All Social care articles – Page 35
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NewsWhat's new in care models: What counts as a PACS?
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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HSJ PartnersIntegration for millions of patients: making NHS interoperability whole-system
As sustainability and transformation plans shape the future of care for millions, interoperability must extend to all care settings. The NHS is demanding and proving that true integration is finally about to happen
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HSJ LocalCouncil chief executive to lead CCG after 'symbolic' appointment
Steven Pleasant to lead Tameside Council and Tameside and Glossop CCG The appointment is “symbolic” of the changes taking place in Greater Manchester Single commissioning board is already running between adult social services and the CCG, controlling a budget of £435m Work ongoing to transfer hundreds of social care ...
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CommentThe NHS must rise to the challenge of tackling poverty
The health service does sterling work treating the consequences of poverty but can do much to address the causes, too
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CommentVanguards must utilise their workforce to the best of their ability
The NHS is under such considerable pressure that we need to make best use of our dedicated staff and teams.
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NewsIntegrated care a 'main priority' for Greater Manchester, says Burnham
Andy Burnham says handing the running of social care services to the NHS would be a “main priority” if he becomes Greater Manchester mayor Former health secretary says the fact the region had a health and social care devolution deal was the “clinching factor” as to why he stood ...
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CommentTrying to handle responsibilities without resources
Local authorities will struggle to implement their health and wellbeing strategies if they must be delivered on an ever shorter shoestring
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HSJ KnowledgeCourage and wellbeing for a life beyond mental illness
Social inclusion is vital to recovery in mental health but is overlooked in practice. The SHARP project in south London addressed this shortfall so successfully that it has outgrown its pilot status
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CommentNurturing leadership talent today for the benefit of tomorrow
Developing the leadership skills of junior doctors is essential if the quality of care is to be protected in the future
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News'Big question marks' over how CCGs will pay for £200m care hike
Cost of a place in a care home with nursing will rise from £112 to £156.25 a week Audit firm Mazars estimates rise will increase cost of NHS funded nursing care to £658m a year HSJ estimates this will add £191m a year to the current rate paid by ...
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NewsTransformation funds plugging hospital deficits, say MPs
There are “grave doubts” over attempts to integrate health and social care due to unprecedented financial pressures on the NHS, a group of MPs has concluded.
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CommentCan we expect nursing associates in the NHS by spring 2017?
With stakes pegged high for public safety, it may be a while till a regulated framework for the new healthcare role is set up in the NHS
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NewsCQC: Local areas failing to assess integration progress
Evaluation of current models of older people’s care integration are either not carried out or are insufficient, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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CommentHealth and care sector collaboration can achieve improved efficiency
By partnering with housing services, the NHS can help patients to live healthier and more independent lives
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NewsNew Oxford Hospitals chief reveals delayed transfers turnaround
The chief executive of one of England’s top teaching hospitals has set out how it halved its stubbornly high rate of delayed transfers, after introducing a set of reforms including directly employing social care workers. Bruno Holthof, who joined Oxford University Hospitals in October, also set out his vision for ...
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CommentDoes integrating care require new workforce roles?
Integrated care requires skills and expertise that exist but are unequally distributed among the workforce
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CommentWe must uphold the positive impacts of EU membership
Important to maintain the positive impacts of EU membership
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NewsStevens: Give any extra funding to social care over NHS
There is “strong argument” to prioritise funding for social care rather than NHS, says Simon Stevens NHS England chief warns it would not be prudent to assume any extra NHS funding in the “next several years” There will be an announcement in July on “re-set” of NHS funding ...
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HSJ LocalHospital trust blames care home closure for A&E performance decline
PERFORMANCE: Lewisham and Greewnich Trust puts the fall in year-on-year A&E performance down to a carehome closure making discharges harder and an increase in blue-light attendances.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to develop new care models
Consideration of new care delivery models is crucial to transforming our healthcare system