All Older people’s services articles – Page 25
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NewsNHS creating 'older people's plan'
NHS bosses are creating a “vulnerable older people’s plan” to help alleviate the stress on accident and emergency wards, the health secretary has announced.
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SupplementsWhy we are still dying at hospital, not home
40 per cent of patients still die in hospital, with no medical need to be there
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SupplementsWhy we are still dying at hospital, not home: the case studies
How partnership working is helping patients to die at home
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SupplementsThe care homes with the full care spectrum
Commissioners are looking at placing frail patients in care homes - with a full care package
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SupplementsCare homes with the full care spectrum: the case studies
How care home professionals are acting to restore people’s independence after falls and strokes
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SupplementsWhy the 3 Rs can cut hospital admissions
Integrating recovery, reablement and rehabilitation will be key to reducing readmissions
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SupplementsWhy the 3 Rs can cut admissions: the case studies
Innovative ways to prevent health problems include using technology to reach out to isolated elderly people
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HSJ Local
Expert praises Western Sussex for care of patients with fractured hips
PERFORMANCE: Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has been described as “an exemplar” of what modern hip fracture care should look like by a nationally-renowned surgeon.
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HSJ Local
‘Mini’ community hospital opened in Kent acute trust
STRUCTURE: A community ward is being run inside Maidstone Hospital to help older people recover faster, as part of an initiative involving Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust.
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HSJ KnowledgeA strategy for maximising hospital capacity
Using home care services to reduce emergency admissions
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Blogs
Big data should inform commissioning decisions
More data is available to the NHS than ever, so we should use it when making commissioning decisions.
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CommentWhat can NHS leaders learn from the voluntary sector?
Lessons from innovators in the third sector
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Oxfordshire's 'outcomes-based commissioning'
Will Oxfordshire’s new approach transform services?
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HSJ Local
Brighton and Sussex rated poorly for discussing future care needs
PERFORMANCE: Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust was picked out by the Care Quality Commission as performing below average in the inpatient survey for discussing future health or social care needs with patients.
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HSJ Local
Dementia services to be restructured in West Lancs
STRUCTURE: Dementia services across Lancashire are set to be streamlined following the results of a recent consultation and subsequent publication of an independent report published by the University of Central Lancashire.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow NHS staff wellbeing affects patient care
Examining the link between staff and patient experience
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Comment
Readers' Letters − 5 April 2013
One reader says research shows making the right changes to people’s homes will reduce the burden on hospitals, plus futher concern about the NHS 111 rollout
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HSJ KnowledgeOlder people’s experiences of care at home
Practical steps to improve domiciliary care
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HSJ KnowledgeWhen service redesign meets sustainability
A London partnership aims to offer better care and sustainability