All Community services articles – Page 30
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CommentScale up the best to achieve Long-Term plan goals
To realise the plan’s vision of integrated care, the best innovations within local systems need to be scaled up, says Paul Burstow
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HSJ InteractiveThe how, the what and the why of the long-term plan for CCGs
Julie Wood explores the need to do more at local level and how commissioners are working with provider partners to change their relationships and find bespoke solutions to local problems
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NewsStaff survey: Witnessing errors at highest level for five years
The proportion of NHS staff witnessing an error, near miss or other safety incident has reached its highest level for five years, the latest national NHS staff survey has revealed.
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HSJ LocalCommunity trust chief executive to retire
The long-standing chief executive of a community and mental health trust has announced he is planning to retire after six years in the role.
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News'Glove shortages' at main supplier after unexpected demand
Contingency plans have been triggered to make sure NHS trusts keep receiving millions of examination gloves, after an unforeseen surge in demand caused “stock shortages” at their main supplier.
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HSJ LocalSnubbed STP accuses centre of not fully considering capital bids
Leaders of a health economy which has been awarded only a fraction of the funds allocated through a new capital regime have claimed national bodies failed to fully consider their bids.
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HSJ InteractiveNot registering the right support to transform care
Laura Paton explores why a substantial number of people with learning disabilities or autism continue to be inappropriately admitted to assessment and treatment units rather than living with support in the community.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The battle for capital
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsCQC given green light for more local system reviews
Health secretary Matt Hancock will use his powers to commission more local system reviews from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPay deal policy ‘will push trusts into deficit’
Trusts providing public health services will be pushed into deficit because there is no plan to fund them for pay rises granted nationally to NHS staff, providers have warned.
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NewsCommunity and MH nurse numbers rise for first time since 2009
The number of registered nurses working in NHS community and mental health services have risen year on year for the first time, after almost a decade of decline.
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Specialised services to get biggest share of NHS funding growth
Spending on specialised services is due to rise by around 5.6 per cent per year under new commissioning plans – significantly more than spend on local mental health and community services.
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NewsLast minute talks save first of its kind joint venture
A last-ditch agreement has stopped a pioneering joint venture between a GP federation and an acute trust from falling apart.
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CommentHow to close the "gulf" between the NHS and the voluntary sector
Both the voluntary and community sectors and the NHS have to change their behaviours to work well together, write Halima Khan and Paul Corrigan
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News'Trailblazing' community service shuts under financial strain
A midwifery service in east London praised as “pioneering” and “trailblazing” has been closed, after mounting financial pressure forced its provider to stop trading.
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News'Disappointed' CQC forced to drop system inspections
The Care Quality Commission has been forced to abandon its local system review programme after the Department of Health and Social Care ignored a request for approval to continue.
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NewsCommunity health spend cut while primary care boomed - new data
Community health service spending by the NHS has been cut over the past two financial years, while primary care saw large real terms increases, according to data newly released by NHS England.
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CommentMental health: Commitments are welcome but it’s time to see improvement
A comprehensive, cross-government strategy is also needed to complement the NHS plan to tackle issues which have an enormous impact on the day-to-day experiences of people with mental health problems, writes Paul Farmer.
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CommentHow do we know what works in the NHS?
Kieran Walshe, professor of health policy and management at Alliance Manchester Business School, the University of Manchester, explains why the pace of healthcare policy innovation is causing academics headaches