All Older people’s services articles – Page 16
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NewsExclusive: Dementia care still 'inadequate', report finds
Care for people diagnosed with dementia is ‘inadequate and still not fit for purpose’, three years after the government launched its dementia challenge, a new report for the Alzheimer’s Society has said.
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HSJ PartnersThree steps to better care for the terminally ill
The electorate wants to ease the burden on A&E – and it is achievable
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NewsExclusive: PHE to further investigate drop in elderly life expectancy
National public health officials have said they will further investigate falls in life expectancy among older people, after finding it was ‘too early’ to conclude they had stopped living for longer.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe system-wide approach to turn around a struggling health economy
Lessons learned by Guildford and Waverley CCG
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CommentNext government must recognise that acute need is part of whole person care
Include frail older people
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CommentEverybody needs good neighbours as our older population grows
Patient expectations and budgets
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NewsLabour plans 'accountable providers' for joined up health and social care
Labour plans to introduce an ‘accountable provider’ for frail older people under its 10 year plan for the NHS funded via a ‘year of care tariff’. This suggests a new role for trusts as lead providers of joined up health and care services.
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CommentGet ahead and plan your end of life care before it's too late
Make your choices known on end of life care
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CommentUrgent care: we need a shared sense of scale
Tackling pressures bringing together disparate perspectives
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CommentThe guidance you can swear by for the 'F' word frailty
A guide for health and social care workers to identify frailty
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NewsExclusive: Public Health England examines older people life expectancy 'alert'
National public health officials are investigating concerns about a ‘sustained’ fall in the life expectancy of older people in some areas, after a local authority raised an alert.
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CommentHSJ annual lecture transcript: Simon Stevens' on forward view for the NHS
The edited transcript of the speech given by Simon Stevens at the HSJ inaugural lecture.
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CommentWhy plans to 'ration' surgery in Devon were too politically unpalatable
A canary in a coalmine?
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NewsEmergency care demand for older people predicted to rise
Emergency admissions among older people are likely to keep rising during the next five years, a Department of Health funded study has found. This is despite ministers’ claims that the better care fund will lead to a reduction in non-elective activity.
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CommentTackling the weighty problem of obese patients without the scalpel
Surgery often leads to further weight gain
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CommentDon't call me 'frail': Older patients don't want to be defined by their condition
Focus on social aspects
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CommentOur collaboration is delivering better care for older people
Combining our skills is a powerful approach