All Voluntary sector/third sector articles – Page 24
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DH launches consultation on volunteering
A six-month consultation on improving support for health, social care and charity volunteers and encouraging opportunities for volunteers has been launched by the Department of Health.
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HSJ Knowledge
Putting land assets to use
Faced with a large piece of poorly used prime real estate right next to a top teaching hospital in central London, Guy's and St Thomas' Charity brought the developers in to build housing for key workers. Louise Hunt reports
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HSJ Knowledge
Military medical care: the war at home
In recent years the military has entrusted acute medical services to the NHS, and psychiatric care to an independent provider. But this has led to claims that the nation is failing those who have fought in its wars. Mark Gould reports
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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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Worries making older people ill - Help the Aged
One in four older people in the UK have become so worried about the future that they are making themselves ill, according to a new report by Help the Aged.
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Breast Cancer Care publishes guide on pathology reports
Breast Cancer Care has published a new booklet designed to help breast cancer patients make sense of their pathology report.
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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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Community services tariff opens way to private provision
The Department of Health is to develop a tariff for community services - paving the way for foundation trusts and the private sector to offer services until now provided by primary care trusts.
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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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Aleix Bacardit on palliative care and place of death
The publication of the cancer reform strategy is a sign of the government's commitment to developing world class cancer services, but questions remain over using place of death to inform management decisions.
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NCT raises concerns over baby bottle chemicals
The NCT is calling for baby bottles to be clearly labelled following the finding that the chemical Bisphenol A can leak from the plastic used in many baby feeding bottles.
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HSJ Knowledge
Mental health history: taking over the asylum
In our latest feature marking the NHS’s 60th anniversary, Mark Gould charts the journey from Victorian asylums to the national service framework and recent backward steps
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HSJ Knowledge
Help for chronic kidney disease
More than 3 million people are affected by chronic kidney disease in the UK, with 2 per cent of the NHS budget spent on treatment. Kidney Research UK has developed a programme to help those affected through research and awareness-raising. Neerja Jain explains
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HSJ Knowledge
NHS60: Five days that shook the NHS
The NHS has weathered countless scandals, speeches, policy launches and inquiries. Peter Davies and Daloni Carlisle discuss five landmark events and talk to those involved.
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Night-time care needs improvement, report claims
Night-time staff need more training and strategies should be developed on person-centred care, reducing sleep disturbance and appropriate noise and light levels at night, according to a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
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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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HSJ Knowledge
Sexual health - protection plea
Stuart Shepherd visits Nottingham to see how the NHS is coping with a surge in sexually transmitted infections, amid calls to keep them top priority
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Drug abuse tops list of social evils
A new report examining today's social problems has highlighted the misuse of drugs and alcohol as ongoing concerns.
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MS adverts highlight care options
The Multiple Sclerosis Society has launched MS Week 2008 with a series of adverts designed to encourage people living with the condition to explore the help available.
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More choosing to die at home, report shows
Significantly more people have been helped to choose to die in their own homes at no greater cost to the NHS as part of a Marie Curie pilot project, a report by the King's Fund has found.