The Department of Health and Social Care has announced that the rate paid to care homes for NHS-funded nursing care will increase by 7.4% for 2024/25.
Future funding should be targeted at primary and community care as part of a radical refocusing of the health system, according to the King’s Fund.
The provider selection regime (PSR) came into force on 1 January 2024 - reflecting the move away from competitive tendering and towards integration.
The government has revealed that a total of 6.1 million checks had been carried out at community diagnostics centres (CDCs) as of November 2023.
Urgent at-home care teams can significantly reduce emergency admissions, according to an evaluation of two-hour urgent community response services.
Urgent at-home care teams can significantly reduce emergency admissions, according to the first evaluation of two-hour urgent community response services.
Every £1 invested in community or primary care could provide a return of up to £14 into local economies.
The GP contract is not fit for purpose and needs radical reform to support salaried and partnership models of service provision.
The government’s current approach to funding preventative care services might be working against the NHS’s aims.
Ambulances stuck outside hospitals waiting to hand over patients reflect wider pressures in the emergency care sector.