Social care
Health and social care sectors are increasingly working together through integration initiatives such as the Better Care Fund and STPs to improve services. Availability of care homes places and close liaison with local authority social care teams is vital if the NHS is to reduce delayed transfers of care. Read the latest social care stories and stay in touch by signing up to our newsletters.
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Exclusive: Hidden epidemic 'dwarfing harm by hospital superbugs'
Harm done to NHS patients who deteriorate from spending too long in hospital has hit “epidemic” levels which “dwarf the damage done by hospital acquired infections”, a senior national adviser to the NHS has warned.
