Reducing Pressure in Hospitals Fund

The Cabinet Office, in partnership with NHS England, Monitor, the Trust Development Authority and ADASS, has launched the £2million Reduce Pressure in Hospitals Fund.

The fund will provide grants to the VCS, social enterprises and local NHS and social care organisations to develop innovative social action interventions that provide extra support to older people and help reduce pressure on hospitals during winter 2014/15.

It aims to reduce the number of older people who find themselves having to go to A&E or being admitted to hospital when it could have been avoided, and many stay longer in hospital than they would like, or are discharged and find themselves being readmitted shortly afterwards.

For further information on the fund, including how to apply before the deadline of 12noon on Friday 13 June, visit www.sibgroup.org.uk/hospitalfund.