Access all ages 2: variations in access to surgical treatment among older people – Royal College of Surgeons 

This report, by the Royal College of Surgeons and Age UK, warns that age discrimination in the NHS may still be preventing older people from having access to life-saving surgery. An analysis of surgery rates across England’s 211 CCGs, for six common procedures which are known to be effective in older people, shows there was widespread variation in the rates of surgery for people aged over 65 and 75, depending on where they live.<

Managing the care of people with long-term conditions  – House of Commons Health Select Committee

This report finds that 15 million NHS patients in England with long-term conditions such as diabetes, arthritis and asthma account for 70% of the annual expenditure of the NHS in England. It argues that demographic and cost pressures on the NHS from patients with long-term conditions is only likely to increase in the coming years, with one projection estimating that the bill for treatment of long-term conditions will require the NHS to find £4 billion more each year by 2016.

Corporate report: Public Health England marketing strategy: 2014 to 2017 – HM Government

This document describes how Public Health England (PHE) will use marketing to support the objectives of its business plan and England’s public health system.

In the red? The state of the NHS finances  – Nuffield Trust

This briefing focuses on the breakdown of commissioner spending on NHS and non-NHS providers in the acute, community and mental health sectors. It updates previous analysis published by the Nuffield Trust and IFS in May 2013 on the private/ public provider mix in the NHS and is extracted from a forthcoming report.

Bridgewater foundation trust application “reactivated” – Health Service Journal 

A North West community trust has had its application for foundation trust status “reactivated” following a positive inspection report, Monitor has announced.

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Insurance company refuses NHS request to delete patient data – Health Service Journal

The Health and Social Care Information Centre has admitted it has no power to force private companies holding potentially sensitive patient data obtained from its predecessor body to comply with its requests to delete the information.

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