Talented but troubled footballer George Best once reminisced, ‘I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.’ The choices facing local councils in how to use the...
The NHS is funded mainly through general taxation supplemented by National Insurance contributions. While the NHS is generally described as being ‘free at the point of use’, patients have been required to contribute towards the...
Delayed discharge figures, published by NHS England, continue to demonstrate the increasing impact of social care underfunding. Vicky McDermott, Chair of the Care and Support Alliance said: “These figures give us an indication of the...
Reports today suggest that the Government plan to increase the social care precept to 6% over the next year two years, amounting to a total increase of 1%. You can read our response to the reports...
Most people associate ultrasound scans with pregnancy, but there are many other reasons why you may have one. For example, you can have an NHS or private ultrasound to: Diagnose some kinds of cancers Identify...
Vicky McDermott is Chair of the Care and Support Alliance which represents 80 of Britain’s leading charities including Age UK, Scope, Alzheimer’s Society and The Royal British Legion and writes: In quieter times the bleak picture of...
Increasing demands on general practice over the past five years – not just a heavier workload but the increasing complexity and intensity of work – have led to a feeling of crisis. The NHS is...
Sarah Gregory Researcher, Policy at The Kings Fund has taken a look at this question Two years ago I wrote about how health systems in other countries were grappling with the problems of how to...
Steven Morris for The Guardian 20/01/2016, gives us a viewpoint from Steve Hulks a community paramedic practitioner in Kent, whose job is about advising, reassuring – and easing pressure on A&E You do get a...
Britain urgently needs a new political consensus on paying for elderly and social care, and the funding debate should consider the value of pensions and homes, the boss of the NHS has said. Denis Campbell...
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