All Community services articles – Page 78
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CommentHow to transform long-term care services
Long-term services can learn from changes in mental health
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NewsSheffield to step up community investment and agree risk share deal
The NHS in Sheffield is expected to agree a step-up in investment in community services and a new risk sharing deal as part of a citywide programme aimed at reforming urgent care.
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HSJ KnowledgeCompetition is all around us – so why fight it?
Competition and integration can co-exist to provide a seamless health service
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HSJ LocalNorthern Devon closes inpatient beds
STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has announced a temporary closure of a community hospital to inpatients following a critical Care Quality Commission inspection.
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HSJ Local
Social enterprise renews community service deal
COMMERCIAL: A new contract has begun for Central Surrey Health to continue delivering community services for the 290,000 people living in the central Surrey region.
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CommentWe urgently need to reimagine healthcare
We need the service to deliver health and social care
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BlogsWhat the Francis report means for mental healthcare
The Francis report’s recommendations will have a huge impact on all parts of the NHS, not least mental health services, says Sean Duggan.
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HSJ Local
High sickness rates at North Somerset Community Partnership
WORKFORCE: High sickness levels at North Somerset Community Partnership are causing concern for commissioners who fear it could be due to understaffing.
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HSJ KnowledgeHave we improved access to mental health services?
Analysing the success of the IAPT programme
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HSJ Local
Bristol CCGs plan new urology service
COMMERCIAL: The contract for community urology services in Bristol is to be extended on a three month rolling basis while commissioniners finalise plans for a cluster wide service.
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Comment
Readers' letters - 31 January 2013
This week’s letters include NHS Property Services chief Simon Holden responding to HSJ’s story about the company charging CCGs and a counter to Sir David Nicholson’s view that hospitals “very bad places” for older people’s care
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HSJ Local
South Tees community hospital revamped
STRUCTURE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust has reopened a ward in a community hospital following £60,000 improvements.
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Comment
We must back social investment pioneers
A new form of healthcare needs a fresh finance model
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HSJ Local
Consultants speak out over 'scapegoat' chief executive
Leading consultants at University Hospital of North Staffordshire have spoken out in support of their “scapegoat” chief executive who resigned in the wake of a financial crisis.
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NewsNHS Surrey yet to quantify costs of Virgin deal
NHS Surrey has yet to quantify the total cost or risk of transferring its community services to Virgin Care, a deal which went live last April, it has emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgeA holistic approach to patient care
GPs and others are helping patients manage their health and avoid hospital visits
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NewsCouncils to lead key shift in care
The former council chief heading the sector’s efforts to improve living arrangements for people with learning disabilities has described the drive as a “seminal moment” in health and care services.
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NewsNicholson: 'more' community focused care required
Care for older people needs a fundamental shift towards caring for them in the community rather than hospitals that are “very bad places”, the chief executive of the NHS Commissioning Board has said.
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Comment
Shifting care closer to home: slogan or solution?
We must reimagine the wider health and social care system
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CommentNew thinking about the future of maternity care
Old assumptions are stopping maternity services from improving