All Older people’s services articles – Page 27
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NewsOlder people 'betrayed over social care'
Older people have suffered “an abominable betrayal” over social care, a leading public health doctor has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeBest of 2012: long-term conditions
Long-term conditions is the subject of this selection of best practice content
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NewsSHAs told to share winter cash boost with councils
The NHS is to get £330m to spend on alleviating winter pressures and is being strongly encouraged to share it with local authorities, medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has announced.
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NewsAlarm at cancer treatment 'ageism'
Ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments, a charity has warned.
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CommentWe must root out ageism in NHS cancer care
Bold steps now can improve cancer care in the long term
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Blogs
Nursing, society and older people
The argument about whether nursing should be a degree-based profession is merely a displacement activity. The real issue is about the link between nurse training and how society wants its older citizens to be cared for.
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HSJ KnowledgeSouth Staffordshire’s approach to surge planning
Working collaboratively to address winter pressures
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CommentWe must beat our hospital addiction
Fresh thinking is needed to avoid a social care funding crisis, says Lord Warner
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HSJ KnowledgeThe principles behind integrated care for older people
How South Warwickshire FT transformed older people’s services
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HSJ KnowledgeA person-centred approach to dementia care
Looking at the methods used by Coventry and Warwickshire trust
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SupplementsPrimary care supplement: An index of frailty
An NHS data project could revolutionise frail elderly patients’ care
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HSJ Local
East Kent Hospitals pioneers new nursing tool
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has introduced “red mats” to alert all staff to nutritional needs 24/7.
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HSJ Local
Sussex town gets “dementia friendly” grant
FINANCE: Crawley is set to become a “dementia friendly town” after securing national funding of £125,000.
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HSJ Local
Emergency admissions on the rise at Torbay Hospital
PERFORMANCE: Emergency admissions to South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust increased by 5.6 per cent between April and August 2012 compared to the same period the previous year.
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BlogsStairlifts on cell block H: who cares for older prisoners?
The photograph was of a frail man in a wheelchair handcuffed to a prison officer. The article and accompanying photograph appeared in The Guardian highlighting the problem of caring for the increasing numbers of elderly and disabled prisoners.The story focused on the comments by the hospital consultant who criticised the ...
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CommentReaders' letters - 1 November
Checks in place ensure over-the-counter inhalers are safe; and why is no one holding commissioners to account over abuse in care homes?
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HSJ Local
Surrey memory services rated ‘excellent’
PERFORMANCE: Memory services serving Runnymede and West Elmbridge have achieved the top rating in a national accreditation scheme developed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
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HSJ Local
Providers awarded contracts for Greater Manchester hearing services
COMMERCIAL: Sixteen NHS and private sector providers have been awarded “any qualified provider” contracts to provide adult hearing services across Greater Manchester.
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HSJ KnowledgeEasing winter pressures
Consultant-delivered multidisciplinary team working is providing a host of positive outcomes
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CommentA fair deal for older people
One of the clearest signs of medical and social progress in the post-NHS era is the leap in life expectancy