All Social care articles – Page 32
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NewsStevens 'not expecting' new capital before autumn
Simon Stevens says he is not expecting “capital questions” to be answered in next week’s budget NHS England chief executive says he has been making the case for social care to receive extra funding Five Year Forward View delivery plan will include “a smaller list of key improvement priorities ...
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NewsHSJ Live 27.02.17: Stevens quizzed by PAC on integration
NHS England chief executive to give evidence to the Public Accounts Committee on the integration of health and social care.
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NewsNHS officials 'treated like idiots' by councils in STP process
Councils engaged in efforts to integrate health and social care should stop competing for resources with the NHS and believing increased funding for the health service is “theft”, the chief executive of the Chartered Institute for Public Finance and Accountancy has said.
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HSJ LocalCCG to review £8.5m social care funding withdrawal
County council defers decision to ask health secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene
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NewsExclusive: Budget set to extend CQC role to oversee care funding
Care quality regulator to inspect local authority commissioning of social care New role for regulator will come alongside boost in social care funding Treasury wants reassurance money will deliver for social care and NHS The Care Quality Commission’s role is due to be extended to regulating local councils’ ...
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CommentAnalysis: Emergency care reforms delayed pending answers on social care
Details of an overhaul of emergency care targets have been delayed, as senior figures in the health and care system await a potential government intervention to support social care services, HSJ understands.
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HSJ LocalCCG to be reported to Hunt over £8.5m care fund withdrawal
Councillors to consider asking health secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene
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NewsSTP and forward view plans 'unrealistic', Francis warns
The NHS is facing an “existential crisis” and measures in the Five Year Forward View and sustainability and transformation plans are “unrealistic”, Sir Robert Francis QC has said.
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CommentIntegration of health and social care – working and not working?
Integration is looking less and less like a panacea and more of a long term vision
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CommentBreak the silence on sexual abuse
The NHS is raising awareness of sexual abuse and violence in the hope of reducing it and also to provide much needed support to the victims
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Expert BriefingWhat's New in Care Models: Prepare for national rollout
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View. By integration reporter David Williams.
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NewsExclusive: David Dalton warns social care crisis will 'compromise' patient care
Sir David Dalton says A&E crisis is caused by delayed transfers of care and a new social care funding model is “urgently required” Despite interest from new cabinet office team, Sir David says integrating health and social care funding will not solve crisis Financial and care performance will be ...
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CommentDon't ignore the councillors
When it comes to decisions around health and social care, there needs to be a bottom-up approach involving local leaders and not top-down pre-determined solutions
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NewsThousands of patients could be forced into care homes due to CCG cuts
At least 37 CCGs may force patients with ongoing care needs to accept residential care home placements due to restrictions to NHS Continuing Healthcare funding More than 13,000 people could be affected by the policies in these 37 areas At least three CCGs confident their policies are legal despite ...
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HSJ LocalCommunity trust to restrict GP referrals due to 'severe pressure'
Leeds Community Healthcare Trust has told GPs it is restricting referrals for two types of routine procedure The trust says it is facing “severe pressure” Leeds Teaching Hospital also facing “unprecedented pressure”, according to CCG letter A major community trust has told local GPs it will be restricting ...
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CommentRed Cross: Here's how we improve care for our most vulnerable
The prime minister’s review of health and social care integration offers the chance to start backing up potentially life-changing schemes with culture change and resources
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NewsGovernment seeks areas to 'graduate' from BCF this year
Several areas will “graduate” from the better care fund to more advanced models of integration Framework being published soon will invite applications Only a handful of areas expected to be chosen to pilot the changes Several areas will “graduate” from the better care fund to more advanced models ...
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NewsNew 'bridging' role could follow nursing associates
Another new role that combines nursing and therapy skills could be explored by Health Education England, once nursing associates are fully established, its chief executive has said.
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CommentAnalysis: Is there really £900m extra cash for social care?
The government say its reforms will increase social care spending by £900m; critics have been underwhelmed by the announcements. Here, Sarah Calkin looks at who is right
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NewsMillions diverted to social care from new homes bonus scheme
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed councils will be able to raise the social care precept by 3 per cent in each of the next two years and that £240m is to be diverted from a housing scheme to fund social care services.