Can you really link delayed discharge to mortality?
Newspapers have recently reported that up to 8,000 people die every year in England because of delays in discharging patients home from hospital. But what is the evidence for this claim?
Newspapers have recently reported that up to 8,000 people die every year in England because of delays in discharging patients home from hospital. But what is the evidence for this claim?
On World Mental Health Day, it’s timely to reflect on how mental health services are changing.
At the heart of every good health system is one that provides good emergency care.
Matthew Kershaw encourages NHS organisations to embrace its lessons for leaders and make a start.
The main parties’ conferences are now over and the dust is settling on the post-election landscape. The NHS’s position in that landscape is complex.
How can developing soft skills enable young people to access good quality work, and opportunities to live healthy lives?
While the majority of patients who use NHS services will give little thought to the payment system that reimburses a provider for their work, it can greatly affect the type and quality of care that th...
Our ability to read, write and communicate in everyday situations has a huge influence on our wellbeing and health.
Despite 90% of patient interactions with the NHS occurring in primary care, traditionally, the medical school curriculum has been dominated by secondary care.
90,000. That’s the number of live vacancies on any given day in adult social care across England and highlights the recruitment and retention challenges facing our sector.