Age UK’s External Affairs Adviser explains why there must be a full response to helping the elderly this winter: Loneliness seems to be rising. More older people cite loneliness as part of their lives; more surveys indicate the scale of its incidence. The latest, from Age UK, shows that 60% of over 65s won’t find […]
NHS England has published a series of quick guides around urgent care. The Director of Policy for the Care England charity looks at how they can help health teams work more closely: Working to ensure people get the care and support they need this winter, will require strong partnership working between the independent care sector […]
NHS England has published a series of quick guides around urgent care. Here, Eddie Crouch, Vice Chair of the British Dental Association Principal Executive Committee, looks at the guide on emergency dental care: Toothache, when severe, can be an awful experience, so preventing it or seeking appropriate help will clearly be a priority for anyone, […]
A new quick guide, ‘Better Use of Care at Home’, has been developed to help people home from hospital. It contains practical tips, case studies and ideas to improve processes, relationships and the use of care at home. Dominic Carter, a policy officer with the United Kingdom Homecare Association, explains why the guide is needed: […]
Recent research has highlighted that many victims of human trafficking come into contact with NHS services during the time they are trafficked, or after their escape. In response to this, the Department of Health has launched an updated tool to help NHS staff identify and care for trafficked people and refer them for further support. […]
Firefighters have joined forces with the NHS in a new health partnership to tackle health and social problems and reduce winter pressures. Today, five organisations will sign a new ‘Consensus’ – NHS England, Public Health England, the Fire and Rescue Service, Age UK and the Local Government Association – promising to work together to make […]
NHS England’s Director of Digital Technology takes us on a virtual tour of the Digital Zone at Expo 2015: I am driven by my firm belief that we should never stop innovating – that there is always a solution out there, it’s just a matter of honing in on where exactly the problem lies. As […]
Simon Stevens today announced a major drive to improve and support the health and wellbeing of 1.3million health service staff. Speaking to a packed hall at the at the Health and Innovation Expo 2015 conference in Manchester, the NHS England Chief Executive set out how NHS organisations will be supported to help their staff stay well. […]
NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens will today (Wednesday 2 September) kick-start a major drive to improve the health and wellbeing of 1.3m health service staff, in a bid to benefit both staff and taxpayers. Speaking at the NHS Innovation Expo conference, Mr Stevens will set out how NHS organisations will be supported to help […]
An Expert Reference Group has been formed to guide the development and implementation of the NHS DPP. Membership Professor Jonathan Valabhji (Chair), National Clinical Director for Obesity and Diabetes, NHS England; Consultant Diabetologist Simon O’Neill, Director of Health Intelligence and Professional Liaison, Diabetes UK Professor Nick Wareham, Chair of Guideline Development Group for NICE PH38; […]