Durka Dougall writing at the King’s Fund: The growing demands in the health and care service reinforce the need for transformation. Much has been achieved already but more is needed, for example by focusing on...
Professor Keith Willett, Medical Director for Acute Care, NHS England, writing for the King’s Fund: Considers the conversation around the changing nature of care. Medicine has changed enormously since the foundation of the NHS; GPs...
Public Health England, working closely with Stroke Association, has relaunched the national “Act F.A.S.T.” stroke campaign. The campaign raises awareness for the signs of stroke and reinforces the importance of acting F.A.S.T. and calling 999 if...
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...
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...
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...
The NHS is experiencing the longest and most severe slowdown in funding in its history. This has raised questions about the sustainability of its funding model. The way that health care is funded varies between...
Since sustainability and transformation partnerships (STPs) published their plans late last year, the issue of the number of NHS hospital beds has been rising up the health care agenda. Alongside integrating health and social care...
Beccy Baird writing at the Kings Fund: Last year we published a report highlighting the crisis in general practice. There are strong signs that general practice continues to be under increasing strain, including a rise in...
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