All Older people’s services articles – Page 29
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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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CommentThe long term care conundrum
Demand continues to rise so where does the accountability lie, asks Noel Plumridge
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to make modern dementia services
Daniel Harwood looks at how to develop a 21st century memory service
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HSJ KnowledgeDifferent strokes for different folks
What might NHS commissioning look like in the future?
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: Delayed transfers of care in Oxfordshire
This HSJ Local Briefing looks at how the health and social care economy in Oxfordshire can control its rate of delayed transfers of care.
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NewsPensioner cancer cases 'to treble by 2040'
The number of pensioners with cancer will treble by 2040, researchers suggest.
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HSJ KnowledgePassport to improved patient experience
New document aimed at getting patients involved in their care
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HSJ Local
Northumbria invests £700k in elderly care nurses
WORKFORCE: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has announced it will recruit 30 registered nurses to work with elderly patients in hospitals and the community.
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NewsNHS 'could save £462m' on over-65s
The NHS could save nearly half a billion pounds annually by reducing emergency admissions and hospital stays among older patients, according to a King’s Fund report shared with HSJ.
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HSJ KnowledgeBring social care best to NHS
Health itself improves or declines at an individual level, so care must begin there
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NewsSpending on mental health falls for first time in 10 years
Overall spending on adult mental health services has fallen in real terms for the first time in a decade.
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NewsGovernment called on to prevent fresh care home scandal
Another care home scandal like Winterbourne View could happen again unless the government takes action, campaigners warned today.
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HSJ Local
New complex care ward opens at Conquest hospital
STRUCTURE: East Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust has opened a new ward that specialises in caring for older people with complex conditions at its Conquest Hospital site in Hastings.