All Older people’s services articles – Page 19
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CommentAgeing population puts pressure on healthcare's legal landscape
There is a temptation to “practise defensively”
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HSJ KnowledgeResidential care means more than a chair to sit in
Consider occupation when commissioning for quality of life in homes
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NewsDrop in bans on hospital and care home workers
The Labour Party has voiced concern about a sharp drop in the numbers of people being barred from working with vulnerable adults in care homes and hospitals.
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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