All Voluntary sector/third sector articles – Page 10
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HSJ LocalLiverpool funds social enterprise to improve parent-baby bond
A clinical commissioning group in the North West is to part fund a £470,000 service for parents struggling to form relationships with their babies, becoming one of the first CCGs in the country to fund such a service.
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CommentBetter elderly care is the only way to ease the burden on the NHS
Involve the voluntary sector
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HSJ KnowledgeCompassionate commissioning makes a real difference to patients
Support frontline teams
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CommentFundamental change is required to end of life care
The needs of terminally ill people and the NHS are aligned
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NewsDeaths from three cancers 'to fall'
The number of people dying from breast, prostate and bowel cancer will almost halve in the three decades up to 2020, new figures suggest.
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HSJ KnowledgeVictor Adebowale: Leadership is about self-awareness not pushiness
Why leadership is a different game to management
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NewsLung cancer care delays revealed
Almost half of lung cancer patients have experienced delays at some stage of their care, according to a new report.
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CommentCancer patients' journeys need joining up
Integrated care can be a positive for people with cancer
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CommentReaders’ letters – 15 November 2013
Readers say getting it right for diabetes can act as an exemplar, while scrapping the innovation fund is a ‘devasting blow’
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NewsExclusive: DH warned on barriers to migrants accessing care
An internal Department of Health report on health inequalities warned about barriers to migrants accessing care, only a month before the government announced it would extend charges for them, it has emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgeA different path for dementia care
With cases of dementia set to top 1m by 2021, leadership is needed
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HSJ KnowledgeFrom hospice to hospital: compassionate care for all
A model of compassionate care for all healthcare settings
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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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NewsNorman Lamb: Mid Staffs would never have happened at a mutual
Health minister Norman Lamb has suggested acute trusts could improve staff engagement by becoming social enterprises and argued that the culture problems seen at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust would never happen in a mutually-owned company.
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CommentNew principles for planning patient care
Help us to make person centred, coordinated care a reality
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CommentLisa Rodrigues: A very personal ‘personal best’
The FT chief executive makes an important announcement
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NewsCharities oppose government's mandate plans
The umbrella group for health and care charities has criticised the government for attempting an extensive overhaul of its mandate to the health service, as NHS England pressures ministers to change their plans.
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SupplementsGo to the mosques and temples – Health Check case study
How can health checks be more successful? One London borough is reaching out further into communities, while charities believe the checks themselves could be broader
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HSJ LocalExclusive: CCGs line up 10 year integrated contracts
STRUCTURE: Five clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire are planning to tender the first integrated 10 year contracts for cancer and end of life care, HSJ has learned.