Community services – Page 117
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NewsNorth East PCTs to vote on forming social enterprise
Around 2,500 staff at three primary care trust provider arms in the North East are to be balloted about becoming the largest social enterprise in the health sector.
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HSJ KnowledgeEnd of life care
Yvonne Cartwright explains how a Sue Ryder Care rapid response service supported people in northBedfordshire to die at home
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NewsMental health ward closure reflects wider trend
A mental health ward at the Whitchurch Community Hospital is likely to be shut by Shropshire County Primary Care Trust as it pursues a broader trend towards treating people at home instead.
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NewsNHS County Durham and Darlington launches non-emergency hotline
NHS County Durham and Darlington has launched a new urgent care phone service.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Management Lessons from Mayo Clinic
The Mayo Clinic exemplifies the spirit of clinical leadership, says Claire Lemer
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NewsNHS management cuts hotspots revealed
An HSJ investigation has revealed the clearest national picture to date of the primary care trusts being hit hardest by NHS management savings.
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NewsPCT chief exec calls time on NHS career due to illness
NHS Suffolk chief executive Carole Taylor-Brown announced she is stepping down at the end of September due to health reasons.
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NewsStruggling PCT appoints second interim CEO this year
Dr Paul Zollinger-Read, chief executive of NHS Cambridgeshire, has taken over as interim chief executive of NHS Peterborough, the PCT announced.
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HSJ KnowledgeSmoking cessation in Coventry
NHS Coventry has delivered the city’s biggest ever initiative to help people stop smoking.
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HSJ Knowledge
Fundamentals of Patient Safety
A business critical briefing from HSJ’s Fundamentals of Patient Safety conference.
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HSJ KnowledgeLocal authority and PCT partnerships
We know that better partnerships will identify and address need in an improved way and will save resources.
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NewsAudit Commission extends payment by results checks
The Audit Commission has announced an extension of its payment by results data assurance checks.
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NewsNHS Kingston gains permission for social enterprise
The provider arm of NHS Kingston is to become a social enterprise on 1 August after two years of planning.
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NewsNorfolk community service provider appoints chair
Carrie Armitage has been appointed shadow chair of the provider arm of NHS Norfolk, which is seeking to become a community foundation trust.
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NewsGovernment warned reform plans will 'turn NHS upside down'
PCTs are to be abolished from 2013 and SHAs in 2012-13 under the government’s ambitious plans to transfer commissioning powers to GPs.
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HSJ KnowledgeVirtual innovations in health and social care
Continuing our series on innovation, Maggie Ioannou looks at the lessons learned from delivering virtual ward.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to deliver care closer to home
Delivering healthcare at home can benefit thousands of patients with long term conditions as well as commissioners, say Chris Wallis and Jo Phillips
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NewsGPs refuse to work for out-of-hours services
GPs are refusing to work for badly funded out-of-hours services that put patients at risk by relying on overseas doctors, a conference heard today.
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CommentThe bones of a PCT recovery plan
PCTs’ plans for the tough times ahead need both the right ‘anatomy’ and ‘physiology’
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CommentStephen Eames on GPs in the hotseat
At a recent dinner party, a fellow guest, who happened to be a GP, said: “If I was to invite my colleagues to a meeting about practice based commissioning, I would be there on my own with the sandwiches” (well, actually these days it would be without the sandwiches.).