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NewsSmall hospices ‘probably unsustainable’, says Mackey
Some small hospices are “probably unsustainable”, Sir Jim Mackey has told MPs, while also warning integrated care boards they needed to clarify their local commissioning intentions this year.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: ICBs are set up to fail on hospices
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by correspondent Mimi Launder.
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CommentWe need a national end-of-life delivery plan
As leaders of the UK’s largest palliative care charities, the chief executives of Marie Curie and Sue Ryder set out how the hospice sector must evolve
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CommentAssisted dying must be the start of greater patient choice at end of life
As debates on the 10-Year Plan and assisted dying unfold, real patient agency in end of life care remains elusive despite clear public desire for choice and dignity
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CommentWe need hospice wards in hospitals
To free up hospital capacity we must be honest about the sheer volume of people in the last year of life who currently rely on hospitals, writes James Sanderson, chief executive of Sue Ryder, as he unveils a new model of care for palliative patients in hospitals
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HSJ Local‘Patients are choosing palliative care over cancer treatment’ due to lack of local services, CEO warns
Patients in part of the East of England are choosing to begin palliative care over cancer treatment because of prohibitive travel times and costs to get to the nearest specialist centre, a local system leader has warned.
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Expert BriefingRevealed: The investment funds diverted to shore up NHSE accounts
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By finance correspondent Henry Anderson.
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CommentDying people are being failed by the NHS's approach to sharing information
Usha Grieve explains how in the realm of digital health data, the spotlight on the Federated Data Platform overshadows the sluggish progress in enhancing electronic end-of-life records, hindering meaningful patient-centric change and necessitating urgent action
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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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HSJ PartnersHow can a shared care record deliver better personalised care planning?
Ben Wilson discusses the progress, benefits, and future possibilities for an integrated, patient-centric healthcare system
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CommentSocial investment funding: a lifeline for the NHS
The potential for social investment has been demonstrated on an individual service level and now is the time for it to fuel ICS-wide innovation funding to support transformation and improve patient care, writes Katy Nex
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CommentHow ICBs can help people die at home
Ruth Robertson highlights the need for ICBs to work through immediate pressures to deliver good quality and coordinated end-of-life care services
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CommentTrans people deserve better end of life care
Jonathan Ellis describes how simple and practical changes by providers, NHS bodies and regulators can ensure that end-of-life care is inclusive for all.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2022: Place-Based Partnership Award
WINNER: City and Hackney PBP, North East London ICB, East London FT, Homerton Healthcare FT, Alzheimer’s Society, London Borough of Hackney and City of London Corporation An Alliance Model of Dementia Care From Diagnosis to End of Life
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CommentEnd-of-life care can unravel without digital systems that work
A recent analysis captures people’s voices on end-of-life electronic records, emphasising on how it should be a medium to communicate their health information and wishes across care settings. By Usha Grieve
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CommentBuilding an effective palliative care workforce
Toby Porter emphasises the need to develop a strong end-of-life care workforce that is prepared to meet growing future need
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CommentThe challenge facing Johnson's successor
Even as political winds shift, it’s imperative that future public and political debate on taxes and public spending on NHS is rooted in a clear understanding of the nature and scale of the challenges facing the NHS, writes Anita Charlesworth
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HSJ PartnersWe cannot meet the mental health needs of cancer patients without breaking down silos
This article was authored by All.Can UK, a multi-stakeholder initiative involving patient groups and industry experts, and has been fully funded by the All.Can UK funding partners: Bristol Myers Squibb (primary sponsor) and MSD (supporting sponsor). Together, the All.Can UK membership defined the focus of the article. Bristol Myers Squibb ...
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CommentICS leaders must prioritise care for dying people
Dying people must be at the heart of integrated care system strategies and this cannot be left to chance, argues Matthew Reed, ahead of today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Health and Care Bill
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2021: End of Life Care Initiative of the Year
WINNER South London and Maudsley FT: End of Life Care