All Community services articles – Page 95
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HSJ Local
Bristol acute tenders for provision of nursing care
COMMERCIAL: An acute trust has issued a highly unusual tender for private partners to help run and build a new health and social care centre.
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News
Two in five adult abuse cases 'at home'
Almost half of alleged abuse towards vulnerable adults takes place in their own homes, according to new research.
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News
Social enterprise staff deals could create 'two tier workforce'
Health unions are warning of a growing “two tier workforce” as social enterprises replace NHS terms and conditions with their own employment packages.
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HSJ Local
New chair for Birmingham Community
WORKFORCE: Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust has announced the appointment of Tom Storrow as chair..
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News
Integrated care organisation proposes bundled tariff for services
A hospital trust that took on community services in two London boroughs is looking to offer all its services on a bundled tariff in 2012-13.
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HSJ Knowledge
Setting up successful joint strategic needs assessments
Government reform of commissioning mean now is a good time to take stock of your joint strategic needs assessment. Ed Harding and Michelle Kane outline some key dos and don’t in setting priorities and objectives.
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News
Lansley announces £30m fund for cold housing
The government will provide an extra £30m to help keep homes warm during winter, the health secretary announced today.
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News
Community care failing the vunerable, report claims
Community care has failed the most vulnerable members of society and ‘urgently’ needs reforming, a think tank has concluded.
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HSJ Knowledge
How a holistic approach to healthcare drives better value
Services are often fragmented across systems and even within organisations, causing waste. True value in healthcare, says Kate Hall, comes from smoothing patient pathways.
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HSJ Local
Non-acute DTOC a cause for concern in Dorset
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfer of care continues to be a concern for the NHS Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole cluster despite improvements.
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News
Targeting 'risky' male drinkers could save NHS £120m - report
A quarter of men are “risky drinkers” who have an increased chance of developing cancer, liver disease and mental health problems, a study has suggested.
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Comment
Delivering integrated care will bring us all closer together
Integrated care is the ingredient that can bind health and social care players to achieve real integration, writes Charles Alessi.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to achieve best practice referral management for mental health patients
A London trust has been auditing mental health referrals in a bid to improve the quality of screening in secondary care older adult mental health patients. Ranjit Mahanta and Seraphim Patel explain the results.
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HSJ Local
Delayed transfers at Birmingham Community twice SHA target
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care at Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust are running at more than twice the NHS West Midlands target.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham Community Healthcare chasing PCT for outstanding £587,000
FINANCE: Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust is owed £587,000 by NHS Sandwell, which has failed to repay the money within the 90 day limit.
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News
Specialist care housing model losing funding
Specialist housing integrated with care provision may not survive as a long term model for providing care for older people, a report has warned.
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HSJ Local
Cornwall names AQP services
COMMERCIAL: NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly have decided to open up adult primary care psychological therapies, musculo-skeletal services for back and neck pain and community adult hearing services to any qualified provider.
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HSJ Local
Zero mixed sex breaches in September for Sussex Community Trust
PERFORMANCE: Sussex Community NHS Trust recorded no breaches of the Department of Health’s guidelines on mixed sex accommodation last month.
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News
Children's talking therapies to be part of £30m investment
Talking therapies for children and teenagers with mental health problems will be provided as part of a £32m investment in psychological therapies, it has been announced.
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News
TCS social enterprise transfer faces legal challenge
A judge has ordered a primary care trust to halt the planned transfer of its provider arm to a social enterprise, pending the outcome of a High Court hearing.