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Health Europa brings you the latest Health Policy News from across the field of European Healthcare & Social Care Policy.

Retention Direct Support Programme

NHS Retention Direct Support Programme prevents 11,400 deaths

A University of Surrey study has found that the NHS Retention Direct Support Programme (RDSP) has prevented more than 1,400 deaths.
NHS funding

Could a basic income scheme save the NHS tens of billions of pounds?

Health Europa looks at how a basic income scheme could revolutionise NHS funding, potentially saving billions of pounds. In the tapestry of socio-economic strategies, there...

How to tackle social care recruitment challenges

Laura Wolstenholme, Head of Workforce at Persona Care and Support, outlines the importance of training opportunities within the social care sector. Recruitment and retention challenges...
Emergency care

Emergency care at crisis point

Long-established issues in the health system are being reflected in emergency care, bold actions are needed to address this.

A call to action: Addressing inequalities between European healthcare systems

We must rethink the structure of healthcare systems and workforce strategies across the EU and address geographic disparities of healthcare professionals.
European Patients' Rights Day

European Patients’ Rights Day and ATMPs: Combining sustainability, innovation and respect for patients’ rights

Mariano Votta and Bianca Ferraiolo from the Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network discuss this year’s European Patients’ Rights Day which focuses on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products...
Patients with learning difficulties face significant challenges in long-term care

Patients with learning difficulties face significant challenges in long-term care

New research from the University of Birmingham has found that people with learning difficulties and/or autism face significant challenges upon leaving hospital care. According to...
NHS virtual wards are helping to free up the UK’s crowded hospitals

NHS virtual wards are helping to free up the UK’s crowded hospitals

NHS virtual wards successfully treated over 100,00 patients last year, helping to free up thousands of hospital beds for the most in-need patients.  The aim...
Millions of patients to benefit from enhanced community healthcare teams

Millions of patients to benefit from enhanced community healthcare teams

More people will benefit from quicker care at home following new investment into NHS community healthcare teams. Almost a quarter of a million people (226,895)...
NICE recommends semaglutide in specialist NHS services

NICE recommends semaglutide in specialist NHS services

Thousands of people will gain access to semaglutide, a weight-loss drug, as part of their treatment in an NHS specialist weight management service.  Semaglutide can...
NHS programme cuts type 2 diabetes risk by 20%

NHS programme cuts type 2 diabetes risk by 20% 

An NHS behaviour-change programme has successfully reduced type 2 diabetes risk in adults with raised blood sugar in the UK.  According to new research funded...
Over a thousand NHS volunteers sign up to help vulnerable patients

Over a thousand NHS volunteers sign up to help vulnerable patients

More than a thousand NHS volunteers have signed up to provide a phone service for vulnerable, isolated, or lonely patients in England.  The Check in...
Figures predict that 51% of the population will be overweight or obese by 2035

Figures predict that 51% of the population will be overweight or obese by 2035

A global study predicts that more than half of the global population will be living with overweight and obesity by 2035. The World Obesity Atlas...
The importance of school nurses in preventing eating disorders in children

The importance of school nurses in preventing eating disorders in children 

New research from Kingston University has highlighted the importance of school nurses in identifying eating disorders in children and young people. The research comes from...
New digital therapies recommended to treat depression and anxiety

New digital therapies recommended to treat depression and anxiety

New digitally-enabled therapies to treat depression and anxiety disorders in adults have been conditionally recommended by NICE. A consultation has begun on the decision to...
New research finds inequalities in access to IVF treatment on the NHS

New research finds inequalities in access to IVF treatment on the NHS

The privatisation of healthcare services in the UK has created unequal access to IVF treatment, according to research from the Queen Mary University of...
The NHS workforce is more diverse than ever

The NHS workforce is more diverse than ever

New figures reveal that the NHS workforce is more diverse than ever recorded in history, according to an annual report into race equality across...
NICE recommends three treatments for COVID-19

NICE recommends three treatments for COVID-19

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended three treatments for COVID-19 that are cost-effective. Everyone with COVID-19 at the highest risk...
NHS launch a nationwide bowel cancer test kit campaign

NHS launch a nationwide bowel cancer test kit campaign

The NHS has sent millions of people in the UK a potentially lifesaving bowel cancer test kit as part of a nationwide campaign to...
Little evidence supporting most health claims on infant formula

Little evidence supporting most health claims on infant formula

Most health and nutrition claims on infant formula products seem to be backed by little or no high-quality scientific evidence. An international study published by...

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