All Community services articles – Page 87
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Blogs
Devaluing social work with adults will cause huge problems
The NHS stands to lose big if local authorities begin cutting the number of social workers helping older patients and people with disabilities.
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HSJ Local
New community IV therapy provider for CCG
COMMERCIAL: Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale’s clinical commissioning group will this week be asked to approve the award of a £1.36m contract for community IV therapy to not-for-profit provider Mastercall.
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HSJ Local
Peninsula Community Health exceeds C diff limit
PERFORMANCE: Peninsula Community Health has has twice as many cases of Clostridium difficile as its agreed limit during 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
Extended community x-ray service in Surrey
STRUCTURE: Woking Community Hospital has extended the opening hours of its x-ray facilities to include weekends.
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News
Integrate mental health services for bigger savings - Confed
Integrating mental health and physical health services can lead to better patient care and significant savings, according to the NHS Confederation.
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NewsNHS must 'up its game' on homeless people's mental health
Mental health leaders must “up their game” in tackling mental health problems among the homeless, according to a new report.
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HSJ Local
Staff shortage forces closure of Herts community hospital beds
PERFORMANCE: Inpatient beds at a community hospital in Hertfordshire are to be closed from next week because of staffing problems.
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NewsFoundation trusts cannot use bailouts to hide financial failings, regulator warns
Monitor has warned foundation trusts it may disregard bailout payments when assessing their financial health, in a move which could allow earlier regulatory intervention in troubled organisations.
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HSJ Local
Virgin community services deal confirmed
COMMERCIAL: Virgin Care (formerly Assura Medical) has now signed a contract with NHS Surrey to deliver community services across much of the county from 2012 to 2017.
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HSJ Local
Assura win Coventry community services contract
STRUCTURE: Assura Coventry have won a contract to provide the last remaining primary care trust-run community service centres in the Arden cluster area.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to deliver on patient experience promises
Never before has patient engagement and experience had such a high profile - but, how can we make the most of this opportunity to make a real difference for patients?
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HSJ KnowledgeGuidance on producing an any qualified provider implementation pack
The chance to produce an AQP implementation pack offered potent insights into how the service area should develop. Sheena Hennell explains how one PCT cluster went about their project.
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HSJ Local
Community hospitals consultation will be more than 12 months overdue
STRUCTURE: A long-awaited public consultation on the future of community hospitals on the Fylde Coast has been put back again, until “at least the summer” - a year after it was due to take place.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: procurement of non-acute services in Bristol and Gloucestershire
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week: procurement of non-acute services in Bristol and Gloucestershire.
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HSJ Local
Social enterprise chair named best in sector
WORKFORCE: Ian Church, chair of Central Surrey Health, has been named by the Sunday Times as the best non-executive director within the public service sector.
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News
Exclusive: government confirms strict new terms for FT property transfers
“Onerous” terms are being imposed on foundation trusts looking to take ownership of the community service estate, according to the latest proposals.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe legal implications of EU procurement law for the NHS
David Lock QC looks at the legal lessons for NHS commissioners procuring services.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to create an IT solution to support integrated local care
How can you create a “ground up” solution to support integrated care and meet local needs – and can this deliver clinical benefits and cost savings? Sean Riddell offers some advice.
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News
Serco is preferred bidder to take over Suffolk community services
Private sector outsourcing giant Serco has been selected as preferred bidder to take over nearly all NHS community services in Suffolk in a deal worth £140m to the company over three years.
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CommentCiarán Devane: patients must be able to join the conversation
Ensuring the patient voice is heard.