All Community services articles – Page 112
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HSJ Local
NHS Haringey risks rise in acute activity by cutting community posts
WORKFORCE: Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust has drawn up plans to save money by axing posts in its intermediate care and community services, and altering its paediatric dentistry provision
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HSJ Knowledge
Measuring and evaluating the social benefits of patient health education
While any service needs to be able to measure outcomes to ensure it delivers returns and results, it often proves difficult for self-management programmes. However, social return on investment calculations can provide an insight into the value these programmes deliver, says Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company’s director of policy ...
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NewsHome Office vows fair deal on equality
The government has pledged to ensure everyone gets a fair deal on the provision of healthcare when new legislation banning age discrimination is introduced.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe role of patient panels in consortia commissioning
The ability for local people to influence healthcare services in their region should be an important focus for commissioning consortia - and patient panels provide a perfect opportunity.
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HSJ Knowledge
The spirit of independent enterprise still requires sustainable business planning
Employee- and community-led services are still battling to change the philosophy and approach of staff and trusts alike, but the benefits these organisations could bring to service delivery are worth the effort, argues Kevin Jacquiss.
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HSJ Local
NHS Somerset opens new community hospital
STRUCTURE: A new community hospital opened in Somerset in February.
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HSJ Local
NHS Herefordshire under-performs on breastfeeding target
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said it was continuing to miss its national performance indicator target for breastfeeding at six to eight weeks.
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HSJ Local
NHS Shropshire County submits planning application for community hospital
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has submitted planning permission for a community healthcare facility.
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HSJ Local
Financial situation deteriorating at Sussex Community NHS Trust
FINANCE: Board reports for the community trust show that in January it had an in-month loss of £168,000.
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HSJ Local
NHS Warrington chief plans power handover to GPs
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust’s chief executive has unveiled plans to hand responsibility for commissioning secondary and community health care services to an emergent GP consortium.
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HSJ Local
NHS West Sussex has lower rate of drug dispensing
PERFORMANCE: NHS West Sussex has published a pharmaceutical needs assessment showing it is behind the rest of the country on dispensing levels.
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HSJ Local
'Good response' to NHS North Somerset's hospital tender
COMMERCIAL: NHS North Somerset has shortlisted five bidders to develop the new Clevedon Community Hospital.
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NewsHospitals 'must adapt to survive'
Hospitals may need to turn to private sector takeovers, mergers and more community-based care to ensure they survive the NHS reforms, the head of the health service has claimed.
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HSJ Local
NHS Eastern and Coastal reports popularity of 100 hours pharmacies
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY: The primary care trust has published a pharmaceutical needs assessment in which it signals its intention to increase the number of “100 hour pharmacy contracts” it commissions.
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NewsEarly death 'more likely in the North'
People living in the north of England are 20 per cent more likely to die prematurely than those in the South, research suggests.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving maternity services with better postnatal support
A major area for improvement in maternity services is postnatal support, say Don Redding and colleagues.
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CommentPost-reform NHS is life, still, but not as we know it
As the dust begins to settle a little on the furore that surrounded the introduction of the Health Bill last month, the wiser among us have started to think through what the new landscape might resemble.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow telehealth technology can enhance the quality of national healthcare
Scotland has the potential to become a world leader in mainstreaming telehealth. But despite concerns about a rapidly ageing population, progress has been slow. James Ferguson, lead clinician at Scottish Centre for Telehealth, explains what the NHS needs to do and why to move things forward.
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HSJ Local
Liverpool Community Health Trust on track for £2.5m surplus
FINANCE: The community health trust is forecasting a £1m surplus for the period from November 1 to March 31.