Do you know someone living in a nursing home who is paying for their own care from savings, or by selling the family home? The chances are that the NHS should be paying for their care instead. In ...

There is an unfair “luck of the draw” when it comes to families getting NHS funding for their loved ones, according to a report. Financial pressures are also playing a “key role” in how NHS continuing ...

Thousands of people are having NHS funding for their care withdrawn after living longer than expected, new research suggests. People given fast-track NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) to provide support ...

Thousands of families are being wrongly and unfairly denied Government funding for their loved ones’ nursing care because of flaws in a system meant to help those with dementia. The NHS offers full ...

The blurring of long-term health and social care has led to a new, more enlightened continuing care framework aimed at resolving the current mess, writes Melanie Henwood The national framework on NHS ...

Overspending on adult social care budgets hits highest level in a decade, in part because NHS responsibilities are being transferred to councils, finds annual ADASS budget survey Photo: fizkes/Adobe ...

Former chief executive of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard, received a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to the NHS, including being the first woman in the health service ...

During the last tax year, over 180,000 people in England were granted NHS personal health budgets. Labour is now aiming to significantly boost this number to enhance patient-centred care within the ...