Supporting hospitals to become dementia-friendly
This letter to chief executives of acute trusts follows up on a campaign by The Dementia Action Alliance launched in October 2012, aimed at encouraging all hospitals to commit to becoming...
View ArticleMental Health Awareness Week 13-19 May 2013
For one week each May, the Mental Health Foundation campaigns around a specific theme for Mental Health Awareness Week. The theme for this year’s campaign, which runs from 13-19 May, will be physical...
View ArticleUpdated NHS Constitution published
Important areas we have improved in the NHS Constitution include: patient involvement feedback duty of candour end of life care integrated care complaints patient information staff rights,...
View ArticleGovernment publishes initial response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Public...
In response to the Francis report, government is launching plans to ensure that patients are always put first and people are treated with respect. The government’s initial response, ‘Patients First...
View ArticleNICE publishes first joint health and social care quality standards
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published the first joint health and social care quality standards on: Care of people with dementia Health and wellbeing of looked-after...
View ArticlePutting Patients First: government publishes response to Francis Report
The quality of patient care will be put at the heart of the NHS in an overhaul of health and care in response to the Francis Inquiry. The quality of patient care will be put at the heart of the NHS in...
View ArticleLiverpool Care Pathway review to hold sessions with families and carers
The independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) for dying patients is holding sessions for families and carers. The sessions, in which the review panel will listen to to families’ and...
View ArticleNew provider profiles launched
The Department of Health has launched a new online information tool on local care providers to help people choose and compare good quality care and support. The Department of Health is shortly...
View ArticleNHS-funded nursing care rates increased for 2013
The NHS contribution towards the costs of a place in a care home with nursing is being increased by 1% for 2013 to 2014. The funding is for people in a care home who have been assessed as needing the...
View ArticleInterim Appointments to the Health & Social Care Information Centre
Candy Morris, Sir Ian Andrews and Sir Nick Partridge have been appointed on an interim basis to the board of the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) from 1st April 2013. Candy Morris has...
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