Independent report: Survey of public perceptions of the NHS and social care

Independent report: Survey of public perceptions of the NHS and social care This report provides the results from a survey of public attitudes towards, and perceptions of, the NHS and social care services. The survey is the latest in a series of surveys that tracks public perceptions and attitudes over time.

Included in the findings is that 70% of the public remain satisfied with the running of the NHS, and 75% of people who have experienced social care services are satisfied with them.

Commissioned by the department, and carried out by Ipsos MORI, the surveys have run regularly since spring 2000. Fieldwork for this survey took place in November and December 2012. Department of Health

VIDEO: NHS chief Nicholson on managers' pay

VIDEO: NHS chief Nicholson on managers' pay Chief Executive of NHS England, Sir David Nicholson, tells HARDtalk that pay restraint can only work as a temporary measure. BBC News

'Get flu vaccine this winter' plea

'Get flu vaccine this winter' plea People at most risk from flu this winter should make sure they get vaccinated against the virus, says Public Health England. BBC News

'Historic breakthrough' in Alzheimer's research

'Historic breakthrough' in Alzheimer's research "Scientists have hailed an historic 'turning point' in the search for a medicine that could beatAlzheimer's disease," is the exciting news in The Independent. This headline comes from an early study of the effects of a new drug on mice with a type of neurodegenerative brain disease.

Closing the NHS funding gap: how to get better value health care for patients

Closing the NHS funding gap: how to get better value health care for patients This report outlines the opportunities which are available to deliver better care and close the financial gap.

• Report
• Monitor - publications
• Monitor - press release

Is the quality of care in England getting better? QualityWatch Annual Statement 2013

Is the quality of care in England getting better? QualityWatch Annual Statement 2013 This report, in partnership with the Health Foundation, provides an overview of initial research into the quality of health and social care services in England. The assessment draws on analysis of nearly 150 quality indicators spanning primary care and community services, hospital care, mental health services and social care. These have been evaluated in relation to six domains of care quality: access; safety; effectiveness; person-centred care and experience; capacity; and equity. A longer version of this report will be published later this autumn.

• Summary report
• Nuffield Trust - publications

Government response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee report into urgent and emergency services (second report of session 2013...

Government response to the House of Commons Health Select Committee report into urgent and emergency services (second report of session 2013... The government agrees with many of the Committee’s recommendations. The response outlines how the health system is responding to the pressures on urgent and emergency care by such measures as an additional £500 million for this winter and the next, the forthcoming vulnerable older people’s plan work and NHS England’s review of urgent and emergency care.

• Report
• Department of Health - publications

How one website is helping mental health service users lead active lives

How one website is helping mental health service users lead active lives Connect and Do, delivered in Lambeth, brings people together through shared interests and a desire to meet new people.

Numbers readmitted to hospital after being sent home soars, new figures show

Numbers readmitted to hospital after being sent home soars, new figures show Thousands of elderly people are being discharged from hospital too early and left to fend for themselves, experts have warned, as new figures disclose a 70 per cent rise in readmissions after major surgery in the past decade.The Daily Telegraph

Ministers order independent inquiry into limits on doctors hours

Ministers order independent inquiry into limits on doctors hours Ministers have ordered an independent inquiry into the impact of the European Working Time Directive on the NHS, after fears that restrictions on doctors hours are putting patients at risk.The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Doctors' hours: Jeremy Hunt orders inquiry into 48-hour 'straitjacket' The Guardian