Wed.May 07, 2025

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Social workers continuing to struggle with workload, admin and increasing need, finds ‘health check’

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Social workers are continuing to struggle with workload, administrative burdens and increasing need, according to an annual survey of professionals in England. The Local Government Association’s (LGA) 2025 health check , answered by almost 7,000 social workers, mostly from English councils, showed no improvement in practitioners’ experiences of, and wellbeing in, the workplace c

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Navigating the Shift to Value-Based Care: Investing in the Patient Experience

Relias

Many have analyzed the current state of healthcare and the key issues that plague our industry. From skyrocketing costs to subpar quality outcomes and unequal access to care, it is clear that the challenges are immense. In the past, healthcare payments from insurers came after providing services to patients, known as a fee-for-service model. However, this model did little to address health outcomes, access to care for vulnerable populations, and the increasing national healthcare expenditure.

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How Patient Confidence Relates to Higher Hospital Net Promoter Score

Relias

A recent study asked nearly 2,000 hospital patients to offer information about their experiences. One of the things that were measured was the Net Promoter Score (NPS), while another was the current emotional state of the patient. It might seem strange to think that a patients emotional state has an effect on their hospitals NPS, but it turns out theyre definitely correlated.