Chris Ham writing for The King’s Fund: NHS England’s belated decision to change the name of accountable care systems to integrated care systems has the virtue of describing more accurately the work being done in the...
A court ruling means many are owed back payments A recent court ruling stated that restrictions to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) discriminated against people with mental health problems. In March 2017, the Government changed the...
Five years after launching the first Baby Changing Room Awards and sponsoring the National Childbirth Trust Baby Change App, Britain’s leading nappy cream brand Sudocrem is once again pioneering the way with a new category...
The Government announced last year that it will be looking at social care reform in 2018. As part of the process, they want to hear from care users and carers so that they get a...
Chris Ham at the King’s Fund writes: Services are at full stretch and struggling to maintain standards The annual assessment of health and social care by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) provides a veritable treasure trove...
Can you get reduced water bills? Since 1989, water bills have risen above inflation by about 40%. It is estimated that between 2010 and 2015, water companies made an extra £1.2 billion from bills being...
Figures for cancer in France new cases : 355,000 new cases of cancer were estimated for 2012, 200,000 men and 155,000 women. The average age of diagnosis is 68 in men and 67 in women....
Winter deaths up by 40 per cent Last winter, there were an estimated 34,300 excess winter deaths (EWDs) in England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The number of EWDs between December...
Natasha Thomas, Chief Executive of GSK IMPACT Award-winning charity Health Action Local Engagement, reflects on what she has learnt as a charity leader over the past 14 years. I have been the CEO of HALE...
People who are the most vulnerable to flu are being urged to get their free vaccination ahead of the winter period when the virus is most common. The Chief Medical Officer has warned that flu...
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