All Community services articles – Page 8
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CommentGive more prescribing and referral rights to those working in the community
Government action is crucial to enhancing primary and community care integration, and to addressing structural, funding, data sharing, and training challenges to deliver a patient-centric, sustainable health service, writes Baroness Pitkeathley
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NewsNew firm takes over 60 GP practices from US insurer
American health insurance giant Centene is selling its English primary care arm to UK firm HCRG Care Group, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsICB tenders £1.8bn contract to shake-up community services
An integrated care board is advertising a contract worth around £1.8bn in what will represent a major shake-up of community health services, and the biggest such deal from an ICB so far.
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CommentThose with multiple conditions are the core customers of the NHS
One in four of us are now living with multiple long-term conditions, and this proportion is growing as the population ages. Charlotte Augst, director for policy, campaigns and improvement at Diabetes UK, says this should be a useful lens for service planning and design.
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CommentBetter community services not more beds are the answer to delayed discharges
Amid the growing winter healthcare challenges it is imperative to adopt a holistic approach and strategic solutions to enhance elderly care, optimise patient flow, and build an overall resilient healthcare system writes Martin Tett
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Can region justify its outlying workforce numbers?
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsTwo-year waits for community mental health services revealed for the first time
Official data published for the first time has revealed more than 24,000 children and young people are waiting almost two years to be seen by community mental health services.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2023: Primary and Community Care Innovation of the Year
Winner Stort Valley and Villages PCN Waiting Well With Suspected Autism Pathway
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2023: Primary and Community Care Provider of the Year
Winner The Brooke Surgery Providing Patients Same Day Access To Primary Care 24/7, 365 Days A Year
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2023: NHS Communications Initiative of the Year
Winner North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board #Ouch #ByebyeUTI
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CommentA comprehensive review of CDC and surgical hub effectiveness is badly needed
An examination of the impact and challenges of NHS surgical hubs and diagnostic centres highlights the need for standardised performance and equitable innovation, writes Barbara Harpham
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NewsLabour policy figure to chair three trusts
An influential left-wing policy figure is set to chair three community and mental health trusts.
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CommentThe NHS needs to share power with the communities it serves
Brian Fisher elaborates how embracing community strengthening is the key to a sustainable and inclusive NHS, shifting from merely listening to empowering communities, improving health outcomes, reducing inequalities, and creating a brighter future for all
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CommentStop scaling and start investing in local ideas
Social investment can make the biggest difference in helping to fund innovative, customised solutions for healthcare, writes Katy Saunders
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NewsLack of ownership within NHSE for struggling service is ‘complete failure of leadership’
No senior NHS England director is prepared to take responsibility for ADHD services – which are facing waits of up to a decade and severe medication shortages – HSJ has discovered.
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CommentThe NHS is forgetting stroke survivors
To meet rising demand, enhance recovery, reduce costs, and ensure every survivor thrives, the UK needs equitable, personalized, and accessible life after stroke services
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NewsCommunity waiting list surges back above 1 million
The community services waiting list has risen sharply to more than 1 million, with children suffering the longest waits, new data has revealed.
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CommentHow paid 'lived experience partners' can enhance care
The Health Innovation Network transformed its approach by embedding strategic lived experience partners, enhancing co-production, and fostering meaningful community engagement, thus shaping healthcare projects and dismantling traditional power barriers
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Expert BriefingA big revenue hole needs filling
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsICSs spending more out-of-hospital ‘have 15pc less emergency admissions’
Investing more in community care could save integrated care systems millions of pounds and significantly reduce acute demand, according to a report.