All Voluntary sector/third sector articles – Page 8
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HSJ InteractiveWinter pressures: A partial solution
Constructive engagement initiated by the Department of Health and Social Care can address the problem of winter pressures faced by the NHS, writes Paul Ridout
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CommentHave a grip on your life with personal health budgets
The spiralling health crisis requires a disruptive solution like personal health budgets that put people in charge of their own healthcare and support staff, notes Alex Fox
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CommentA call to action on community services
The NHS must take concerted action towards widespread adoption and adaptation of community focused approaches to care. By Chris Ham and Anna Charles
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CommentSocial impact investing for the NHS?
David Kerr questions whether the NHS should involve not-for-profit organisations in providing community services as in the US
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CommentAccountable care is a means to an end
To ease the difficult transition towards accountable care, Claire Kennedy and Julia Simon outline various dos and don’ts for organisations
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HSJ KnowledgeLeveraging partnerships to serve the cause of prevention
With NHS trusts reeling under pressure and in need of funds, support from third and private sector partners could prevent patients from becoming sicker and reduce escalating costs. By Claire Read
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CommentNHS Providers agree: Public health has never been more important... or more challenging
We must enhance the focus on STPs and accountable care approaches in championing public health, says Saffron Cordery
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HSJ LocalExclusive: CCG planning for single £340m MCP contract
CCG at heart of MCP vanguard hopes to bring the service under a single contract by 2018 Sunderland CCG is working with the council on how the £340m contract will be procured Health leaders will write a business case on what form the new MCP provider will take ...
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CommentTake the less trodden path of volunteering overseas
Laura Spratling shares her experience of volunteering in a hospital of Sierra Leone
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CommentIs five a good number for the forward view?
The financial challenges increase the urgency to get on with the task of health care advancement but cannot shorten the time it takes to complete the journey
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HSJ PartnersIntegration for millions of patients: making NHS interoperability whole-system
As sustainability and transformation plans shape the future of care for millions, interoperability must extend to all care settings. The NHS is demanding and proving that true integration is finally about to happen
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CommentHunt's task is to focus on population health now
The headlines usually focus on deficiencies of NHS funding but Jeremy Hunt’s focus must equally be on the way we live
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HSJ KnowledgeBuilding local links with the third sector is tough but invaluable
It is time to form new relationships with voluntary and community sector organisations
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CommentCare and support planning: the role of voluntary, community and social enterprise
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society’s Phil Baker outlines the importance of VCSEs in the development of care planning
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SupplementsSpecial report: Health, housing and care are successful together
Case studies in Leicestershire
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Supplements
Value and Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Clinical Support Services
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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SupplementsCommissioning supplement: The right services at the right time
Data, workforce planning and the voluntary sector
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NewsHSJ launches Women Leaders network
The work of women in the NHS is to be promoted later this month when HSJ, in association with NHS Employers, launches the Women Leaders network at the Trades Union Congress.
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HSJ LocalYorkshire ambulance trust must improve, says CQC
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust has been told to improve following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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HSJ LocalNew GP federation and trusts in collaboration talks
STRUCTURE: A new GP federation covering North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent is in talks with local health bodies to examine proposals for more integrated working.