All Older people’s services articles – Page 28
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CommentThe board's first challenges
The commissioning board face difficult times ahead with the weight of expectation heavy
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HSJ Local
Barking, Havering and Redbridge sees year-on-year increase in DTOCs
PERFORMANCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has seen a year-on-year increase in delayed transfers of care, new figures reveal.
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HSJ Local
Care UK wins Suffolk care home contract
Suffolk County Council has awarded Care UK a contract to develop 10 new care homes and 10 new wellbeing centres.
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NewsWarning against surgery age limits
Thousands of older patients are needlessly dying because they are being denied treatment on the grounds of their age, a report has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeThey are the champions: volunteers in the community
A look at the role of community health champions
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HSJ KnowledgeCreating dementia-friendly hospitals
A programme is bringing benefits to patients, carers and staff
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving the quality of dementia care
Better planning and a reduction in medication can improve quality of life and make savings
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NewsOutsourcer enters healthcare market
Outsourcer MITIE Group has entered the healthcare market by acquiring home care services provider Enara Group for £110.8m, the company has announced.
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CommentThe many shades of grey
Health evidence is often unclear, so decisions have to be made with a large degree of uncertainty
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CommentWhat’s at the heart of integrated care?
We need to agree on what integration means to have any chance of actually providing it
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HSJ Local
'Care village' planned for Maidstone area
STRUCTURE: A new private sector care facility has been planned for an area in West Kent.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat's the alternative?
A specialist GP practice for housebound older patients has saved money and improved care
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HSJ Local
Nottingham spends £100k on pressure cushions
PERFORMANCE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has placed the single largest NHS order for pressure relieving cushions from manufacturer Parkhouse.
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HSJ Local
Portsmouth system plans integrated provider
STRUCTURE: NHS leaders in Portsmouth have agreed in principle to set up an integrated care organisation to provide services for frail elderly patients across primary, community and acute care.
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HSJ KnowledgeHoming in on improved care
What can be done to realise the vision of ‘care closer to home’?
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HSJ KnowledgeChaplaincy in end of life care
What benefits can chaplaincy offer to those approaching the end of their life?
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NewsRCP: Hospitals are overcrowded and short-staffed
Hospitals are so full that elderly patients are being discharged in the middle of the night and routine blood tests are being conducted at 3am, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
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CommentPutting the quality back into QIPP
Pursuing value could be the right step towards transforming the NHS
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HSJ KnowledgeDifferent strokes for different folks
What might NHS commissioning look like in the future?
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to make modern dementia services
Daniel Harwood looks at how to develop a 21st century memory service