All Local government articles – Page 52
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HSJ Local
New advice website for Brighton patients
STRUCTURE: A one-stop shop online advice service was launched in July by NHS commissioners and the local council in Brighton and Hove.
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HSJ Local
Lancashire's health and wellbeing board launches draft plan
PERFORMANCE: Improving services for new mothers and young children will be among the top priorities for Lancashire’s new health and wellbeing board, draft plans show.
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NewsCCG budgets face complications, says DH
A major Department of Health-led review of commissioning budgets has highlighted the uncertainty and significant risks involved in financial planning for next year.
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SupplementsKicking habits: a special report on NHS drug services
This special report on drug services, in association with Reckitt Benckiser, is a timely look at new and changing approaches to treating addiction and commissioning addiction treatments.
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HSJ Local
NHS South Gloucestershire pilots reablement with partners
STUCTURE: NHS South Gloucestershire is working with South Gloucestershire Council and local older people’s charity Brunelcare to pilot a new reablement service.
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NewsLansley insists Dilnot proposals have avoided 'long grass'
Andrew Lansley has revealed he has “various proposals in mind” for a cap on the maximum payment on care home costs any individual faces.
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NewsPanel to review heart unit closure
An independent panel is set to review the planned closure of a children’s heart unit amid widespread anger among MPs at a shake-up of the services across England.
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NewsCurbs proposed on council powers over NHS reconfiguration
The Department of Health has begun consultation on regulations that would significantly check local government’s power to refer controversial NHS reconfigurations to the health secretary.
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NewsNew integrated provider on cards for London
Two councils and a community trust in London are to consider plans to integrate provision of health and social care services.
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HSJ Local
Pensions problem halts community trust's expansion
A community trust’s bid to run a number of Sure Start centres in Norfolk has been hit by pension complications.
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NewsNicholson shuns localism to keep grip on NHS cash
Chief ‘doesn’t apologise’ for central control.
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Plan for social workers to join GP surgeries
STRUCTURE: Social workers could join GP surgeries under plans being developed by Surrey County Council.
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NewsCouncillors banned from CCG boards as new rules set
The government is set to impose further requirements on clinical commissioning groups’ governing bodies, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe NHS Commissioning Board local leadership challenge
The Commissioning Board’s local medical leads should be “shape shifters”, says David Black – flexibly commissioning a variety of services while keeping a clear strategic overview.
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NewsLegionnaires' outbreak 'has peaked', says health secretary
There have been no new cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the outbreak which has claimed two lives, health chiefs in Scotland have said.
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NewsDeath rate to be used to determine public health funding
Department of Health publishes plans to distribute money according to need
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NewsAdult social care budgets cut by £890m
Funding reform ‘desperately needed’, warn senior directors
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NewsCouncils claim lack of DH engagement on public health budgets
LGA fears funding for new health role will be insufficient
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Councils using social care cash to plug funding gaps
A new report claims that almost half of councils are plugging gaps in access to existing social care services by using additional social care funding from the NHS, rather than spending it on providing additional services or improving quality.
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HSJ Local
Suffolk OOH services rated 'good'
PERFORMANCE: Out-of-hours services in Suffolk have been judged to be good after being scrutinised by two county councillors - despite concerns that changes to the service would affect patients.