Community services – Page 123
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NewsDemand management fails as trusts soak up PCT cash
Primary care trusts have failed to control demand for hospital services by transferring care into the community, research from the Audit Commission has found.
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Ambitious reconfiguration plan abandoned
One of the most ambitious service reconfiguration programmes in England is likely to end this month, with a board decision expected to keep the status quo.
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NewsAndy Burnham stands ground after taking fire on competition rules
Health secretary Andy Burnham has insisted to HSJ that his rewriting of the competition rules will accelerate, not slow, the pace of NHS reform.
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NewsHinchingbrooke opens to bidding for franchise
East of England strategic health authority has advertised for a franchisee to take over deficit-hit Hinchingbrooke hospital.
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Councils and NHS urged to drive joint funding
Councils and the NHS should examine how joint funding could help improve health and social care outcomes, according to an Audit Commission report.
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NewsTalks begin on direct payment personal health budgets
Care services minister Phil Hope has announced consultations with primary care trusts to consider schemes for direct payment personal health budgets.
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NewsDH eyes patient cap for new tariff rules
NHS hospitals face a limit on the number of patients they will be paid to treat next year, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS efficiency tsar: recession is a chance for change
The financial squeeze could finally force the NHS to restructure itself around community services, according to national director for improvement and efficiency Jim Easton.
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NewsTories need clear vision and a stronger message on health
The Conservatives have pronounced themselves the party of reform but are too wedded to the status quo. Andrew Haldenby argues they need to spend more energy advocating change
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NewsCommunity contraception clinics grow in popularity
A report has shown that the number of people using NHS community contraception clinics rose to 1.3 million in the year to March 2009, an increase of 7 per cent on the previous year.
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NewsTwo thirds of PCTs still to agree provider model
Two thirds of primary care trust provider arms have not yet had their future form agreed by their board and strategic health authority, a survey suggests.
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News‘Clunky’ GP contracts raise questions on quality
There are huge variations in what different PCTs pay for the same services, yet there is no detectable correlation between cost and quality or patient satisfaction. Sally Gainsbury looks at why commissioning has not yet addressed these stark contrasts
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to champion patient dignity
Privacy and dignity champions from across your workforce can enhance the patient experience, explains Alison Moore
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NewsPCTs neglect value in general practice
Primary care trusts are doing little to tackle the huge variation in the cost and quality of their GP services, the results of a confidential internal NHS survey suggest.
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NewsMost PCTs meet only ‘minimum requirements’ on resources use
The majority of primary care trusts are meeting only “minimum requirements” in their use of resources, the results of the Audit Commission’s annual test have shown.
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NewsQuestions raised over Gordon Brown's free personal care plans
Questions have been raised over the details of the prime minister’s pledge yesterday to provide free personal care for those most in need.
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrated care: pride of the community
District nurses embody the high quality workforce envisioned by Darzi, but the sector lacks the commitment to attract new nurses to this 150 year old service, says Daloni Carlisle
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HSJ Knowledge
Personal health budgets: the patient is always right
Will individual health budgets help patients get the best care or leave the NHS struggling with increased costs and new ethical dilemmas? Kaye McIntosh reports
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World class commissioning: setting your priorities to deliver improved health outcomes
HSJ gathered some of the biggest names in primary care to discuss the Department of Health’s ambitious world class commissioning programme as part of a live, online debate. Andy Cowper listened in
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HIV services: caring for older patients
As people with HIV/AIDS live longer, services must adapt to meet the needs of more patients and the first generation of HIV-positive pensioners. Emma Dent reports