Dementia-friendly Yorkshire: First steps on the journey

Dementia-friendly Yorkshire: First steps on the journey This collection contains 20 examples of inspiring grassroots dementia-friendly projects transforming communities across Yorkshire.

Projects are taking place in shops, churches, mosques, gurdwaras, legal services and cafes, and in public services such as transport, museums, hospitals, trading standards, schools, libraries, and sports centres. Joseph Rowntree Trust

Psychological wellbeing and work: improving service provision and outcomes

Psychological wellbeing and work: improving service provision and outcomes This report, commissioned by the Department of Health and the Department of Work and Pensions, explores how to improve employment and health outcomes for people with common mental health problems. It makes a number of recommendations including the use of evidence-based models that combine employment and mental health support; the integration of existing treatment and employment services; and the timely provision of services. Department of Health

"If you could do one thing...": nine local actions to reduce health inequalities

"If you could do one thing...": nine local actions to reduce health inequalities This paper presents a collection of opinion pieces from leading social scientists on health inequalities. Each of the authors has written an article, drawing on the evidence base for their particular area of expertise, identifying one policy intervention that they think local authorities could introduce to improve the health of the local population and reduce health inequalities. British Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences

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Hospitals to get more money for seeing A&E cases after funding rule is relaxed

Hospitals to get more money for seeing A&E cases after funding rule is relaxed NHS bosses make changes to payments system critics say wrongly denies emergency departments estimated £500m a year.

Hospitals are to receive more money for treating patients admitted as emergencies after NHS bosses relaxed a payments system which critics say has wrongly denied A&E units an estimated £500m a year.

Emergency departments have been struggling with a funding rule which means they receive only 30% of the cost of treating any patient admitted as an emergency over and above the number of patients treated in 2008-09.

EU proposals could outlaw giant NHS database

EU proposals could outlaw giant NHS database Proposed EU laws could render £50 million NHS database illegal, senior officials warn. The Daily Telegraph