All Social care articles – Page 86
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HSJ KnowledgeDomestic violence: its cost and the success of prevention
The NHS has long been used to treating the results of domestic violence but targeting the causes and perpetrators is a new avenue in preventive healthcare. Stuart Shepherd reports
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Department of Health 'fails to support' association of LINks networks
A national organisation formed by members of local involvement networks has accused the Department of Health of failing to support the groups, which were established just a year ago.
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CommentMichael White on the effect of unemployment on health
A flurry of excitement hit the Commons press gallery when it was rumoured health minister Ben Bradshaw had said unemployment would be good for British men.
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Care Quality Commission officially launched
The NHS Confederation has welcomed the launch of the Care Quality Commission on the day of its official launch.
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HSJ KnowledgePhil Hope on the future of social care
Phil Hope, the care services minister, explains his plans to widen the social care agenda to include public mental health
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CommentHelen Bevan on productive communities
I want to tell you about the learning emerging from Productive Community Services, which the NHS Institute will launch later this year.
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NHS faces up to 1,000 lawsuits over prison drug programmes
The NHS may have to pay up to £3.5m in damages to prisoners who claim they received poor support in giving up drugs.
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HSJ KnowledgeTeenage pregnancy: mothers tide
A 10 year strategy has seen a reversal of the once surging rate of teenage pregnancy in many areas - but in others the numbers of teens choosing to have a baby remain alarming
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Learning disabilities services miss local needs
Learning disabilities commissioners are failing to provide the leadership required to meet the needs of local populations, regulators have found.
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Comment
Dignity in health and social care
Some simple practical steps can greatly improve patients’ experience of dignity. But the new quality accounts must recognise this if it is to be taken seriously by frontline staff
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HSJ Knowledge
Personal health budgets: the patient is always right
Will individual health budgets help patients get the best care or leave the NHS struggling with increased costs and new ethical dilemmas? Kaye McIntosh reports
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Research points to benefits of individual social care budgets
Independent research has concluded that individual social care budgets can 'greatly' improve the quality of life for carers, the government has said.
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Dementia strategy: high hopes but who will pay?
The dementia strategy promises dedicated memory services in every town, but with only £150m over two years can primary care trusts afford the sophisticated teams this requires? Charlotte Santry reports
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HSJ Knowledge
Added values: improving learning disabilities services
People with learning disabilities are entitled to the same high quality healthcare as other patients, but serious cases of abuse and neglect suggest the NHS is far from meeting its obligations. Kaye McIntosh reports on the work now under way to turn this around
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Angela Greatley on children's mental health
Youth crime has rarely been out of the news headlines over the past year. Knife crimes, and particularly the tragic deaths of young people, have been very prominent and have led to a growing culture of disproportionate distrust and fear of teenagers.
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Michael White on gambling with public health
Health ministers have taken two steps along familiar paths in the past few days, one to promote smoke-free conditions for pregnant women, the other to create an 'alcohol-free childhood'.
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HSJ Knowledge
Improving NHS dementia care
With the long awaited dementia strategy finally here, the race is on to overcome the stigma surrounding the condition and spread the word about available treatments. Emma Dent reports
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NHS looking across the pond to Obama's cures
In Barack Obama's overflowing in-tray is a file marked 'healthcare'. Michael Macdonnell and Douglas Noble explore how he will increase coverage and control costs and what UK managers should watch
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Personalisation patchy says social care inspector
Most social care users are receiving a 'one size fits all' service, according to the Commission for Social Care Inspection's final annual report.
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Personalisation patchy says social care inspector
Most social care users are receiving a 'one size fits all' service, according to the Commission for Social Care Inspection's final annual report.