This inaugural online forum for the healthcare in the community network will provide attendees with an update on key topics for community Trusts.
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.
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.
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.
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.