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Supermarkets do not provide this information to customers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is publishing quarterly results from its year-long retail survey of campylobacter on whole fresh chickens in order to further drive the implementation of poultry production methods that reduce campylobacter throughout the supply chain. The prime objective is to lower the levels of campylobacter on chickens so that there is minimal risk to consumers.<\/p>

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In addition, through Food Safety Week 2014, the FSA has successfully focused on the message about safe handling of raw poultry which has had widespread coverage in the media. The FSA intends to periodically reinforce the messages to consumers to minimise the risk from cross-contamination by handling raw chicken carefully and to avoid washing it. The FSA has also worked closely with retailers so that the \u2018Do not wash\u2019 message is now being rolled out across all poultry packaging at retail.<\/p>

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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry represented the interests of the whole United Kingdom pharmaceutical industry, including smaller companies, for the purposes of negotiating the 2014 Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS).<\/p>

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The 2014 PPRS includes a number of provisions relating to smaller businesses. For example, companies with sales of health service medicines of less than £5 million a year (not counting global sales) are exempt from making any payments under the 2014 PPRS.<\/p>

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NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have responsibility for determining the overall approach to improving clinical outcomes from healthcare services for people with diabetes. There are various actions at a national level to help ensure that all patients with diabetes receive good quality care, including foot care.<\/p>

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The National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) Excellence has published clinical guidance and quality standards on the treatment of diabetes and its complications. The NICE Diabetes Quality Standard is clear that people with diabetes who are at risk of foot ulceration should receive regular reviews by a foot protection team in accordance with its clinical guidance. The Health and Social Care Act (2012) places a duty on NHS England to have regard to the NICE Quality Standards. CCGs should also have regard to them in planning and delivering services, as part of a general duty to secure a continuous improvement in quality.<\/p>

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As part of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), general practitioners are remunerated for assessing nerve damage and poor blood supply to the feet in people with diabetes on an annual basis. Information is collected annually both through QOF returns and through the National Diabetes Audit (NDA).<\/p>

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The new National Diabetes Foot Care Audit, a module of the NDA, aims to establish the extent to which national guidelines on the management of diabetic foot disease are being met. The audit will provide local teams with the evidence needed to tackle any identified differences in practice which will lead in turn to an overall improvement in management and outcomes for patients. Local and national level results will be available March 2016.<\/p>

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Diabetic foot disease is also a focus of the cardiovascular Strategic Clinical Networks across England, with an emphasis on rolling out best practice.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2000", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Earl Howe"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Earl Howe"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-12-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "HL2957"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-12-03T15:51:47.373Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Diabetes"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what action they are taking to reduce amputation rates amongst the diabetic population.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2024", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Hunt of Kings Heath"} ], "uin" : "HL2954"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/156534", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/156534/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

NHS England and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have responsibility for determining the overall approach to improving clinical outcomes from healthcare services for people with diabetes. There are various actions at a national level to help ensure that all patients with diabetes receive good quality care, including foot care.<\/p>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

The National Institute for Health and Care (NICE) Excellence has published clinical guidance and quality standards on the treatment of diabetes and its complications. The NICE Diabetes Quality Standard is clear that people with diabetes who are at risk of foot ulceration should receive regular reviews by a foot protection team in accordance with its clinical guidance. The Health and Social Care Act (2012) places a duty on NHS England to have regard to the NICE Quality Standards. CCGs should also have regard to them in planning and delivering services, as part of a general duty to secure a continuous improvement in quality.<\/p>

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<\/p>

<\/p>

As part of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), general practitioners are remunerated for assessing nerve damage and poor blood supply to the feet in people with diabetes on an annual basis. Information is collected annually both through QOF returns and through the National Diabetes Audit (NDA).<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

The new National Diabetes Foot Care Audit, a module of the NDA, aims to establish the extent to which national guidelines on the management of diabetic foot disease are being met. The audit will provide local teams with the evidence needed to tackle any identified differences in practice which will lead in turn to an overall improvement in management and outcomes for patients. Local and national level results will be available March 2016.<\/p>

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<\/p>

Diabetic foot disease is also a focus of the cardiovascular Strategic Clinical Networks across England, with an emphasis on rolling out best practice.<\/p>

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The table below shows the proportion of local authority income raised from council tax by the metropolitan districts of Greater Manchester for each year from 2009-10 to 2013-14. Income is defined as the sum of council tax, specific grants inside Aggregate External Finance, Revenue Support Grant, and for the relevant years, redistributed business rates, retained business rates, Local Services Support Grant and Area Based Grant. Council tax amounts are gross of payments of council tax benefit for years up to 2012-13.<\/p>

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<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

2009-10<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2010-11<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2011-12<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2012-13<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

2013-14<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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Bolton<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

22%<\/p><\/td>

18%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Bury<\/p><\/td>

25%<\/p><\/td>

25%<\/p><\/td>

25%<\/p><\/td>

26%<\/p><\/td>

22%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Manchester<\/p><\/td>

14%<\/p><\/td>

14%<\/p><\/td>

15%<\/p><\/td>

15%<\/p><\/td>

11%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Oldham<\/p><\/td>

18%<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

16%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Rochdale<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td>

16%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Salford<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

20%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

22%<\/p><\/td>

16%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Stockport<\/p><\/td>

31%<\/p><\/td>

31%<\/p><\/td>

32%<\/p><\/td>

33%<\/p><\/td>

28%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Tameside<\/p><\/td>

20%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

18%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/p><\/td>

Trafford<\/p><\/td>

25%<\/p><\/td>

25%<\/p><\/td>

28%<\/p><\/td>

29%<\/p><\/td>

25%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

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Wigan<\/p><\/td>

22%<\/p><\/td>

21%<\/p><\/td>

23%<\/p><\/td>

23%<\/p><\/td>

19%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Greater Manchester<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

21%<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

20%<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

22%<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

22%<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

18%<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Source: Revenue Outturn returns<\/em><\/p>

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<\/p>

The figures have fallen in 2013-14 due to a technical, accounting consequence of the localisation of council tax benefit. Councils now apply local council tax support in the form of a council tax discount and receive a DCLG grant through Revenue Support Grant. Previously, councils received a grant from the Department for Work and Pensions, which refunded the tax revenue that was \u2018paid\u2019 by the council through council tax benefit.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-12-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-12-08T12:18:19.803Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-11-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Council Tax: Greater Manchester"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what proportion of local authority income was raised by Council Tax in each of the 10 districts of Greater Manchester for each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/452", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Bradley"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Bradley"} ], "uin" : "HL2963"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/156545", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/156545/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Following a tendering exercise that concluded in August 2014, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) appointed a contractor to carry out a one year feasibility study for this work. It is anticipated that the contract will commence in December with a report being provided at the end of the one-year contract, for evaluation by HQIP, NHS England, the Welsh Government and their advisors.<\/p>

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The Government does not collect figures on, or issue policy for, suicide prevention in the devolved administrations. However the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness Annual Report <\/em>of July 2014 (NCI) included a table comparing suicide rates across the United Kingdom until 2012. The findings for the five years up to 2012 from that report are shown in the following table:

Suicide rates per 100,000 of population by UK country 2008-2012:<\/p>

<\/p>

Country/Year<\/p><\/td>

2008<\/p><\/td>

2009<\/p><\/td>

2010<\/p><\/td>

2011<\/p><\/td>

2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

England<\/p><\/td>

10.1<\/p><\/td>

9.4<\/p><\/td>

9.4<\/p><\/td>

9.5<\/p><\/td>

9.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Northern Ireland<\/p><\/td>

16.7<\/p><\/td>

14.8<\/p><\/td>

18.8<\/p><\/td>

15.7<\/p><\/td>

15.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Scotland<\/p><\/td>

18.1<\/p><\/td>

16.3<\/p><\/td>

16.6<\/p><\/td>

18.9*<\/sup><\/p><\/td>

17.4*<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Wales<\/p><\/td>

11.3<\/p><\/td>

10.5<\/p><\/td>

11.2<\/p><\/td>

11.7<\/p><\/td>

12.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Source: National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness Annual Report of July 2014.<\/p>

<\/p>

Note: * Death coding rules changed in Scotland and rates for 2011 and 2012 are counted under these new rules. This means that overall numbers of suicides for these years are not directly comparable to previous years.<\/p>

<\/p>


The NCI Annual Report of July 2014 also included tables on suicide rates by gender for each country of the UK. The figures for the five years up to 2012 from that report are shown in the following table:<\/p>

<\/p>


Number of suicides in the general population, by gender:<\/p>

<\/p>

Country, Gender/Year<\/p><\/td>

2008<\/p><\/td>

2009<\/p><\/td>

2010<\/p><\/td>

2011<\/p><\/td>

2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

England:<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Male<\/p><\/td>

3474<\/p><\/td>

3300<\/p><\/td>

3276<\/p><\/td>

3402<\/p><\/td>

3446<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Female<\/p><\/td>

1147<\/p><\/td>

1041<\/p><\/td>

1092<\/p><\/td>

1020<\/p><\/td>

958<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

4621<\/p><\/td>

4341<\/p><\/td>

4368<\/p><\/td>

4422<\/p><\/td>

4404<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Northern Ireland:<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Male<\/p><\/td>

203<\/p><\/td>

173<\/p><\/td>

229<\/p><\/td>

185<\/p><\/td>

190<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Female<\/p><\/td>

55<\/p><\/td>

58<\/p><\/td>

66<\/p><\/td>

62<\/p><\/td>

54<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

258<\/p><\/td>

231<\/p><\/td>

295<\/p><\/td>

247<\/p><\/td>

244<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Scotland:<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Male<\/p><\/td>

628<\/p><\/td>

559<\/p><\/td>

581<\/p><\/td>

641 (552*)<\/p><\/td>

609 (554*)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Female<\/p><\/td>

213<\/p><\/td>

205<\/p><\/td>

201<\/p><\/td>

252 (217*)<\/p><\/td>

218 (195*)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

841<\/p><\/td>

764<\/p><\/td>

782<\/p><\/td>

893 (769*)<\/p><\/td>

827 (749*)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Wales:<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td>

<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Male<\/p><\/td>

225<\/p><\/td>

227<\/p><\/td>

236<\/p><\/td>

252<\/p><\/td>

280<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Female<\/p><\/td>

79<\/p><\/td>

58<\/p><\/td>

67<\/p><\/td>

67<\/p><\/td>

68<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total<\/p><\/td>

304<\/p><\/td>

285<\/p><\/td>

303<\/p><\/td>

319<\/p><\/td>

348<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Source<\/em>: National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness Annual Report of July 2014.<\/p>

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Note:<\/em> * Indicates the number of suicides using the old death coding rules.<\/p>

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The NCI Annual Report of July 2014 included tables on suicide rates by certain age-groups for males in England and Scotland. The figures for the five years up to 2012 from that report are shown in the following tables:<\/p>

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Male suicide rates per 1000,000 population in those aged 25-34, 45-54 and 55-64 in England:<\/p>

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Age/Year<\/p><\/td>

2008<\/p><\/td>

2009<\/p><\/td>

2010<\/p><\/td>

2011<\/p><\/td>

2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

25-34<\/p><\/td>

17.2<\/p><\/td>

15.8<\/p><\/td>

15.2<\/p><\/td>

14.9<\/p><\/td>

14.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

45-54<\/p><\/td>

19.3<\/p><\/td>

20.5<\/p><\/td>

20.3<\/p><\/td>

21.8<\/p><\/td>

22.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

55-64<\/p><\/td>

16.6<\/p><\/td>

15.7<\/p><\/td>

16.1<\/p><\/td>

15.2<\/p><\/td>

16.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Source<\/em>: National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness Annual Report of July 2014.<\/p>

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Male suicide rates per 1000,000 population in those aged 25-34, 45-54 and 65+ in Scotland:<\/p>

<\/p>

Age/Year<\/p><\/td>

2008<\/p><\/td>

2009<\/p><\/td>

2010<\/p><\/td>

2011<\/p><\/td>

2012<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

25-34<\/p><\/td>

45.4<\/p><\/td>

32.5<\/p><\/td>

33.6<\/p><\/td>

42.1<\/p><\/td>

34.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

45-54<\/p><\/td>

29.5<\/p><\/td>

31.4<\/p><\/td>

36.9<\/p><\/td>

33.5<\/p><\/td>

37.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

65 +<\/em><\/p><\/td>

19.9<\/p><\/td>

9.4<\/p><\/td>

14.3<\/p><\/td>

13.4<\/p><\/td>

14.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

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Source<\/em>: National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness Annual Report of July 2014.<\/p>

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Over the past 10 years, good progress has been made in reducing the suicide rate in England. Three-year rolling averages are generally used for monitoring purposes, in preference to single year rates, in order to avoid undue attention to year on year fluctuations instead of the underlying trend.<\/p>

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Suicide rates in England are low compared to other European countries and have steadily reduced, with the lowest number ever recorded in 2007, but with a small rise since then. However, around 4,500 people took their own life in 2012 so suicide continues to be a major public health issue, particularly at a time of uncertainty.

Our suicide prevention strategy, Preventing suicide in England: A cross-government outcomes strategy to save lives<\/em> published in September 2012 already recognises men, particularly young and middle-aged men, as being the highest risk group for suicide.

This message was reinforced in the first annual report on the Strategy, published in January 2014, which acknowledged that \u2018men aged 35-54 years are now the group with the highest suicide rate. Understanding and addressing the factors associated with suicide in men, or working to limit their negative impact, will help to reduce population suicide risks\u2019.<\/p>

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Further, at the time of the first annual report Professor Louis Appleby, Director of the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, wrote to all Directors of Public Health and Health and Wellbeing Board leads to draw the report to their attention.<\/p>

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We published Preventing suicide in England: Assessment of impact on equalities<\/em> alongside the suicide prevention strategy. The assessment acknowledges the duty of the public sector to advance equality and reduce inequality which was established by the Equality Act 2010. Recognition of the implications for the people sharing protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 was an integral part of the process of developing the suicide prevention strategy.<\/p>

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We also published an Impact Assessment alongside the consultation on the suicide prevention strategy in July 2011. This assessment recommends that the financial benefits of the strategy for the \u2018main affected groups\u2019, will include savings from averted emergency treatment and the involvement of police and coroner at around £2 million for a ten-year period, at an opportunity cost of around £4 million. There are also large savings from reduction in fatalities - valuation of life \u2013 at around £7 billion. Although the Impact Assessment does not apportion any of these savings to specific impact groups, the strategy\u2019s focus on \u2018high-risk\u2019 groups would specifically include the highest risk group, men in the 35-54 year age bracket.<\/p>

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The current budget pressures are challenging. There are a number of changes in social care that address the needs of people leaving hospital including those that live alone.<\/p>

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The initiatives necessary to enable safe and timely discharge are included in the Operational Resilience and Capacity Planning Guidance and in the conditions for the Better Care Fund. For example they both require the National Health Service and local government to implement seven day working to facilitate timely discharge. Both require the effective engagement of the voluntary sector.<\/p>

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System Resilience plans and Better Care Fund plans take forward the rapid commissioning of care and support services to enable people who live alone to receive support and to recover. These place a significant emphasis on integration, making sure that vulnerable people have joined up care plans in which their own self-care is supported, and ensuring good communication and engagement of family and friends who may well not live with the patient. In many cases this involves collaboration with voluntary and community based networks that can provide timely voluntary assistance for people who may live alone.<\/p>

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The Government has provided £700 million this year to help the NHS cope with winter pressures. This funding will provide more bed space and pay for additional clinical staff, as well as measures to prevent delayed discharges of patients. A percentage of this money is being spent to secure joint health and care solutions to safe discharge. The Government has created the Better Care Fund, now worth £5.3 billion, to promote integration across health and care. Better Care Fund plans will also contribute to reduced admissions and delayed discharge. The Social Care Action fund has committed £2 million to scale up and test social action that impacts on admissions and discharge.<\/p>

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