All Older people’s services articles – Page 25
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SupplementsWhy the 3 Rs can cut hospital admissions
Integrating recovery, reablement and rehabilitation will be key to reducing readmissions
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SupplementsWhy the 3 Rs can cut admissions: the case studies
Innovative ways to prevent health problems include using technology to reach out to isolated elderly people
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HSJ Local
Expert praises Western Sussex for care of patients with fractured hips
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has been described as “an exemplar” of what modern hip fracture care should look like by a nationally-renowned surgeon.
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HSJ Local
‘Mini’ community hospital opened in Kent acute trust
STRUCTURE: A community ward is being run inside Maidstone Hospital to help older people recover faster, as part of an initiative involving Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust.
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HSJ KnowledgeA strategy for maximising hospital capacity
Using home care services to reduce emergency admissions
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Blogs
Big data should inform commissioning decisions
More data is available to the NHS than ever, so we should use it when making commissioning decisions.
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CommentWhat can NHS leaders learn from the voluntary sector?
Lessons from innovators in the third sector
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Oxfordshire's 'outcomes-based commissioning'
Will Oxfordshire’s new approach transform services?
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex rated poorly for discussing future care needs
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average in the inpatient survey for discussing future health or social care needs with patients.
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HSJ Local
Dementia services to be restructured in West Lancs
STRUCTURE: Dementia services across Lancashire are set to be streamlined following the results of a recent consultation and subsequent publication of an independent report published by the University of Central Lancashire.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS staff wellbeing affects patient care
Examining the link between staff and patient experience
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Comment
Readers' Letters − 5 April 2013
One reader says research shows making the right changes to people’s homes will reduce the burden on hospitals, plus futher concern about the NHS 111 rollout
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HSJ KnowledgeOlder people’s experiences of care at home
Practical steps to improve domiciliary care
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HSJ KnowledgeWhen service redesign meets sustainability
A London partnership aims to offer better care and sustainability
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HSJ KnowledgePositive steps already taken towards dignity in the NHS
How the diginity in care board addresses the concerns of Francis
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NewsEx-older people's tsar criticises out of hospital obsession
Planning for large reductions in older people in acute hospitals is “absolute la la land”, the government’s former older people’s tsar has told HSJ.
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Blogs
Patients vs the business case
The NHS is not subject to local democratic accountability. If you want to have more say in what happens to your local hospital maybe you should advocate a transfer to local government
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HSJ Local
Hike in older patients at Western Sussex Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has “continued to experience particularly high levels of activity in care for older people”, according to board papers.
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HSJ KnowledgeClinical leadership in action
Why clinicians find service redesign problematic and what can be done about it