All Older people’s services articles – Page 40
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NewsMPs to hear criticism of MS care
Multiple sclerosis patients could be driven to suicide by a lack of access to treatment, a campaigner will tell MPs today.
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CommentUniting health and social care to give dementia patients improved services
Projections that the number of people with dementia could double in 30 years will worry a health service that is already failing to adequately support patients with dementia. But making important changes to unite health and social care services could dramatically improve the quality of dementia care, writes Institute of ...
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Nottingham University Hospitals pilots 'hourly checks' on patients
WORKFORCE: Trusts in the East Midlands are importing a US nursing model involving hourly checks on patients, in response to last month’s critical health service ombudsman report on care of older patients.
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HSJ KnowledgeA helping hand for NHS values: leadership needs to reinvigorate culture of care
Last month’s health ombudsman’s report revealed how the NHS has the potential to fall dramatically short of its values and commitments when the principles of care are forgotten. Leadership needs to step in now, suggests Gemma Pearson, to create a culture of care that will ensure repeat incidents are avoided.
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News'Presumed consent' proposal to Westminster withdrawn
A request to the UK government to introduce presumed consent for organ donation has been withdrawn by the Welsh Assembly.
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NewsMajor supermarket chains back responsibility deal
Seven of the country’s largest food retailers have joined the government’s controversial responsibility deal, which is aimed at improving public health while avoiding regulation.
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NewsNHS reform vital to treating long-term conditions, says Lansley
The NHS will not be able to meet the demands of people with long-term conditions such as diabetes and asthma unless it changes, according to the health secretary.
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NewsPreventative care savings questioned by study
A study has cast doubt over whether investing in preventive services in the community either saves money or reduces hospital admissions.
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NewsHome Office vows fair deal on equality
The government has pledged to ensure everyone gets a fair deal on the provision of healthcare when new legislation banning age discrimination is introduced.
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'Significant challenge' on inpatient falls at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital
FINANCE: Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust faces “significant challenges” in meeting its quarter four target for inpatient falls.
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Patient falls increase at East Cheshire NHS Trust
PERFORMANCE: The incidence of patient falls reported at East Cheshire NHS Trust rose in January to the highest level it has seen in 2010-11.
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Care reviewed across Coventry and Rugby
PERFORMANCE: A review of care in Coventry and Rugby has praised the area’s trusts but identified concerns over mental health support and falls services.
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NHS North Somerset to splash out on community wards
STRUCTURE: The board of NHS North Somerset has been asked to agree £1.14m of funding to roll out seven “community wards”.
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NewsStroke care on the NHS 'unequal'
Stroke patients are facing unequal care on the NHS, with older people less likely to receive a brain scan and white people less likely to be admitted to specialist units than black people, researchers say.
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NewsJoint surgery redesign could save trusts £664m
NHS Trusts can save £664m from the total they spend on joint surgery over the next 10 years, according to an exclusive analysis made available on hsj.co.uk.
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NewsAnti-trespass laws to be used to shift bed blocking patients
Hospitals in north Merseyside are planning to use the anti-trespass powers used to ban “hoodies” from shopping centres to shift patients who are blocking beds.
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NewsNHS treatment of elderly failing 'basic human needs' - ombudsman
NHS treatment of older people is “failing to meet even the most basic standards of care” in some areas, a report published today by the health service ombudsman has found.
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Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch uses in-house social worker to combat care transfer delays
PERFORMANCE: Delayed transfers of care rates have improved at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals FT.
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NewsCalls to review hospital death guidance
Medical directors in Scotland have been advised to review cases when elderly people die while waiting to be discharged from hospital.
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HSJ KnowledgeNon-optimised joint replacement pathways to create wear and tear on 2011-12 budgets
The primary total hip and knee replacement BPT should be seen as a very real opportunity to create capacity within the NHS without added investment, argues Sg2’s vice president Meghan Robb.