All Social care articles – Page 55
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NewsCall for awareness drive on social care costs
More needs to be done to make people understand that social care in later life is not free, the former care minister has said.
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NewsHunt: Let care homes access GP records
Care homes should be able to access and update the GP records of their residents, the health secretary has said.
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Blogs
Managers − always look on the bright side
Despite cuts to their budget, social services leaders appear to be relentlessly optimistic
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CommentCare Bill: Lords distracted by spiritual matters
The new law is having a bumpy ride through Parliament
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NewsCQC considers hidden cameras proposal
The health and social care watchdog in England is considering using hidden cameras to help carry out inspections.
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Blogs
No one can provide quality care in 15 minutes
The increasing use of “pop in” calls by social services departments will make people who need care even more vulnerable
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CommentFuel poverty is a healthcare issue
Evidence shows the link between cold homes and ill health
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NewsLabour moots free social care for all
Labour is considering a radical plan to make social care free at the point of need and funded through taxation, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeShining a spotlight on care support workers
A new programme is helping to introduce more HCAs to the NHS
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CommentMichael White: Labour homes in on 'whole person care'
Reintegrating health and housing has been proposed
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NewsGP budgets could be added to pooled integration funds
NHS England may contribute additional funding to bolster the £3.8bn integration transformation fund announced in the 2013 comprehensive spending review, Sir David Nicholson has said.
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NewsGP commissioning not accountable, says Burnham
The shadow health secretary has said he opposes “GP control or domination of commissioning” because it is not “accountable” and compromises “the public interest”.
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NewsMiliband backs integrated health service
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said his party will seek to create an integrated healthcare system if it wins power in 2015.
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CommentIntegration is the name of the game, but what does it mean?
Unravelling the integration code
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NewsSocial care spend falls by 2pc
Council spending on adult social care fell by 2 per cent last year, according to figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe wisdom of crowds: your views on 24/7 working
We asked for readers’ opinions on making 24/7 working successful
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HSJ Knowledge'The system needs to get smarter' − achieving 24/7 care
The NHS fails to meet people’s OOH needs
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SupplementsQuality of care - Prizing the individual
Imagine for a moment that you’re jetting off to warmer climes, writes Sandra Stark.
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NewsUpdated: Hunt says uncertainty about patient data will be resolved
Problems experienced by commissioners due to a restriction on how much patient identifiable data they can access will soon be resolved, the health secretary has said.
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NewsFirst local government vision for care is produced
Councils and the NHS must help reduce “dependence on the state” for health and care services in order to avoid a “grave crisis” sparked by rising demand and falling resources, a commission set up by Essex County Council has concluded.