Navigating health system can lead to ‘burn out’ for some patients – report

Navigating health system can lead to ‘burn out’ for some patients – report

A new report highlights concerns about care for patients with long-term health conditions.

The mental well-being of a seriously ill person would be improved by being able to participate in their own treatment path and being kept up-to-date with their own situation.

Disjointed Long-Term Care Putting Patients at Risk: Report

A lack of coordination in the NHS and community care is leaving patients with complex conditions at risk and feeling burnt out, a report by the health safety watchdog found. Medscape News UK

How England’s ‘complex’ health and care system is harming patients by creating a waiting list for care at home packages more than 50% longer, per head, than in Scotland

Professor John Robertson OBA From the Guardian today, the above and: Navigating England’s “complex” health and care system is “extremely difficult” and carers and patients are experiencing burnout, distress and harm as a result, a damning report says. There were frequent failures by NHS and care organisations in coordinating care for people with long-term health conditions, the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) found. Figures sh…