All Social care articles – Page 37
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HSJ LocalCCGs mull 'ban' on third party drug ordering
Clinical commissioning groups in south Staffordshire are considering a clampdown on community pharmacies ordering prescriptions on behalf of their patients, following a spike in spending on prescription items.
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HSJ LocalNursing director moves trust to be chief executive
APPOINTMENT: The director of nursing at Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust is to take over as chief executive of a neighbouring organisation.
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NewsExclusive: Don Berwick warns current level of NHS funding is 'risky'
Don Berwick says funding the NHS at 7 per cent of GDP should be seen as “ongoing experiment” Government should listen to staff feedback and make “adjustments” if there is evidence austerity is “too much” Also recommends longer term view of NHS finances and pooling of budgets with social ...
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NewsLord Darzi calls for trusts to invest in social care
Professor Lord Ara Darzi has said NHS providers should get into the social care business to take the pressure off acute trusts.
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NewsNew BCF rules to safeguard CCG finances
New rules will still divert better care fund cash to acute sector Much delayed guidance comes after weeks of talks between NHS England and social care leaders Guidance seeks to minimise risk of overstretching CCG budgets CCGs reminded they can fine councils over delayed transfers Protracted negotiations between ...
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NewsGPs may have been paid twice for care home work, whistleblower claimed
Whistleblower claimed GPs could be paid twice for the same work in care homes Verita report found “no evidence” concerns were investigated after he was dismissed CCG had no idea what money was included in “retainer” payments from care homes GPs in Barnet may have been paid twice ...
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NewsAnalysed: The best and worst regions for delayed transfers of care
Delayed transfers of care have risen steadily for the past two years and are becoming a major area of policy focus during 2016. HSJ’s detailed analysis of local delayed transfers figures reveals:
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NewsGovernment to act on every Carter recommendation
Government endorses “all” of Lord Carter’s recommendations NHS Improvement says it “fully supports” the efficiency review Finance chiefs welcome the report but urge caution over implementation Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has backed Lord Carter’s review into NHS efficiency, and said the government “will act upon all his recommendations”.
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CommentIt's not just winter pressure
The pressure is on all year round for the health and social care system – all it needs is to become financially sustainable. Ray Puddifoot writes
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News'Clear objectives' needed before health devolution
Areas should shun health devolution if integration initiatives with social care are working well.
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CommentNo more white knights please
NHS England needs a chief clinical information officer for the successful application of digital technology and implementation of the forward view. By Ewan Davis
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SupplementsTargeting cancer without the silos
Nic Paton reports on an LGC & HSJ roundtable, sponsored by Macmillan Cancer Support
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CommentBuilding resilience: can we afford not to?
We need to ensure that the NHS spends every penny as well as it could
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NewsQuarter of CCGs’ BCF contributions to shrink
Nearly a quarter of clinical commissioning groups will be allowed to contribute less to the better care fund next year than the minimum requirement in 2015-16, NHS England has confirmed.
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NewsGovernment opens less radical route for NHS devolution
Devolution bill passes final stage in the Lords - bill now awaiting Royal Assent Lords accept amendment allowing a less radical version of devolution in which NHS commissioners would remain accountable NHS organisations will be able to share NHS responsibilties with local government as part of new ‘devolution’ ...
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CommentEnd Game: A saucer of milk for the minister
End Game brings to you the serious nature of herbal products and a dash of pop
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NewsSelbie to chair North East health devolution commission
Public Health England chief executive Duncan Selbie has been appointed chair of the North East’s commission for health and social care integration.
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NewsBetter care fund £1bn payment for performance scheme axed
£1bn of pooled health and social care funding will no longer be subject to national rules Providers and commissioners instructed to produce plans to cut delayed transfers New “streamlined” assurance process for better care fund plans Changes welcomed by CCGs and councils Ministers have axed the £1bn payment ...
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NewsPoorer councils to get more better care fund cash
Councils which will have limited ability to raise additional funds through the council tax social care precept will get a bigger share of the extra better care fund cash promised by the chancellor in the spending review.
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HSJ LocalU-turn on plans for health visiting cuts at London council
Councillors at a local authority in north London have overturned proposals to potentially remove its entire health visiting budget by 2018, following a meeting last week.