All Social care articles – Page 101
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Sounding off
With the incidence of mental illness among deaf people high and specialised services almost non-existent, getting help can be difficult. Emma Dent explores the gaps in care
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Local Government Bill includes legal duty to co-operate
The Department for Communities and Local Government has unveiled its Local Government Bill and emphasised that it places a legal duty on councils and service providers including primary care trusts to co-operate.The bill as a whole is intended to give local authorities a new role as 'place shapers' or leaders ...
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£18.5m boost for independent living
Health minister Ivan Lewis today named 10 successful local authority partnerships which will share an £18.5m fund designed to help older people maintain an independent life.The award is part of the Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPPs), where services are targeted towards people with a broad range of needs from ...
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Become a 'dignity in care' champion
The Department of Health has written to all strategic health authorities, local authorities and primary care trusts asking them to raise the profile of treating people receiving care services with dignity and to encourage local people to sign up as champions to spread best practice.Read more ...
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Welsh hospices to benefit from funding boost
Hospices are to benefit from £14.4m for 'key services' pledged by Welsh finance minister Sue Essex.Under the Welsh National Assembly's revised budget, hospices will benefit from the extra funds along with schools, higher education, foster care, domestic violence victims, disabled children and firefighters.
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Gail Richards on local area agreements
'If the first phase of LAAs has concentrated on designing and ensuring focused target delivery, albeit in partnership, now we need to ask whether this is sufficient.'
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Community Care Statistics 2005: Home care services for adults, England
National Statistics document, published March 2006, presenting information relating to home care services purchased or provided during one survey week. The survey found that around 28 per cent of households received intensive home care during 2005.
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The future of health and adult social care: a partnership approach for well being
Brief local government association document detailing the principles of joint working, and care delivered in a close-to-home setting.
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A New Ambition for Old Age: Next Steps in Implementing the National Service Framework for Older Peop
A report from Professor Ian Philp, National Director for Older People at the Department of Health, published in April 2006. The report measures the progress made in attaining the goals outlined in the NSF, and future ambitions regards topics such as dignity in old age and care in particular areas ...
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National Service Framework for Older People: Executive Summary
Key Department of Health 10-year policy programme, published in 2001, setting out guidelines on 'fair, high quality integrated health and social care services for older people.'
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Minister demands action on social care underperformance
For the first time since the star-ratings were introduced, no council in England has been zero-star rated for adult social services this year. However, there are still a number of councils who need to up their game, according to care services minister Ivan Lewis.'I remain concerned about the 21 councils ...
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Healthy food vouchers launched
Public health minister Caroline Flint has launched a new scheme to ensure low-income mothers and pregnant women can provide their families with milk, fresh fruit and vegetables.Healthy Start replaces the Welfare Food Scheme. It will give qualifying people weekly vouchers that they can exchange at 20,000 participating retailers.Click ...
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Joint health and social care regulation body delayed as plans are left out of Queen's Speech
The merger of the health and social care inspectorates looks set to be delayed by at least six months following the absence of a bill to implement it in the Queen's Speech.
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Joint guidance for treatment of patients in health and social care
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and the Social Care Institute for Excellence have issued joint guidance for the treatment of patients in health and social care.The guidelines cover the identification, treatment and care of people with dementia, and for the first time, healthcare professionals within the NHS ...
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Jessica Crowe on love at a local level
'Lay scrutiny can act as a stimulus for real change and innovation - especially where local authorities and health bodies work closely together on a long-term basis'
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Care services efficiency delivery: demand forecasting and capacity planning
The care services efficiency delivery programme was established by the Department of Health to implement the recommendations of Releasing Resources to the Front Line, Sir Peter Gershon's review of public sector efficiency.
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Help for councils to get to grips with money
The October 2005 report by the Association of Directors of Social Services on spending pressures in learning disability services showed that the number of people with learning disabilities getting help from councils is going up.
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Our Health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services
2006 Government white paper setting out the ambitions for community-based care which is close to home, a shift of emphasis towards prevention, and support for people with longer term needs. The final two chapters are dedicated towards 'making sure change happens' and a 'timetable for action'.
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PCTs asked to help 'at-risk' families
The joint Department of Health and Department for Education and Skills parenting support programme for at-risk families is now accepting joint applications from primary care trusts and local authorities wanting to become demonstration sites for the programme.Download the application pack here
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Predicting the future
Cutting emergency hospital admissions among those with long-term conditions would save the NHS millions. But how can those at risk be identified, traced and their needs addressed? Daloni Carlisle looks at two solutions