All Social care articles – Page 61
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Blogs
A death in a hostel
A personal account of managing a home for “difficult” elderly male patients.
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SupplementsOut of hospital care - an HSJ service provision supplement
This special HSJ supplement, in association with Bupa Home Healthcare, looks at providing healthcare services outside of the hospital.
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Comment'The secrecy of information in the NHS is absurd'
The information strategy is high on aspiration, but short on direction.
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NewsLegionnaires' outbreak 'has peaked', says health secretary
There have been no new cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the outbreak which has claimed two lives, health chiefs in Scotland have said.
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NewsAdult social care budgets cut by £890m
Funding reform ‘desperately needed’, warn senior directors
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NewsSocial care cuts increasing risk to older people - survey
Older people are being put at risk because of “dangerous” cuts to home-based care which could cost the country billions of pounds, a leading charity has warned.
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NewsDH business plan sets out caveats and minor delays
More details about public health funding, including how the controversial “health premium” will work in practice, are due to be published this month according to the Department of Health’s latest business plan.
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NewsExclusive: new CQC chief executive revealed
Department of Health director general of social care David Behan has been appointed chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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News
Councils using social care cash to plug funding gaps
A new report claims that almost half of councils are plugging gaps in access to existing social care services by using additional social care funding from the NHS, rather than spending it on providing additional services or improving quality.
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NewsSocial care system needs urgent funding reform - report
Urgent reform to the funding of the social care system is needed to meet the needs of an ageing population, health experts have said.
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NewsGovernment announces extra mental health funding for veterans
War veterans and their families are to be offered greater help with their mental wellbeing, it has been announced.
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NewsLansley against 'slamming together' health and social care
The health secretary has reiterated his opposition to forcing mergers between health and social care commissioners, ahead of the publication of a white paper on the issue.
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NewsCare bill to follow 'soon after' white paper
Document to include Law Commission recommendations and ‘market oversight’ measures
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NewsJoint working to prevent falls could save cash
A more integrated approach to preventing falls could cut incidents by up to 30 per cent, saving money and bed days, a report from the NHS Confederation has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy it's time community healthcare providers stepped up to the mark
There has never been a better opportunity for community health services to demonstrate and evidence the significant contribution it can make to the transformation of healthcare across the system, writes Tracy Taylor.
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NewsMonitor admits credit ratings agency plan may not be feasible
Monitor is reviewing its controversial proposals to require key service providers to receive external credit ratings or have limits placed on their debts.
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NewsSocial care bill delay sparks backlash
Health and social care organisations have warned the government not to kick the issue of social care funding “into the long grass”, following the absence of a full bill on the issue from today’s Queen’s Speech.
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Comment
Health charities can help rescue the innovation drive
The challenging QIPP targets NHS is aiming to achieve can be helped by the voluntary sector, argues Marie Curie Cancer Care chief executive Thomas Hughes-hallet.
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Blogs
Devaluing social work with adults will cause huge problems
The NHS stands to lose big if local authorities begin cutting the number of social workers helping older patients and people with disabilities.