Shifting more care out of hospital and into the community is one of the improvements outlined in the NHS Long Term Plan and will help ensure we meet the changing health needs of the country over the coming decade.
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Guidance on intensive and assertive community mental health treatment
Guidance to support integrated care boards to undertake reviews of their community services by Q2 2024/25 to ensure that they have clear policies and practice in place for patients with serious mental illness, who require intensive community treatment and follow-up but where engagement is a challenge. It has been developed with the support of an expert…
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NHS staff deliver performance improvements despite record demand
The NHS exceeded its faster diagnosis cancer target for the first time in February amid record demand, according to new figures. Thanks to the hard work of NHS staff, almost four fifths (78.1%) of people received a definitive cancer diagnosis or all clear within four weeks – with almost 200,000 (199,659) patients getting the answer […]
