All Older people’s services articles – Page 14
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to balance the push and pull of performance and demand
Hospital performance targets
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CommentWe pharmacists are tackling dementia in our communities
I play a lead role in identifying and preventing dementia
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CommentLords help us: End of life provision falls short of supporting the dying
The Palliative Care Bill
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SupplementsSupplement: Social care crises require a rapid response
How the British Red Cross supports patients in social crises
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SupplementsCommissioning supplement: New bowel disease treatments and social care crises
In this HSJ supplement we look at how the NHS is responding to new bowel disease treatments and how the voluntary sector is helping the elderly avoid hospital
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HSJ LocalCCG to decommission dementia nursing service
MENTAL HEALTH: A North East clinical commissioning group plans to decommission a specialist dementia nursing service and replace it with a carer support service.
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HSJ LocalProviders for £1.8bn elderly care contract named
FINANCE: Five providers have been selected to lead the delivery a £1.8bn, 10 year contract to improve older peoples’ care in Croydon.
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HSJ KnowledgeGood for the hip pocket: The cost cutting project improving surgery
The costs of total hip replacement
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CommentReaders’ letters – 30 April 2015
In response to the Commission on Hospital Care for Frail Older People
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HSJ KnowledgeEssay winners take creative flight and turn it into real action
GE Healthcare Finnamore’s Emerging Leader competition
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NewsExclusive: Concern in NHS England over Hunt's CCG 'points' rating system
Clinical commissioning group leaders and some NHS England officials are questioning a move by Jeremy Hunt to impose a ‘league table’ style points ranking for CCGs, well placed sources have told HSJ.
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NewsRoyal college: Changing surgical pathways could save money and lives
Hospitals could reduce length of stay and improve patient outcomes if they reimagine the way more than 10 million patients a year undergo surgery in the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalResidents moved from care home by commissioners
QUALITY: Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group has moved some residents from Admiral Court Care Home in Hartlepool because their nursing needs were not being met there.
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SupplementsIntegration supplement: How the third sector helps discharged patients
The important role of British Red Cross volunteers
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HSJ KnowledgeEmergency care reform requires a whole system change
Start with understanding motivations
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NewsRevealed: Virgin handed £280m Staffordshire contract
Virgin Care has been awarded a £280m, seven-year prime provider contract to manage services in East Staffordshire, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentHSJ commission: Social care and housing are important to put older people first
Issues facing older people