All Social care articles – Page 25
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CommentClose the gaping gap between policy and people’s lived reality
What does the 10 year plan, now being worked up by the NHS, need to contain to bridge the distance between policy and the lived reality of people using services, wonders Charlotte Augst
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CommentMackey: It's pointless to argue we should have got more
In the context of the general economic situation and funding settlements for other public services, this announcement must be widely recognised, and accepted, as significant extra investment, writes Jim Mackey.
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CommentThe PM has shown faith - we now need bold policies for change
Extra funding for the NHS has been secured despite Treasury scepticism that the health service can change. If there’s a deal for social care and local government, backed by a more coherent policy landscape, we can prove them wrong, says Rob Webster
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LeaderThe funding deal is done, but a crucial few months follow
How far the NHS’s new funding deal will stretch will be shaped by some important decisions in the next five months.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The 3pc solution – the politics and practice, the ends and means
With the government having declared a NHS funding boost, Andy Cowper mulls over the politics of NHS funding
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NewsTreasury ‘agrees to support social care'
The Chancellor and prime minister have agreed the NHS should not have to foot the bill for knock-on pressures from rising demand for social care, senior sources told HSJ.
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NewsLocal plans still not good enough, says A&E boss
Local NHS providers and commissioners were given a fresh warning this week that their plans will not deliver the “capacity, productivity or length of stay” improvements required for 2018-19.
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NewsCouncil chief takes accountable officer role at CCG
A local authority chief executive has taken the accountable officer role at the local clinical commissioning group.
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HSJ InteractiveIt is time to face up to the fundamental question of funding
Niall Dickson on the need for a longer term commitment to health and care funding that stops these vital services lurching from one crisis to another
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CommentIntegrated care has the potential to improve health outcomes
Chris Ham and Anna Charles outline the findings and recommendations of the health and social care committee’s review of integrated care development in the NHS
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Community services on the move again
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight. This week by HSJ primary and community correspondent Rebecca Thomas.
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Comment'NHS Assembly': clear purpose, inclusiveness and sufficient power needed
A spirit of humility and collaboration must be inculcated in the “NHS Assembly’’ for the sake of co-designing and co-producing the 10 year plan for the service. By Jeremy Taylor
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NewsCQC says it is taking more enforcement action
There has been a small increase in the share of Care Quality Commission inspections resulting in enforcement action, which it has put down to its staff “increasingly used the breadth of our enforcement powers”.
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NewsTrust's integration with social enterprise raises merger prospects
An acute hospital trust could merge with a social enterprise company that provides community, mental health and social care services, HSJ has learned.
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CommentAmbition to save more lives from cancer is vital for NHS plan
A multiyear budgeting approach is needed to achieve transformation in cancer care and make long-term savings
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NewsGovernment could scrap 'NHS England ringfence' in long term plan
Ministers could scrap the “ringfence” around the NHS England budget to include other arm’s length bodies as part of the government’s long term funding plan, HSJ has been told.
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LeaderHow much will the government give the NHS for its 70th birthday?
Before the NHS turns 70 on 5 July, the government will have revealed its broad ambitions for the “sustainable long term plan”.
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NewsRegion's elderly care services 'inconsistent', says CQC
Health services for older people in Cumbria are inconsistent and services are in the “very early” stages of integration, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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HSJ InteractiveA winning approach to clinical leadership
Alison Moore talks to Claire Fulller, HSJ’s clinical leader of the year, about the impact the award has had on her
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NewsCare standards will fall this year warns CQC boss
The Care Quality Commission has assumed standards in the health and social care sectors could deteriorate in 2018-19.