Community services – Page 94
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Blogs
Is community care, as we know it, dead?
Reports of the death of community care have not been exaggerated.
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NewsSouthern Cross care homes transfer ends
The care homes formerly run by Southern Cross have all been transferred to new operators, the government has announced.
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Comment'Successful localism needs everyone working together'
The principle in devolving power from the centre into the hands of communities is a worthy one, but it should not obstruct those already well-run and successful regional programmes, says Stephen Eames.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow integrated care can improve outcomes for mental health patients
A mental health crisis scheme in Tower Hamlets is an example of how a positive partnership between a former PCT, a health trust and a housing provider can result in improved health outcomes for people with mental health needs. Chris Hampson explains.
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HSJ KnowledgeLearning legal lessons from the transforming community services scheme
Transforming community services was characterised by a transitional approach that is relatively new in the context of NHS organisations. However, it certainly won’t be the last as the health reforms continue, writes Hempsons associate Faisal Dhalla.
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NewsWarning over status of nurses involved in NHS commissioning
Nurses involved in emerging clinical commissioning groups are being given little time and support and are being paid less than GP peers, according to an authoritative report published today.
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News
Private sector could take £2bn slice of community services
The private sector could secure a fifth of the annual £8.5bn market for NHS community services by 2016, analysts have predicted.
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HSJ Local
Derbyshire Community's FT bid not supported by Chesterfield Royal
STRUCTURE: The board of Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has expressed a wide range of concerns over Derbyshire Community Health Service Trust’s foundation trust bid.
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News
Trust spending on carers to be scrutinised
NHS trusts will be forced by the government to say how they spend cash intended for carers after research suggests it does not always reach the frontline.
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HSJ Local
CCG to fund diabetes diet service in East Sussex
STRUCTURE: A clinical commissioning group in East Sussex is to fund a two year pilot of a community dietetic service for diabetes patients.
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HSJ Local
Contraception clinics expanded in Medway
STRUCTURE: NHS Medway has announced that contraception services will be held in four new clinics, while services will cease at an “outdated” site.
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HSJ Local
Concern over HPV vaccine uptake in Eastern and Coastal Kent
PERFORMANCE: NHS Kent and Medway immunisation teams raised concerns in October about the numbers of parents that had failed to return consent forms for their daughters to have the HPV vaccine.
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News
Rise in PCTs reporting above-average costs
The past financial year saw a sharp rise in the proportion of primary care trusts reporting above-average costs for providing NHS services, new Department of Health figures show.
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HSJ Knowledge
Why a better understanding of emergency admissions needs better data
Emergency attendance and admission will only be reduced by greater understanding of the demand. It is vital, says Simon Rowe, to make sure you use the most appropriate data.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow a COPD care bundle is reducing readmissions
Implementing a COPD care bundle can reduce readmissions and aid patient self-management. But it is only part of the solution, say Trish Winn, Maria Buxton and Mary Noone at the North West London Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
CQC orders DHUFT to make improvements
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has identified two areas of moderate concern and five minor concerns about services at a clinic run by Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Local
NHS Somerset names AQP services
COMMERCIAL: NHS Somerset has identified podiatry, children’s wheelchair services and diagnostics as the three services it plans to open up to any qualified provider.
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Comment'We have not found an area where improvement has not been possible'
Transforming services is a massive undertaking for any trust, but securing the engagement, encouragement and valuable input from patients and staff is arguably the most important step if patient care is to be improved. Peter Homa outlines what has happened at his trust.
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NewsGovernment public health plans 'ineffective', says study
Many of the government’s plans for tackling public health lack robust evidence and in some cases have been shown not to work, new research suggests
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HSJ Local
Cambridgeshire Community Services breaching 28 targets
PERFORMANCE: Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust is breaching 28 targets, its board heard.