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NHS England has published Next steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View.<\/strong> NICE guidance: managing medicines<\/span><\/strong> Improving rehabilitation of older people following discharge from hospital<\/strong> NIHR Signals<\/strong> NICE guidance
\nThis document <\/a>reviews the progress made since the launch of the NHS Five Year Forward View in October 2014 and sets out a series of practical and realistic steps for the NHS to deliver a better, more joined-up service with the aim of a more responsive NHS in England in the future.<\/p>\n
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\nNICE has published Managing medicines for adults receiving social care in the community<\/a> (NG67). This guideline covers medicines support for adults (aged 18 and over) who are receiving social care in the community. It aims to ensure that people who receive social care are supported to take and look after their medicines effectively and safely at home. It gives advice on assessing if people need help with managing their medicines who should provide medicines support and how health and social care staff should work together.<\/p>\n
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\nResearchers funded by the National Institute of Health Research are conducting a five year national study looking at how rehabilitation can be improved for older people with frailty<\/a> following discharge from hospital after an acute illness or injury. The overall aim is to investigate whether an extended rehabilitation programme using a home-based exercise intervention developed for older people with frailty improves health-related quality of life.<\/p>\n
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\nThe National Institute for Health Research regularly publishes signals.\u00a0 Signals are summaries of recently published research and intended to provide decision makers in health and social care organisations with evidence they can use.<\/p>\n\n
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