All Older people’s services articles – Page 36
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HSJ KnowledgeGetting better with age: the challenges an ageing population poses to care providers
Increase in life longevity is a triumph for public health. But there is an inverse relationship between ageing population and resources. Making provisions to cope with the needs of the increasing numbers of elderly patients is paramount, says Dr Kailash Chand.
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NewsSouthern Cross chief executive rejects compensation payout
The boss of failed care home provider Southern Cross has revealed he will turn down a £500,000 payout when he leaves the company, as new details were released of prospective new owners.
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NewsLung disease costs to rise in retirement hotspots
Health commissioners for seaside retirement communities are being urged to adopt the latest guidance on the treatment of lung disease to buttress themselves against a predicted surge in the cost of the illness in these areas.
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HSJ Local
Continuing care demand leads to overspend in Norfolk
FINANCE: NHS Norfolk is overspending on continuing healthcare due to “continued growth in patient numbers”, despite a £5m increase in its budget.
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HSJ Local
Dementia service waiting times improve in the NE
PERFORMANCE: Average lengths of stay for dementia patients across the region has reduced from 16 to 10 days, and patients are seeing a specialist liaison nurse within a day, something which could previously take up to five days.
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HSJ Local
South Tees improves care for patients that have fallen
PERFORMANCE: A new arrangement between Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust and the Hambleton and Richmondshire community fast response team at South Tees Hospitals NHS foundation trust is reducing the number of ambulance call-outs and improving care for people who have fallen.
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NewsSliding admissions contributed to Southern Cross crisis
The collapsed care home operator Southern Cross was experiencing falling admissions on top of its financial troubles just before its decision to close down, figures have shown.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving the quality of nutritional care in hospitals
Despite malnutrition being linked with high costs and poor outcomes, there is a danger that good nutritional care as a priority is getting lost. Mike Stroud looks at how hospitals can do better.
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HSJ Local
Surrey dementia tool to help local authorities
PERFORMANCE: Surrey County Council and local NHS organisations have developed a tool to help councils nationally improve standards of care for people with dementia.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow third sector hospital ownership is keeping healthcare close to home
The transfer of an NHS community hospital to charitable ownership is helping provide key healthcare services to users closer to home, as Alison Moore discovers.
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NewsTroubled care home provider to close second site
The company at the centre of allegations of abuse of vulnerable patients is to close a second care home, it has been announced.
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HSJ Local
Dudley Hospitals nearly halves pressure ulcers
PERFORMANCE: The Dudley Group has reported a 45 per cent reduction in the numbers of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in the first quarter of 2011-12.
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NewsLow manager numbers risk care homes' future
A “leaked” document showing a lack of managers in post has heightened concerns over the future of troubled care homes.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving end of life care through patient record registers
A pilot scheme aimed at improving end of life care through local registers for patient records has had a positive effect, both on patient choice and achieving higher quality end of life care. National End of Life Care Programme deputy director Anita Hayes reports.
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HSJ KnowledgeRedesigning reablement: why these services need to focus on patient independence
Reablement services must be designed as a route to greater independence and not reliance on care, says the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s director of adult services David Walden.
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CommentCynthia Bower interview: replacing the 'light touch' with a firm grip
Amid heavy political pressure, the Care Quality Commission is preparing to replace its “light touch” style with annual inspections of every provider. So is its chief executive ready to do battle? Cynthia Bower talks to HSJ’s Charlotte Santry.
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HSJ Local
GPs back specialist nursing post after pressure from charity
WORKFORCE: A specialist Parkinson’s nurse has been secured for West Sussex after an emerging clinical commissioning group previously advised a primary care trust to put recruitment to the post “on hold”.
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NewsHeart check target surpassed
The target for heart check-ups in Scotland last year was smashed as the NHS screened 75 per cent more people than expected.
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News250 Southern Cross homes to be rescued
Southern Cross’ largest landlord has announced plans to run 249 of the care homes operated by the collapsed provider.
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NewsTroubled Southern Cross to close
Care home operator Southern Cross has confirmed that it is to close down after the landlords of its properties abandoned the company.