All Social care articles – Page 102
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HSJ Knowledge
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
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PCTs told to implement radical changes to LAAs
Primary care trusts will be expected to develop more flexible agreements with councils under proposals outlined in a white paper for local government reform.
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LINks to get scrutiny role
Local Involvement Networks will be given a legal right to inspect NHS, social care, voluntary and independent sector organisations, health minister Rosie Winterton said this week.
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HSJ Knowledge
Gail Richards on community cohesion
What do you think about when you hear the phrase 'community cohesion'? Is it only important in inner cities? And do we have a role to play?
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HSJ Knowledge
Identifying 'ghost' patients in residential and nursing homes
There are plenty of methodologies for systematically validating list of patients registered with primary care trusts to identify 'ghost' patients - those who no longer live at their recorded address or do not exist.
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News
Improving outcomes for wheelchair users
Out and About: wheelchairs as part of a whole systems approach to independencehas been published by the Department of Health. The document provides a view of the current state of wheelchair provision and makes recommendations on how the NHS working with partners can improve outcomes ...
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Right to rehab reconsidered
The government is considering introducing a 'right to rehabilitation leave', health minister Andy Burnham has announced.
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Lewis wants national advocacy service
Patients need a national advocacy service to extend the benefits of choice to poor or excluded people, a minister has claimed.
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Consultation on funding boundaries sparks fears over cost impact for PCTs
Government proposals for the funding of long-term care for people outside hospital will exacerbate the financial crisis facing primary care trusts, according to the NHS Confederation.
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HSJ Knowledge
A proactive approach to the care home population
Admissions management: Leeds West primary care trust
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HSJ Knowledge
Sustainable Communities Awards expanded
HSJ's Sustainable Communities Awards, which recognise public sector achievement in the field, has grown. With 11 categories for 2007 - three more than last year - primary care trusts, local authorities, and other local partners will have a chance to be honoured for their role in delivery of sustainable communities.
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SNP to review free care policy
Scotland's main opposition party has pledged a review of the flagship free personal care policy if it wins power in next year's Scottish Parliament elections.
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HSJ Knowledge
Rocky patch: deficits are straining relationships between health and social care
The boundaries between health and social care are shifting and PCT cuts are leaving local authorities with funding gaps. In a joint feature with HSJ sister title Local Government Chronicle, Nick Golding looks at the pressures they face
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Bishop condemns chaplain redundancies
The Bishop of Worcester has described as a 'piece of destruction' proposals by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals trust to make six chaplains redundant as part of plans to tackle an underlying £30m deficit.
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Asylum inquiry
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has announced an inquiry into how asylum seekers are treated in the UK.
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NICE issues training guidance for parents of children with 'conduct disorders'
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has unveiled joint guidelines on training programmes for parents of children with 'conduct disorders'.
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Personalisation will drive rethink on social care access
Published: 29/09/2005, Volume II5, No. 5975 Page 3