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ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

Eight out of 10 councils to overspend social care budget

By Lee Peart 06 November 2024

Eight out of 10 councils are on course to overspend their adult social care budget this financial year, directors of adult social services have warned.

ICB

Healthcare at home scheme cuts hospital admissions

By Lee Peart 01 November 2024

An NHS initiative providing urgent care in people’s homes has resulted in 90% of referrals avoiding going to hospital unnecessarily.

ROBERT KILGOUR

EXCLUSIVE: Care homes will close as a result of Budget, leader warns

By Lee Peart 31 October 2024

A leader has warned that care homes will close as a result of the hike in national insurance announced by chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Autumn Budget.

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

Leaders call for action on social care ahead of Autumn Budget

By Lee Peart 30 October 2024

Leaders have called on the chancellor to provide urgent action on social care in today’s Autumn Budget.

NORFOLK AND WAVENEY ICB

Former health secretary and current Norfolk and Waveney ICB chair Patricia Hewitt says local, bottom-up leadership and partnership working through integrated care systems is critical to changing th...

NATIONAL CARE SERVICE

Scottish Greens withdraw support for National Care Service Bill

By Lee Peart 28 October 2024

The Scottish Greens have voted to withdraw their support for the Government’s National Care Service Bill in its current form.

MATERNITY

Maternity patients in Humber and North Yorkshire benefit from electronic health records

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

An electronic health record system that enables maternity patients to digitally access their records has been rolled out across Humber and North Yorkshire.

THE HEALTH FOUNDATION

Call for new devolution framework to tackle health inequalities

By Lee Peart 24 October 2024

A report has called for a new devolution framework to address health inequalities and the creation of a local government finance taskforce to ensure funding is distributed according to need.

INTEGRATED CARE

Hand surgery waiting times reduced thanks to GP and hospital partnership

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

A community hand surgery service led by East Kent Hospitals consultants in partnership with local GPs has cut waiting times from one year to less than eight weeks.

TECHNOLOGY

Majority of doctors using AI are optimistic about its benefits

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

More than a quarter of doctors (29%) have used some form of AI in their practice in the past 12 months, with 52% optimistic about its use in healthcare, new data reveals.