This inaugural online forum for the healthcare in the community network will provide attendees with an update on key topics for community Trusts.
Promises to move care away from hospitals and into the community have not been matched by changes in funding for the different sectors.
The Commons Health and Social Care Committee has called on the government to ‘urgently reform’ the funding framework for community pharmacy.
A community pharmacy data pilot by Audit Wales, working with the NHS Counter Fraud Service Wales, has estimated that £700,000 could have been saved by the NHS in Wales by reducing the costs associated with special order items that require special preparation by a registered manufacturer.
Data coverage and quality needs to improve in community care, according to a report by the Strategy Unit and the Midlands Decision Support Network.
A survey by the Care Quality Commission found that people’s experiences of NHS mental health services provided in the community are poor.
NHS England has published a three-year plan to drive up the quality of community services data and is considering introducing financial incentives.
A report by The King’s Fund’s criticised a lack of action by successive governments to reform adult social care support.
Julie Morgan, the deputy minister for social services in Wales, has provided an update on how some of the principality’s £146m regional integration fund is being spent.
A briefing from the Community Network, hosted by the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, has assessed the way in which community providers can better support people with frailty.