REVEALED: The ‘real’ reason NHS crippled with overcrowded hospitals and GP surgeries
RECORD claim for the NHS has put GP surgeries and the hospital under unprecedented pressure, the official control body for the Department of Health has warned.
The Quality of Care Commission (CQC) described NHS status as "precarious" with hospitals, GP care homes and surgeries "straining at the seams" about lack of beds, understaffed staff and record demand.
And its all to unhealthy lifestyles in Britain, according to the latest data.
The CQC said that much of the demand in the NHS can be attributed to diseases brought on by "unhealthy lifestyle choices." These include diseases related to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and dementia.
David Behan, chief executive of CQC, said: "The good news is we all live longer, but ... we are not living healthier longer
.
"Our healthy life expectancy is not keeping pace with our life expectancy - and that is driving demand."
The CQC annual report "State of Care" indicated that hospitals had a record capacity with bed occupancy rates that peaked at 91.4 percent this year - well above the "insurance" threshold of 85 percent.
Staffing levels have also been falling and funding for social care has failed to keep pace with the needs of patients, the report also states.
Unhealthy lifestyles have been linked repeatedly to causing heart disease, liver disease, type 2 diabetes, some forms of cancer and dementia.
According to the Medical Research Council about 5 million people in the UK suffer from diabetes which costs the NHS approximately £ 10billion each year.
The MRC said: "Behaviors such as diet, amount of exercise we do, and consumption of tobacco, alcohol or drugs play an important role in influencing the health, well-being and risk of chronic diseases."
The report also highlighted problems in adult social care, with the number of beds in nursing homes falling by 4,000 in two years.
Long-term funding remains a problem, according to the CQC, despite the government investing £ 2 billion in the social welfare system.
Labor Party health spokesman Jonathan Ashworth said the report was "damning evidence of the Government's inability to keep health services on the standard that patients expect."
Despite the strain, the CQC ranked 90 percent of GP surgeries in England as good or outstanding, with eight percent improvement required and 2 percent considered inadequate.
The CQC said: "This is an improvement on first qualifications given to general practices, prior to any re-inspections.
"More than 80% of general practices that first qualified as" requires improvement "or" inadequate "improved their rating after their most recent inspection.
Health Minister Philip Dunne said the CQC had acknowledged that "the vast majority of patients are receiving good care and many parts of the NHS have improved."
"We are determined to make the NHS the safest health care system in the world and we are investing in more staff and services, including 2 billion extra pounds for social care ... and an extra £ 100 million this winter to help A & E to deal with demand. "
The Quality of Care Commission (CQC) described NHS status as "precarious" with hospitals, GP care homes and surgeries "straining at the seams" about lack of beds, understaffed staff and record demand.
And its all to unhealthy lifestyles in Britain, according to the latest data.
The CQC said that much of the demand in the NHS can be attributed to diseases brought on by "unhealthy lifestyle choices." These include diseases related to obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and dementia.
David Behan, chief executive of CQC, said: "The good news is we all live longer, but ... we are not living healthier longer
."Our healthy life expectancy is not keeping pace with our life expectancy - and that is driving demand."
The CQC annual report "State of Care" indicated that hospitals had a record capacity with bed occupancy rates that peaked at 91.4 percent this year - well above the "insurance" threshold of 85 percent.
Staffing levels have also been falling and funding for social care has failed to keep pace with the needs of patients, the report also states.
Unhealthy lifestyles have been linked repeatedly to causing heart disease, liver disease, type 2 diabetes, some forms of cancer and dementia.
According to the Medical Research Council about 5 million people in the UK suffer from diabetes which costs the NHS approximately £ 10billion each year.
The MRC said: "Behaviors such as diet, amount of exercise we do, and consumption of tobacco, alcohol or drugs play an important role in influencing the health, well-being and risk of chronic diseases."
The report also highlighted problems in adult social care, with the number of beds in nursing homes falling by 4,000 in two years.
Long-term funding remains a problem, according to the CQC, despite the government investing £ 2 billion in the social welfare system.
Labor Party health spokesman Jonathan Ashworth said the report was "damning evidence of the Government's inability to keep health services on the standard that patients expect."
Despite the strain, the CQC ranked 90 percent of GP surgeries in England as good or outstanding, with eight percent improvement required and 2 percent considered inadequate.
The CQC said: "This is an improvement on first qualifications given to general practices, prior to any re-inspections.
"More than 80% of general practices that first qualified as" requires improvement "or" inadequate "improved their rating after their most recent inspection.
Health Minister Philip Dunne said the CQC had acknowledged that "the vast majority of patients are receiving good care and many parts of the NHS have improved."
"We are determined to make the NHS the safest health care system in the world and we are investing in more staff and services, including 2 billion extra pounds for social care ... and an extra £ 100 million this winter to help A & E to deal with demand. "
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