looks ahead to next winter.
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April 28, 3:15 AM
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Institute for Public Policy Research Realising the reform dividend: a toolkit to transform the NHS

Unleashing the most effective drivers to transform the NHS could end the unsustainable rise in health spending and stabilise it as a share of GDP. After analysing the effectiveness of six common 'reform levers' across health systems of comparable countries around the world, this report concludes that the UK government should rely less on the familiar use of targets, competition and choice, and regulation, although all still have a role to 'shore up performance'. Instead, it urges the government to use various levers of reform including: empowering frontline staff and patients to drive improvement, and deepening the NHS’s approach to devolution.

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April 14, 10:04 AM
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Electronic patient records: why the NHS urgently needs a strategy to reap the benefits

Electronic patient records: why the NHS urgently needs a strategy to reap the benefits | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Our qualitative research with five acute NHS trusts and a US medical centre investigates the current state of EPR adoption and use, and what it takes to really see the benefits.
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April 1, 3:34 AM
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NHS AI Framework launched to support safe and ethical use of AI in healthcare across London

NHS AI Framework launched to support safe and ethical use of AI in healthcare across London | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Every day artificial intelligence (AI) is showing how important it is to the future of the NHS across the capital. From improving diagnosis rates to faster automation of patient registrations and more accurate patient referral support tools. The new AI Framework launched today (3 March 2025) will help the NHS to deliver safe and ethical […]
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March 31, 6:52 AM
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Designing a Neighbourhood Health Service- REFORM

Designing a Neighbourhood Health Service- REFORM | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it

25 March, 2025 Designing a Neighbourhood Health Service Read the full report The Government have been clear on the need to shift care decisively out of hospitals and into communities, facilitated by the creation of a new NHS – what they call a Neighbourhood...

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March 25, 4:53 AM
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Independent Review Explores the Cost of Racism to the NHS

Independent Review Explores the Cost of Racism to the NHS | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Racism affects not only people’s health and well-being but their economic lives too. The broad costs of racism also include an unnecessary financial burden on the NHS and a cost to the economy according to a new paper released today by the NHS Race and Health Observatory.
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March 25, 4:51 AM
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Increasing hospital activity alone highly unlikely to be enough to meet NHS 18-week target IFS

Increasing hospital activity alone highly unlikely to be enough to meet NHS 18-week target IFS | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
The government will more likely than not miss this NHS 18-week waiting time target. 
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March 21, 9:30 AM
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AI Can Cut NHS Wait Times and save £340m a year by improving triage, creating a better patient experience, TBI report Finds

AI Can Cut NHS Wait Times and save £340m a year by improving triage, creating a better patient experience, TBI report Finds | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
AI Can Cut NHS Wait Times and save £340m a year by improving triage, creating a better patient experience, TBI report Finds
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March 17, 5:08 AM
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The King's Fund responds to government plans to abolish NHS England

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March 14, 8:24 AM
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March 11, 5:02 AM
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Factsheet: Health-related benefit cuts

Factsheet: Health-related benefit cuts | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
New analysis from NEF and JRF examines the consequences of potential cuts and reveals the elevated levels of hardship facing people receiving health-related benefits.
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March 7, 4:01 AM
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New landmark report on the worrying increase in social care pension opt-out rates amid growing workforce concerns

Care England, the leading voice for adult social care providers, and business insurance broker Caunce O’Hara Insurance Brokers Ltd (COHIBL) have today
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April 29, 3:37 AM
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Hidden NHS scandal putting millions of lives at risk

Hidden NHS scandal putting millions of lives at risk | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
A damning new report released today (24 April) by RNID and SignHealth, reveals serious and widespread failings affecting access to healthcare for over 6 million adults in England who are deaf or have hearing loss.
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April 28, 3:16 AM
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Access and Quality of Care for Older Adults in 10 Countries | Commonwealth Fund

Access and Quality of Care for Older Adults in 10 Countries | Commonwealth Fund | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
This brief explores what access to care, coordination of care, and quality of care look like for older adults with health coverage in 10 countries.
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April 15, 3:48 AM
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Unheard Voices Understanding the challenges faced by Black people living with HIV in primary care

Unheard Voices Understanding the challenges faced by Black people living with HIV in primary care | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Share on (opens in a new window) Share on (opens in a new window) Share on (opens in a new window) Share on (opens in a new window) Share on (opens in a new window) Copy This report, which surveyed 142 Black-heritage people living with HIV in London, has identified distinct barriers to receiving...
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April 8, 3:41 AM
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Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: April 2025

Adult social care in England, monthly statistics: April 2025 | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Official statistics on a range of topics including occupancy and infection control measures in adult social care settings.
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April 1, 3:33 AM
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Performance of the health service in England: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care annual report 2022 to 2023

Performance of the health service in England: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care annual report 2022 to 2023 | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's assessment of the performance of the health and care service in England for 2022 to 2023.
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March 31, 6:51 AM
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From research to reality Research and innovation in the NHS as key to enabling the 10-Year Plan RAND

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March 25, 4:52 AM
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Student loan forgiveness: Nurses would stay in profession for up to a decade longer  Royal College of Nursing

Student loan forgiveness: Nurses would stay in profession for up to a decade longer  Royal College of Nursing | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Nursing education must see investment from ministers, as an RCN report reveals the positive impact funding could have on staff numbers and patient care
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March 25, 4:50 AM
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Skills for Care Pay in the adult social care sector as at December 2023

On 1 April 2023 the National Living Wage (NLW) increased from £9.50 to £10.42 per hour for workers aged 23 and over. This report measures pay rates in the adult social care sector as at December 2023, examines pay trends, investigates any side effects in the adult social care sector as a result of the higher pay floor, and looks at the potential impact of the 2024 NLW (£11.44)

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March 21, 9:29 AM
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The cost of working age ill-health and disability that prevents work

The cost of working age ill-health and disability that prevents work | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it

Department for Work & Pensions Background This analysis estimates the costs of working age ill-health or disabilities that prevent people working in the United Kingdom.

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March 14, 8:25 AM
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The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims

The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Is the working-age population less healthy since the pandemic? What role is changing health playing in rising health-related benefit claims?
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March 14, 8:22 AM
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Patients report alarming lack of trust in NHS primary care providers

Patients report alarming lack of trust in NHS primary care providers | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
Results of a survey on the level of trust that Black, Asian and ethnic minority patients have with NHS primary care service providers reveal alarming levels of discrimination and mistrust. Over 2,680 people competed the primary care ‘trust’ survey issued by the NHS Race and Health Observatory in...
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March 10, 10:00 AM
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What if We Can't Rely on PubMed?

What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? | UK social care and health policy | Scoop.it
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
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