All Community services articles – Page 71
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LeaderTensions grow as NHS reaches make or break month for waits
More time must be spent on primary care
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NewsNHS England top GP predicts end of 'independent contractor' concept
The concept of independent contractors in general practice will become “anachronistic” and “probably will have gone” within ten years, according to one of NHS England’s most senior GP leaders.
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NewsServices “not equipped” to cope with rise of legal highs
Health services are buckling under the pressure caused by new legal highs and the increasing use of club drugs, leading doctors have suggested.
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NewsLabour health expert calls for immediate debate on health and care funding
The expert who authored Ed Miliband’s health and social care plan has called on politicians to immediately begin a public debate on the future of funding for the services.
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HSJ LocalCornwall summit to discuss tripartite merger proposal
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of a south west trust hoping to merge with a social enterprise and mental health provider in the region is due to meet the heads of the proposed merger partners next month.
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HSJ KnowledgeFood for thought: Engage with communities to tackle food poverty
Local food strategies
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NewsDH sets health visiting services provision for local authorities
Department of Health sets out five services councils must run
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NewsReview of dementia care funding urged
Wide variations in NHS funding for the continuing care of people with dementia have been uncovered in a report by a Labour prospective parliamentary candidate.
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CommentHow partnering with hospices benefits the NHS frontline
Hospices make good partners for improving care locally
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NewsSerco to withdraw from UK clinical services market
Outsourcing giant Serco has announced plans to withdraw from the clinical health services market in the UK after making a multimillion pound loss on its NHS contracts.
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CommentMoving to a care home must be on a person's own terms
The steps to help an older person transition
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HSJ LocalAcute trust takes on sexual health services
COMMERCIAL: Salisbury Foundation Trust has won a contract to provide sexual health services across southern Wiltshire.
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CommentUse NHS land to build affordable housing
New homes can improve public health and NHS coffers
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CommentNigel Edwards: The squeeze is on for mental health trusts
Action is clearly been ineffective in some places
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CommentBeware the false solutions to the NHS's challenges
There is a glut of questionable statements being made
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HSJ Local
Community trust joins FT pipeline
STRUCTURE: An NHS community trust set up in the wake of a High Court battle has been accepted onto the foundation trust pipeline.
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HSJ LocalDevon procurement plan resisted by providers and local council
A Devon commissioner’s plan to award community services contracts without putting them out to tender has been resisted by competing providers and a local authority.
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NewsDoubts over GP phone consultation
Patients who receive telephone consultations from their GP or a nurse are more likely to need care in the month after their phone call than those who see doctors face to face, a new study suggests.
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HSJ LocalSocial enterprise explores ‘merger’ with NHS trust
STRUCTURE: A social enterprise established to provide community services in Cornwall could be taken back into the NHS after experiencing financial difficulties.
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CommentPatients, not politics: don't let talk distract from providing local care
Sustainability is key