All Community services articles – Page 11
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CommentCovid brought community pharmacists in from the cold, let's build on that
Reena Barai highlights how the integration of primary care networks and local pharmacies have led to inclusive healthcare at the local level
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NewsCCG cancels contract extension after private equity buys Virgin Care
West Country commissioners will not extend their contract with the firm formerly known as Virgin Care, citing concerns about ‘ongoing contractual and financial risks’ arising from the firm’s takeover by a private equity firm.
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NewsPrimary care networks must become ‘neighbourhood teams’, says review for NHSE
All primary care networks should evolve into ‘integrated neighbourhood teams’ in a bid to improve services, an NHS England review into the ‘next steps’ for primary care has said.
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CommentThe NHS is lagging in the restoration of fertility services
The fertility sector is almost back to pre-pandemic treatment levels but Julia Chain warns of its aftershocks and urges action to keep patients’ dreams alive
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CommentHow providers are delivering on tackling backlogs
Trusts are implementing a wide range of innovative solutions to tackle the elective care backlog, as Ella Fuller explains
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CommentThe forgotten staffing shortages in primary care
Malcolm Harrison writes about the main reasons for the growing shortage of community pharmacists and gives his take on how to avert the deepening crisis
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NewsFunding overhaul for mental health beds revealed
National NHS officials have proposed a major shift in the funding model for inpatient mental health beds for children and young people, information seen by HSJ reveals.
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NewsSharp rise in child development issues in wake of covid
Families are being ‘left without the support they need’, as overstretched services struggle to handle ‘a significant and growing minority’ of children not developing as expected.
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CommentWhat the NHS can learn from low-income countries
The NHS can learn from other healthcare organisations and systems of middle- and low-income countries as it forms its new local systems and tries to engage communities and partners more effectively. By Nigel Crisp
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HSJ InteractiveCan the NHS make virtual wards work at scale?
The national direction is clear – virtual wards are to become an increasingly important part of care delivery. But can the NHS successfully scale up such an approach? Claire Read reports from a recent HSJ webinar
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HSJ LocalNearly half of trust’s beds filled by patients fit to be discharged
A chief executive has described her ‘considerable regret’ that growing difficulty in discharging patients has resulted in nearly half of her trust’s inpatients being clinically ready to leave.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Later, iller, less productive
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Leading ICS sits bottom of activity rankings
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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CommentMake local NHS charities your allies in the push for service recovery
The NHS and health voluntary sector should unite to provide the extra support that staff and the health service need as they recover from the impact of the pandemic, writes Ellie Orton
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NewsLeaders ‘pay lip service’ to public engagement, NHSE director says
Health leaders ‘pay lip service’ to engaging with patients and ‘do not look like or live the lives of the people they are making decisions about’, an NHS England director has said.
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HSJ PartnersDelivering community diagnostic centres to improve access to early diagnosis
Philippa Robinson, Regional Director of London, highlights the critical factors leading to a successful delivery of a community diagnostic centre
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NewsLeading clinicians ‘horrified’ as NHSE slashes community funding without warning
Senior medics have reacted in horror to NHS England’s decision to ‘dramatically’ cut the funding of a key long-term plan commitment designed to improve older people’s community services and deliver more care at home.
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NewsDischarge policy reviewed as NHSE warns ‘capacity may decrease’
Two national reviews are taking place into hospital discharge policy, it has emerged, amid major changes to funding and legislation.
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CommentMore people are dying at home – here’s how ICSs can help
An increasing number of people have palliative care needs in their home – better integrated care, and sharing knowledge — is vital to getting them the support they need, writes Craig Duncan
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CommentHow ICSs can help reverse the drop in stroke care quality
Integrated Stroke Delivery Networks and ICSs must work closely with PCNs to remove obstacles to case finding, diagnosis and management of hypertension and atrial fibrillation, writes Juliet Bouverie