All Local government articles – Page 44
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NewsIntegration fund could deliver council savings, says minister
Councils joining the government’s £3.8bn health and social care integration drive will be expected to enforce “substantial” cuts to their back office budgets, a local government minister has said.
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NewsGovernment rejects centralist plans for local Healthwatch
The government has rejected a plan by Robert Francis QC to force councils to hand centrally-allocated funding directly to local Healthwatch groups, arguing that councils should be free to decide the groups’ funding.
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CommentBuild housing into integrated care
Housing investment has benefits for health budgets and patient care
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NewsCCGs told to work together as 'too small' for major change
Most clinical commissioning groups will be expected to come together to draw up their critical long term service change strategies across larger patches approved by NHS England, under guidance seen by HSJ.
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NewsAnalysed: Lamb's integration pioneers
The Department of Health’s integrated care “pioneers” will be monitored centrally to check progress against their plans and could be stripped of their status if they lose their way, health minister Norman Lamb has said.
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NewsMinisters to legislate on £3.8bn pooled budget
The government will amend the Care Bill so it can force clinical commissioning groups to share a chunk of their budgets with local authorities, a health minister has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalCouncil leader accused of intimidating CCG staff
A council leader has reacted angrily to claims that he intimidated staff of Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group.
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BlogsHunt's care plan puts burden on family before state
Jeremy Hunt’s proposals for looking after older people are all about ‘care closer to home’
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Blogs
Managers − always look on the bright side
Despite cuts to their budget, social services leaders appear to be relentlessly optimistic
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NewsDetails of £3.8bn integration fund revealed
The amount of progress clinical commissioning groups and councils make in working together next year will help determine their area’s share of the £3.8bn fund for health and care integration from 2015, it has been revealed.
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NewsBurnham tells councils 'caveats' will be placed on health role
The shadow health secretary has warned councils would not be given “free rein” under his plan to put the lion’s share of NHS funding in local government’s hands.
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Blogs
No one can provide quality care in 15 minutes
The increasing use of “pop in” calls by social services departments will make people who need care even more vulnerable
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CommentFuel poverty is a healthcare issue
Evidence shows the link between cold homes and ill health
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NewsLabour moots free social care for all
Labour is considering a radical plan to make social care free at the point of need and funded through taxation, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsDH rejects criticism of delayed transfer of care measure
The Department of Health has rejected criticism of the measure it uses to track delayed transfers of care between NHS providers and social care.
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NewsJudge blocks review of reconfiguration scheme
Ealing Council has been refused permission to take a hospital reconfiguration plan to judicial review.
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NewsCouncils fear they will be denied infant public health responsibility
Council chief executives fear they will be prevented from taking responsibility for infant public health amid Whitehall concern they would not implement a flagship coalition pledge to boost health visitor numbers by 4,200.
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NewsAreas with worse life quality would be hit by allocation shake-up
Clinical commissioning groups in areas where people with long term conditions have a worse quality of life would lose funds under the revised allocation formula being considered by NHS England, analysis shows.
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Supplements'The signs were there, but weren't picked up'
Heart sinking’ experiences of being called to crises for patients he had never seen have made Professor Michael Kirby an ardent advocate of health checks, reports Jennifer Trueland
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SupplementsCritical point for checks − an HSJ/LGC supplement
How to increase the uptake of NHS Health Check