All Social care articles – Page 90
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HSJ Knowledge
Service redesign: fast and effective change
Susannah Strong looks at the Care Services Improvement Partnership's 10 high impact changes for health and social care
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News
New social care research school
The government today announced the creation of a new national school for social care research.
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Comment
Michael White on dementia services
Being in government is a bit like fighting forest fires, the kind that sweep through tinder-dry acres in countries a lot hotter than ours.
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News
Councils could lose social care funds to DWP
Local councils could be stripped of their control over the 7bn adult social care budget under proposals being explored for the forthcoming social care green paper.
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Leader
Vulnerable people's fate must not fall to faceless bureaucracy
Health secretary Alan Johnson has called for a 'national debate' on how we will meet the needs and costs of an ageing population.
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News
Campaign for better stroke care
Nine out of 10 stroke survivors in England are left unsupported and isolated, according to new figures from the Stroke Association, which today launched an awareness campaign.
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HSJ Knowledge
Universal protection for vulnerable patients
Mental capacity advocates should be available to vulnerable patients who need them, but this is not always the case. Georgina Rowley explains the advocates' role
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News
Regulator must not ignore social care
Jo Stephenson's article identifies the concerns that many of us in social care have about the creation of the Care Quality Commission and whether it will become fixated on healthcare priorities.
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Comment
Denise Platt on making progress on AIDS
Since the National AIDS Trust was created 21 years ago, we have seen amazing developments in managing HIV and most people diagnosed with HIV in the UK can now look forward to a long life.
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News
Services failed patients who went on to kill, review finds
Reviews of two killings by people with mental health problems in Wales have found shortcomings in their treatment and care.
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News
Brown rethinks social care policy
Prime minister Gordon Brown has suggested an insurance model may not be a reliable way to fund future social care provision.
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HSJ Partners
Guide to integrated working
The Care Services Improvement Partnership's five networks publish a range of material that sets out to inform and advise people working in health and social care on a range of issues, including integration, personalisation, telecare and housing. Chris Mahony gives an overview of one recent publication below
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HSJ Partners
CSIP factsheet on administering medicines
The Care Services Improvement Partnership's housing learning and improvement network has published an online factsheet to help practitioners, commissioners, care service managers and housing managers in extra care housing deal with issues surrounding administering medicines.
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News
Alan Johnson launches national social care debate
Health secretary Alan Johnson has launched a six-month debate on the future of social care and support services. Regional events will be held to gather views on how to create an affordable system targeted at those most in need.
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HSJ Knowledge
View from the floor: dementia services
Janice Bond is a senior occupational therapist with Sussex Partnership trust. She works on a joint health and social services support scheme for people with dementia
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News
Social enterprise investment fund enters round two
The Department of Health has opened the second round of bidding through its social enterprise investment fund.
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News
Self-care principles published
A set of core principles to support self-care have been published by the Department of Health.Skills for Health and Skills for Care have worked with service users and carers to promote choice, control, independence and participation of people who use services.
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News
Lib Dems scrap free social care promise
The Liberal Democrats have formally ditched their policy of free social care in England. The party has opted instead for a co-payment system based on the one set out by Sir Derek Wanless for the King's Fund.
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News
Age Concern survey points to care quality concerns
Eight out of 10 people are very concerned about the quality of personal care they would get if they needed help with everyday tasks such as getting out of bed, washing and dressing, according to a survey by charity Age Concern.The figure rises to nine out of 10 people aged ...
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News
Free Scottish care comes under review
The Scottish policy on free personal and nursing care is sound but needs better planning for the future to ensure its long-term sustainability, a review has found.The review sets out a 12-point action plan that includes addressing the current funding gap, standardising assessment and delivery and ensuring costs are accurately ...