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Charity chief Lynne Berry is transforming volunteering stalwart WRVS into an organisation that helps older people get the support they need.
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False economies and raised expectations
The prevention agenda
Preferred provider – the saga continues
Preferred Provider - the saga continues
Supping with a long spoon
A new Cabinet sub-committee will lift the barriers to third sector delivery of public services. The sector will need to learn new ways of influencing that retain its independence whilst making sure users of services and patients get the right services when and where they need them.
One and twenty - a buttered scone and getting plenty: pension take up in bingo hall and tea bar
Tackling povety in old age
More than tea and sympathy
It’s not just tea and sympathy that’s on offer. Advocacy, empowerment, peer-to-peer support are all available at WRVS’ hospital cafés.
Cliquey, self-absorbed and weak? Hardly.
It’s hard when your commissioners say you’re cliquey, self-absorbed and weak in partnerships.
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NHS manager launches care home rating website
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Government risks going backwards on integration, warn MPs
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Ideas to improve quality and safety in care homes sought
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DH warns over severe weather
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Warning as social care funding falls £0.5bn
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One in five deaths now 'in own home'
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Reaping joint benefits of streamlined hip and knee care pathways
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RCN chief: NHS facing 'toughest year'
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Six staff disciplined over care standards at James Paget
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'Integrated care should be this decade's number one priority'
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'Failing' social care system putting older people at risk
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Nurse dementia ‘champions’ appointed at Peterborough and Stamford
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NHS and councils to share elderly care role in Scotland
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Prince Charles praises trusts for hospital food improvement
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Specialist care housing model costs NHS less
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How to meet QIPP challenges in end of life care services
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Delayed transfers of care major issue in Cambs
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Warning over social care budget cuts in West Sussex
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How specialist housing can improve the lives of older patients while cutting care costs
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Care homes review website planned
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Southern Cross care homes transfer ends
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Police charge 10 in Winterbourne case
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Ministers focus on older people's care ahead of Operating Framework launch
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From Tokyo to Torbay, integrating services will prove to be the future
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Why behaviour change marketing can still deliver long-term cost savings
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Home care services to have CQC inspections
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Care home company administrations double
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Call to introduce national hydration strategy
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'Healing our finances needs a long term, not short term, strategy'
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Patients Association attacks care of older people
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Scottish NHS performance praised
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How to improve care standards for dementia patients
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Sussex Partnership FT takes over Southern Cross home
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Two in five adult abuse cases 'at home'
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Why good governance is vital for telehealth services
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New care home operator takes over 240 Southern Cross sites
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Lansley announces £30m fund for cold housing
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Community care failing the vunerable, report claims
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Specialist care housing model losing funding
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Dilnot social care proposals are 'regressive', says Lansley
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Lansley plans increased spot checks to improve elderly care
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Sally Gainsbury: councils face a rude awakening
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Older patients' heart care 'not equal'
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How a weather forecasting service can reduce COPD hospital admissions
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Addiction help disadvantage for older people
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Hospitals failing elderly on care quality
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'We all want integrated care - who will stand up and be accountable for it?'
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How to coordinate integrated care across multidisciplinary groups
