Emergency admissions to hospital: managing the demand
Published on:Many emergency admissions to hospital are avoidable and many patients stay in hospital longer than is necessary.
Many emergency admissions to hospital are avoidable and many patients stay in hospital longer than is necessary.
Good progress is being made by the Department of Health and other health and social care bodies in ensuring that older people who have finished treatment in acute hospitals are discharged promptly. According to the National Audit Office, however, more needs to be done to meet the Government’s target to end widespread delays in patient […]
We record government’s progress in ensuring health and social care supplies should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
We record government’s progress in ensuring health and social care supplies should the UK leave the EU without a deal.
The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.
The Better Care Fund has not achieved the expected value for money, in terms of savings, outcomes for patients or hospital activity.
We will look at the Home Office’s approach to processing Skilled Worker visa applications and how it ensures compliance with visa requirements.
2019 will be a pivotal year for local government in England. Numerous difficult and open-ended questions need rapid resolution, at a time when government focus and capacity is directed elsewhere. Drawing on a number of our recent reports, here I explore some of the challenges facing the sector, from budget cuts and growing social care […]