All Local government articles – Page 50
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NewsCouncils to be given 'above-inflation' public health budget rises
Councils will be told of their public health budgets by 11 January – and will be given above-inflation increases in the next two years, the head of Public Health England has said.
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DH blocked £400m budget rise at last minute
The Department of Health was set to announce an extra £400m for councils’ public health budgets – but called this off at the last minute.
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NewsSHAs told to share winter cash boost with councils
The NHS is to get £330m to spend on alleviating winter pressures and is being strongly encouraged to share it with local authorities, medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has announced.
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NewsConfusion surrounds councils' public health budgets
Councils face fresh confusion over their public health budgets, after the Department of Health cast doubt on a claim by the Department for Communities & Local Government that the funding would rise from £2.2bn to £2.6bn.
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DH overrules health 'politicisation' fears
The government has rejected councils’ objections to proposal which could “politicise” local disputes about hospital closures.
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North East Lincs CCG authorised in first wave
STRUCTURE: North East Lincolnshire CCG has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board, with minor conditions.
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NewsLocal government funding almost halved since 2010, says IFS
Local government faces cumulative cuts of more than 40 per cent following the chancellor’s announcements that he will extend austerity for a further year into 2017-18, according to analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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CommentWe must beat our hospital addiction
Fresh thinking is needed to avoid a social care funding crisis, says Lord Warner
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NewsExclusive: 'Rapid reduction' in hospital care planned following Winterbourne View
The treatment of all people with learning disabilities or autism receiving inpatient care is to be reviewed, ahead of a drive to rapidly reduce hospital placements and increase community provision.
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NewsHealthwatch England appoints chief executive
A former adviser to the prime minister has been appointed chief executive of the new consumer champion for health and social care.
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NHS Hillingdon to work with mental health, hospital trust and local authority to make savings
FINANCE: NHS Hillingdon is to work with its mental health and acute trusts, and council, to “come to agreements that would support the whole of the health economy” as it faces a £5m savings gap.
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Barnsley announces linked health and social care record
COMMERCIAL: Barnsley Council has used systems provided by Liquidlogic, part of McKesson, to link social care records in real time to NHS records.
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Integration plans for Kent community services
STRUCTURE: Kent Community Health Trust and Kent County Council have unveiled proposals to integrate health and social care services.
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Somerset QIPP plans get green light
FINANCE: Somerset Primary Care Trust’s QIPP plans have been rated green by NHS South of England.
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CommentLabour's vision of 21st century care
Liz Kendall outlines the approach Labour would take to NHS reform
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NewsMPs warned about public health shortfalls
Councils’ public health budgets will fall well short of what is required to meet need in their areas, an influential committee of MPs has been told.
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Integrated CCG sidesteps government's councillor ban
North East Lincolnshire CCG has developed a novel governance structure including representation from councillors, so it can take on an adult social care budget.
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'Substantial' hole in many public health budgets
Many local authorities will inherit a “substantial” hole in their public health budgets when they take over responsibility for the role next year, research by the British Medical Association has revealed.
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NewsLamb sets social care cap deadline
The care minister has promised a “significant breakthrough” in the government’s plan to introduce a cap on social care costs by 2015.
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Care UK wins Suffolk care home contract
Suffolk County Council has awarded Care UK a contract to develop 10 new care homes and 10 new wellbeing centres.