All Older people’s services articles – Page 17
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Comment
Falls prevention: how to slash the NHS's £2bn bill
A quarter of ambulance callouts are for falls
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HSJ Local
Devon CCG warns 'services will suffer' due to unaffordable demand
FINANCE: The country’s biggest clinical commissioning group will have to take immediate action to prioritise patient access to services in the face of unaffordable increases in demand, it has warned.
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Supplements
Roundtable: Put nutrition at the centre of public health
Tackling malnutrition with an integrated approach
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HSJ Partners
Investing in community based end of life care is a win-win
Phil McCarvill of Marie Curie Cancer Care reflects on a new report from the Nuffield Trust
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Comment
Local integration needs national backing: Five steps for government
The county is finding that health and social care integration requires central government action
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News
Surge in care claims puts pressure on CCGs
Clinical commissioning groups in one area are on track to spend up to £10m more than expected
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News
CQC raises dementia care concerns
Dementia sufferers are likely to experience poor care as they move between residential homes and hospitals because of an “unacceptable gap” in quality, a new report says.
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News
Croydon CCG creates £1.7bn plan for health and social care services
Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group has joined forces with its local authority to create a £1.7bn plan to change the way health and social care services for over 65-year-olds are commissioned.
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News
'Dilnot style' commission on ageing society proposed
The Liberal Democrats have proposed to set up a ‘Dilnot style’ cross-party commission on how the NHS can meet the needs of an ageing society.
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News
CCG appoints NHS-led consortium for £800m flagship contract
Commissioners have selected a consortium led by NHS providers as preferred bidder for a pioneering £800m contract for older people’s services in Cambridgeshire.
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HSJ Partners
The bottom line is commission for quality, not just savings
Don’t put end of life care at risk
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HSJ Knowledge
Reduce antipsychotic prescriptions to save dementia patients
GPs and pharmacists work together
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HSJ Partners
CCTV in care homes: A protective measure or an invasion of privacy?
Address leadership, pay and training
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News
Cambridgeshire flagship services restructure racks up over £1m in costs
A clinical commissioning group has spent more than £1m developing and tendering one of the most high profile service restructures in the NHS.
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Comment
Moving to a care home must be on a person's own terms
The steps to help an older person transition
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HSJ Local
Trust wins council social care contract
COMMERCE: South Tyneside Foundation Trust has won a 10 year local authority contract to run an integrated care services hub.
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Comment
Ageing population puts pressure on healthcare's legal landscape
There is a temptation to “practise defensively”