David Omojomolo writing at The King’s Fund: At a challenging time for the NHS in terms of finances, demand for services and patient expectations, policy-makers need to ensure patients have access to new medicines in...
Meet Turn2us volunteer, Jean Quayle. Volunteer Visitors play a crucial role in helping Turn2us support our grant recipients as much as possible. We take so much pride in our incredible army of Volunteers, many of...
Matthew Honeyman writing at The King’s Fund: It is fitting the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, is the only MP to have his own app. The NHS is getting...
Jet lag is the disturbance to sleep patterns produced by travelling across several times zones when flying East or West. It is usually worse when you fly East (towards the Middle East, China and Japan...
Blue Badge scheme to be extended to hidden disabilities, including autism and mental health conditions. Blue Badge scheme to be extended to people with ‘hidden’ disabilities Biggest overhaul to the system in 40 years, offering...
Dan Wellings writing at The King’s Fund: In the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the NHS, we’ve been talking with the public to better understand their relationship with and expectations of the service and...
The fund is the latest in a range of government measures that aims to see 1 million more disabled people in work by 2027. A £4.2 million challenge fund to support people with mental health...
£10,000? £20,000? £30,000? Have you ever thought about how much money you actually need to have a decent standard of living? The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has worked out the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) for 2018....
Simon Bottery writing at The King’s Fund: Imagine you live in Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, and, as you get older, find you can no longer get dressed by yourself. You ask your local council for help in your...
A devastating report published today by the NAO concludes that “Universal Credit has not delivered value for money and it is uncertain that it ever will”. The report catalogues a series of extraordinary failures of...
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