Community services – Page 112
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HSJ KnowledgeDeveloping community children's health services
A complex reprocurement set out to help young patients and their families benefit from integrated community services. Kevin Hewitt, partnership director of the Community Children’s Health Partnership, explains the journey.
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NewsNHS complaints regulations overhaul announced
New regulations to speed up the NHS complaints procedure in Wales have been announced by health minister Edwina Hart.
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HSJ KnowledgeIndividual user outcomes help measure effectiveness and value
In health and social care the old measures of efficiency and productivity based on activity - input and output - and cost are no longer enough. The actual impact of the service/activity on patients and users is now central, write Seraphim Patel and colleagues.
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NewsMidwife-led units threatened by falling birth rates
Standalone midwife-led centres are under threat from high costs and falling numbers of deliveries, HSJ can exclusively reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeDrawing on past lessons to improve future public health and wellbeing
While many of us recalibrate our new roles and responsibilities in the future NHS model, the opportunity to draw on the lessons of the past 20 years to inform our futures could help make sense of these times of great change and opportunity, and deliver improved health and wellbeing of ...
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HSJ Local
Two PCTs find temporary homes for community services as divestment deadline looms
STRUCTURE: At least two primary care trusts are transferring their community services provider arms to temporary caretakers, after failing to identify a long term home for the organisations.
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HSJ Local
Brighton GPs plan to cut commissioning teeth on mental health
COMMERCIAL: “Brave” GPs in Brighton have provisionally chosen mental health as the area they would like to commission first.
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NewsPreventative care savings questioned by study
A study has cast doubt over whether investing in preventive services in the community either saves money or reduces hospital admissions.
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HSJ Local
NHS Haringey risks rise in acute activity by cutting community posts
WORKFORCE: Haringey Teaching Primary Care Trust has drawn up plans to save money by axing posts in its intermediate care and community services, and altering its paediatric dentistry provision
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HSJ Knowledge
Measuring and evaluating the social benefits of patient health education
While any service needs to be able to measure outcomes to ensure it delivers returns and results, it often proves difficult for self-management programmes. However, social return on investment calculations can provide an insight into the value these programmes deliver, says Expert Patients Programme Community Interest Company’s director of policy ...
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NewsHome Office vows fair deal on equality
The government has pledged to ensure everyone gets a fair deal on the provision of healthcare when new legislation banning age discrimination is introduced.
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HSJ Knowledge
The spirit of independent enterprise still requires sustainable business planning
Employee- and community-led services are still battling to change the philosophy and approach of staff and trusts alike, but the benefits these organisations could bring to service delivery are worth the effort, argues Kevin Jacquiss.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe role of patient panels in consortia commissioning
The ability for local people to influence healthcare services in their region should be an important focus for commissioning consortia - and patient panels provide a perfect opportunity.
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HSJ Local
NHS Somerset opens new community hospital
STRUCTURE: A new community hospital opened in Somerset in February.
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HSJ Local
NHS Herefordshire under-performs on breastfeeding target
PERFORMANCE: The primary care trust said it was continuing to miss its national performance indicator target for breastfeeding at six to eight weeks.
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HSJ Local
NHS Shropshire County submits planning application for community hospital
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust has submitted planning permission for a community healthcare facility.
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HSJ Local
Financial situation deteriorating at Sussex Community NHS Trust
FINANCE: Board reports for the community trust show that in January it had an in-month loss of £168,000.
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HSJ Local
NHS Warrington chief plans power handover to GPs
STRUCTURE: The primary care trust’s chief executive has unveiled plans to hand responsibility for commissioning secondary and community health care services to an emergent GP consortium.
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HSJ Local
NHS West Sussex has lower rate of drug dispensing
PERFORMANCE: NHS West Sussex has published a pharmaceutical needs assessment showing it is behind the rest of the country on dispensing levels.