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NHS performance has declined due to lower funding and lack of workforce planning, report finds
A report by former King’s Fund chief executive health policy academic Professor Chris Ham has found performance in the NHS has declined since 2010 as a result of much lower funding increases, limited funds for capital investment and neglect of workforce planning. This decline comes after multi-year funding increases and reforms had led to improvements in NHS performance between 2000 and 2010. The Rise and Decline of the NHS in England 2000-20 (kingsfund.org.uk)
Health Services Management bulletin
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Hewitt’s ICS review published
A review by former Health Secretary the RT Hon Patricia Hewitt of the oversight and governance of integrated care systems (ICSs) has been published. The review covered ICSs in England and the NHS targets and priorities for which integrated care boards are accountable, including those set out in the government’s mandate to NHS England.
The Hewitt Review: an independent review of integrated care systems (publishing.service.gov.uk)
How can local authority candidates improve mental health in their communities?
A briefing produced by the Centre for Mental Health has listed manifesto ideas for candidates in the upcoming local elections to consider to improve mental health for their communities. The policies include work to reduce poverty, improve the environment, support the best start in life and provide better access to quality services.
Public satisfaction with the NHS at all time low
The latest British Social Attitudes survey carried out by think tanks The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust has shown public overall satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to 29 per cent – a seven percent decrease from 2021 and the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since the survey began in 1983.
Public satisfaction with the NHS and social care in 2022 | The King’s Fund (kingsfund.org.uk)
Inequalities found amongst people who got Covid
Inequalities in Covid rates have been found according to ethnicity, religion, measures of socioeconomic position, English proficiency and self-reported disability, according to a cohort study of 39 million people in England during the alpha and delta waves of Covid.
Schools shutdown hurt children’s health and wellbeing, study find
Shutting schools during COVID-19 lockdowns might have helped reduce transmission of Covid but also hurt children’s education, health, and wellbeing, a study of international evidence in the BMJ has concluded.
School closures during COVID-19: an overview of systematic reviews (bmj.com)
Women, smokers and those with severe infection most likely to get Long Covid
A systematic review and meta analysis of over 800,000 patients most likely to get Long Covid has found women, smokers and those who had severe COVID-19 infection are at a higher risk of Long COVID.
Researchers also found that patients who had at least two doses of the COVID vaccine had a significantly lower risk of getting Long COVID.