Covid-19 and lack of linked datasets for care homes

Covid-19 and lack of linked datasets for care homes
BMJ 2020; 369:m2463 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2463 (24 June 2020)
The covid-19 pandemic has placed a spotlight on how little is known about the care home sector, and the lack of easily accessible, aggregated data on the UK care home population.

• The editorial describes work at Newcastle University to design, develop, and implement a minimum dataset for UK care homes such as that developed in the US for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Record NHS funding to give patients a better alternative to hospital - press release

Record NHS funding to give patients a better alternative to hospital - Press release
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, The Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, and The Rt Hon Theresa May MP 21 November 2018

• The Prime Minister set out a major new investment in primary and community healthcare – worth £3.5 billion a year in real terms by 2023/4 – which builds on the existing NHS budget for these services" and "forms a key part of the Long Term Plan for the NHS".
• "The PM announced the national roll-out of a successful pilot that sees healthcare professionals assigned to care homes where they get to know individual residents’ needs and can provide tailored treatment and support. The teams include pharmacists and GPs who can also offer emergency care out of hours."