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Quality of care under threat in NHS, says King’s Fund
Nearly two-thirds of NHS trust finance directors and more than half of clinical commissioning groups (CCG) finance leads say the quality of patient care in their area has deteriorated over the past...
MRC announces £10m initiative to tackle antibiotic resistance
The Medical Research Council has announced £10million cross-council initiative to tackle antibiotic resistance. The MRC’s announcement comes on the same day new research claims...CQC publish reports on adult social care in Central region
In the past week the CQC has published 110 reports on the quality of care provided by adult social care services across the Central region. Following recent inspections, 75 of these care homes and...
Over half of people putting off dementia diagnosis, says Alzheimer’s Society
56% of people put off seeking a dementia diagnosis for up to a year or more, with one in three saying they think dementia and memory problems is just 'a part of the ageing process', an...
Care delivered at majority of GP practices in UK is good to outstanding, says CQC
The CQC has published 88 reports on the quality of care provided by GP practices across the UK and has found that the majority of care delivered is Good to Outstanding. Under CQC’s new...
Vulnerable patients suffering due to poor hospital discharge, says Ombudsman report
Patients are being sent home alone, afraid and unable to cope and in some cases without their relatives or carers being told, according to a report by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman....
Advice from ICN on health systems resilience on International Nurses Day
The International Council of Nurses has this year used International Nurses Day to offer advice on the issue of health systems resilience; which they define as the ability to prepare for and...
£1.4million clinical trial commissioned to improve muscle strength in older people
A UK-wide clinical trial is set to examine whether a commonly used heart pill and a food supplement could improve the muscle strength and overall health of older people. Researchers at the...
More needs to be done to improve end of life care, says CQC
A review published by the CQC today has found that people from certain groups in society are experiencing poorer quality end of life care than others. The CQC review, entitled A Different Ending,...Care providers will have to reject local authority clients to survive, says Nadra Ahmed
Nadra Ahmed OBE, Executive Chairman of the National Care Association (NCA) has said that the lack of 'sustainable funding’ in the care sector will mean providers are unable to accept Local...
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