Goldacre review recommends improvements to NHS care through use of data
The government says patient care in the NHS will be improved through more efficient and safer access to health data, which will drive innovation and lead to potentially lifesaving research. Professor Ben Goldacre, Bennett Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at the University of Oxford, has published the findings from his independent review into how the NHS […]
Supporting carer independence through technology
It is well documented that the NHS is stretched in terms of available resources, an issue escalated by the Covid-19 pandemic. In a time when hospital waiting lists are at all-time highs, one significant way to help relieve the problem is to alleviate the pressure in social care, and to facilitate the safe return of […]
Integration of health and social care services not going to plan, report says
Over 20 years of reforms to better join up health and social care services across the four UK nations have made little difference to patients and service users, or the extent to which services are integrated. A report published by the Nuffield Trust finds there is limited evidence that similar policies pursued by the four […]
Looking ahead: The future of social care in a post-Covid world
By Gavin Bashar, UK MD at Tunstall Healthcare The adult social care sector is estimated to contribute £41.2 billion per annum to the economy in England¹. It faces many challenges, most recently the Covid-19 pandemic, yet continues to make a huge difference to vulnerable people every day. The resilience of the social care system means […]
The UK healthcare talent dilemma: Why skilled professionals should be looking to the UK for career opportunities
By Alejandro Coca, Head of Business at TrueProfile.io Moving abroad, starting a job in a foreign culture and learning a new language is always going to be a big decision, particularly when working in a field as complex, competitive and technically challenging as medicine. However, the need to recruit the best healthcare professionals from around […]
Pilot scheme to help people exercise more to ease NHS burden
Plans for a new pilot to help people exercise more and eat better have been laid out, as the government looks for a partner to help run the scheme. As part of what the government is calling a ‘world-leading’ healthy weight strategy, the new scheme will explore the best ways to incentivise adults to make […]
Black Country Pathology Services and CliniSys use tech to link non-connected care
Black Country Pathology Services has worked with CliniSys to create the ICE Portal, a web-based application that makes it easy for care homes, or other community care settings, to be able to order lab based Covid-19 tests and see the results. The pathology network has also drawn up plans with the company to continue development […]
Evaluation of remote monitoring technology begins in Derbyshire care homes
Derbyshire health and care system partners are evaluating the impact of new digital monitoring technology that helps to detect the deterioration of care home residents to support care home staff with timely escalation. Joined Up Care Derbyshire, the county’s Integrated Care System (ICS) which brings together health and social care organisations in Derbyshire, and the […]
Nurse-led service transformation: A pathway to professional advancement – and better patient care
By Milica Zina Bojin (pictured), Nurse Consultant Urology at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust According to reports, the upcoming NHS People Plan will include ‘radical’ proposals to allow nurses to perform surgical procedures to ease the burden on under-pressure consultants. Under the new plan, aspirational nurses will be trained to become Surgical Care Practitioners, qualifying them […]
So, the NHS post-COVID-19 is better – really!
Stephen Boyle, TeleTracking UK’s Product Specialist, recently returned on a part time basis to front line Critical Care nursing at East Cheshire NHS Trust in response to Covid 19. Here he explains, how based on his experience, he doesn’t believe that the NHS has changed its operating model, despite a general consensus that it’s recently undergone transformational […]
