All Older people’s services articles – Page 19
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CommentHow to look after older people in an ideal world
An alternative care pathway could have very different outcomes
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NewsAge discrimination in surgery rates
Older people still face age discrimination when doctors decide whether or not to give them life-saving surgery, a new report suggests.
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CommentLocal providers can step up to trump national players
We can offer more attractive solutions
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HSJ KnowledgeJapan's integrated total care vision for an ageing population
A strategy to help people stay in the community
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HSJ LocalBidder for £800m integrated care contract pulls out at final stage
COMMERCIAL: One of the bidders in the running for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group’s £800m integrated older people’s services contract has dropped out at the final stage.
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HSJ PartnersSeminar: tackle the second most common issue in older people's health
Join the debate at the Commissioning Show 2014
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NewsDelayed discharges cost NHS £526m, warns Age UK
A charity for older people has warned of a “marked rise” in the length of time elderly people are held up in hospital while they wait for social care.
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SupplementsClinicians in contact home and away
Technology can support UK’s growing number of older people
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HSJ KnowledgeOff the page: profiles improve person centred care
Pen portraits of patients and staff to build trust
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CommentVideo: The story of an elderly patient who never made it home
Why out of hospital services need to change
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CommentCase study: The harsh reality and what should have happened to ensure the best care pathway
How an alternative pathway could have altered the results of care given to Mrs Andrews
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HSJ KnowledgeHSJ commission scoping report: Pave the way for better elderly care
Landmark study sets out its aims
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NewsHSJ's older people's commission launches first report
HSJ’s Commission on Hospital Care for Frail Older People has published its first report today.
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HSJ Local
Cambridge University Hospitals 2013-14 deficit smaller than feared
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has recorded a year end deficit for 2013-14 of £8.4m, £1.8 better than its previously anticipated deficit of £10.2m.
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HSJ KnowledgeImprove frail elderly care with evidence, not intuition
How Camden CCG reduced admissions
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HSJ PartnersHow community hearing services can help tackle age related stigma
Colin Campbell on age related hearing loss
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NewsRespect, dignity and compassion to become mandatory for NHS training posts
New recruits to NHS training posts will be expected to pass a “values-based” test from next year in a bid to embed respect, dignity and compassion in future workforces.
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NewsWinterbourne View scheme an 'abject failure', minister admits
Combined health and local government drive to help people with learning disabilities move out of hospitals has been an “abject failure”, Norman Lamb has said
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HSJ PartnersWhy patients prefer community based services
Save cash and drive quality with community hearing services