All Older people’s services articles – Page 5
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NewsGPs agree new deal with NHS England after PCN contract row
The NHS has made major concessions to ensure doctors sign up to the GP contract for 2020-21, which includes the primary care network agreement that incited considerable dissatisfaction among the profession through January.
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NewsNew two-hour target to be piloted in seven areas
Seven pilot sites have been selected to develop NHS England’s new community care targets.
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CommentHow short-term healthcare and social support keeps frail patients out of hospital
Elaine Wilson and Johannes Dalhuijsen shed light on the Sunderland Recovery at Home service that provides urgent and intermediate care for patients who are housebound and cannot visit their GP or other healthcare services
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NewsOutgoing NHSE director voices concern over 'crucial' service changes
Older people’s care specialists, including an outgoing national clinical director, have raised concerns about “rowing back” on long-term plan commitments on community services.
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CommentMake 2020 the decade of healthy ageing
As larger numbers of people live longer, the UK government needs to take urgent action to support people in later life in view of a broken social care system, exhorts Anna Dixon
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HSJ LocalNHSE and DHSC warned over lack of beds at leading FT
A 14-day delay to surgery, caused by a lack of beds at a London teaching hospital, contributed to the death of a pensioner, a coroner has found.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2019: Patient safety award
WINNER: Wessex Academic Health Science Network – National Polypharmacy Prescribing Comparators
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2019: Community or primary care service redesign – North, Midlands and East
WINNER: Hull Clinical Commissioning Group – The Jean Bishop Integrated Care Centre
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CommentStafford failed my mother, but my father received exemplary care
Having lost her mother 13 years ago in the Mid Staffs disaster, Deb Hazeldine recounts the exemplary end-of-life care her father received recently at the University Hospitals of North Midlands.
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CommentThe NHS needs a chief psychological professions officer
Dr Nick Waggett and Sarb Bajwa join leaders representing 12 psychological professional groups and service users of psychological services to call for a new role of chief psychological professions officer
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CommentIt is time to face up to the difficult questions facing the NHS
A new report reveals that 91 per cent of trust leaders are worried that unless politicians have a full, frank and open national conversation about the severe pressures facing the NHS, we risk damaging public trust and faith in the NHS
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CommentScandalous lack of capital investment has put patients at risk
The NHS treats a million people every 36 hours. In the vast majority of cases, the care they receive is exceptional. But in recent years, the ability of NHS professionals to provide the standard of care they strive and want to deliver has become harder, writes Chris Hopson.
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CommentInvest in volunteers to improve end-of-life care
To meet the long-term plan’s objective of personalised end-of-life care for everyone, NHS leaders should invest in setting up volunteer services, exhorts Professor Catherine Walshe
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CommentBridging the gaps in progressive neurological services
A new NHS England toolkit dealing with various neurological conditions provides a roadmap to help CCGs tackle underlying issues, solutions to provide improved care and reduce variation in services, notes Genevieve Edwards
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NewsPM’s new health adviser says ‘ill-equipped’ NHS does not need ‘more money’
The prime minister’s new senior healthcare policy adviser believes that “more money is not the solution” to transforming the “hopelessly ill-equipped” NHS from “the monolith we have today”.
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CommentReducing emergency admissions from care homes: a measure of success for the NHS long-term plan?
Jennifer Dixon asks how the NHS long-term plan can support efforts to reduce emergency admissions from care homes.
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CommentGovernment doesn’t yet have a winning team on prevention
Though the green paper on prevention incorporates some effective tactics as star player, it does not add up to a winning team, says Anna Dixon
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CommentBuild social prescribing into the architecture of the health system
Naomi Phillips on how social prescribing can reap benefits in the field of personalised care
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HSJ LocalUPDATED: CCG backtracks over major cuts plan after DHSC intervention
A large clinical commissioning group has pushed back its discussion of controversial proposals to axe NHS funded IVF, just hours after HSJ reported the recommendations were on the table.
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HSJ LocalCCG facing £75m deficit sets out huge cuts package
A financially-troubled clinical commissioning group forecasting a £75m deficit has recommended a multimillion pound package of cuts, including permanently axing IVF for its population.