All Social care articles – Page 50
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CommentHow partnering with hospices benefits the NHS frontline
Hospices make good partners for improving care locally
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NewsFive year NHS strategy to set out preferred 'care models'
The five year strategy being developed by NHS England will set out ‘a range of care models’ aimed at putting the service on a sustainable financial footing, it has said.
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CommentMoving to a care home must be on a person's own terms
The steps to help an older person transition
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CommentUse NHS land to build affordable housing
New homes can improve public health and NHS coffers
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News
Revealed: The mental health trusts with the biggest income cuts
Several NHS mental health providers saw double figure real terms reductions in their income between 2011-12 and 2013-14, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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CommentThe public sector shouldn't be scared to admit mistakes
People just want grievances to be taken seriously
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HSJ LocalTrust wins council social care contract
COMMERCE: South Tyneside Foundation Trust has won a 10 year local authority contract to run an integrated care services hub.
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NewsInspection notice periods could treble
Hospitals, GP practices and care homes could see pre-inspection notice periods trebled under a new Care Quality Commission approach.
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CommentAgeing population puts pressure on healthcare's legal landscape
There is a temptation to “practise defensively”
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NewsHospitals to scrutinise integration plans
Acute trusts must say whether they accept local forecasts for cutting emergency admissions under better care fund
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CommentRemoving the NHS ringfence: the next stage for healthcare rationing
Providers under scrutiny
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HSJ KnowledgeResidential care means more than a chair to sit in
Consider occupation when commissioning for quality of life in homes
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NewsA&E patients 'will wait longer'
Patients should expect ‘inevitable’ greater waits in accident and emergency departments, two health charities have warned.
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CommentNeil Churchill: What I learnt from my day with carers
I saw what’s working and where we need to change
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Comment
Transform district nursing to stop it facing extinction
The RCN says we might see its demise within 10 years
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Blogs
Copying failure and hoping it works
Governments have a history of imposing what hasn’t quiet worked in one area of the public sector on to another
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NewsPut GP services alongside every emergency department, advise doctors
New guidelines from a host of medical Royal Colleges call for all emergency departments to have co-located out of hours GP services, to help prevent rising demand from overwhelming the urgent care system.
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CommentBetter care fund doesn't match Sheffield's ambition
Why we want a joint health and care budget
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CommentIntegration Summit: Accountability must start with genuine co-production
Commissioners need to build trust among their partners
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CommentHow to look after older people in an ideal world
An alternative care pathway could have very different outcomes