All Social care articles – Page 55
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CommentBuild housing into integrated care
Housing investment has benefits for health budgets and patient care
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NewsIntegration fund could lead to 'yet more structural change'
The government’s allocation of £3.8bn for integration across the NHS and social care “will be used to fund yet more structural change”, and “cannot succeed without behaviour change of all actors in the system”, according to a report.
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HSJ KnowledgeIt's never been easier to change the world
How Twitter, blogging and chat rooms facilitate active citizenship
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NewsAnalysed: Lamb's integration pioneers
The Department of Health’s integrated care “pioneers” will be monitored centrally to check progress against their plans and could be stripped of their status if they lose their way, health minister Norman Lamb has said.
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NewsMinisters to legislate on £3.8bn pooled budget
The government will amend the Care Bill so it can force clinical commissioning groups to share a chunk of their budgets with local authorities, a health minister has told HSJ.
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News'Large variations' in place of death
There are “large variations” across England in the proportion of people who die at hospital or in their own homes, figures show.
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CommentPioneers can make person centred care a reality
Integration programme provides hope for better patient care
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NewsLamb: Failing integration pioneers could lose their status
The Department of Health’s integrated care “pioneers” will be monitored centrally to check progress against their plans and could be stripped of their status if they lose their way, health minister Norman Lamb has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow collaboration can take flight in the NHS
The aviation industry can teach the NHS about joined up working
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NewsCall for awareness drive on social care costs
More needs to be done to make people understand that social care in later life is not free, the former care minister has said.
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NewsHunt: Let care homes access GP records
Care homes should be able to access and update the GP records of their residents, the health secretary has said.
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Blogs
Managers − always look on the bright side
Despite cuts to their budget, social services leaders appear to be relentlessly optimistic
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CommentCare Bill: Lords distracted by spiritual matters
The new law is having a bumpy ride through Parliament
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NewsCQC considers hidden cameras proposal
The health and social care watchdog in England is considering using hidden cameras to help carry out inspections.
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Blogs
No one can provide quality care in 15 minutes
The increasing use of “pop in” calls by social services departments will make people who need care even more vulnerable
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CommentFuel poverty is a healthcare issue
Evidence shows the link between cold homes and ill health
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NewsLabour moots free social care for all
Labour is considering a radical plan to make social care free at the point of need and funded through taxation, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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HSJ KnowledgeShining a spotlight on care support workers
A new programme is helping to introduce more HCAs to the NHS
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CommentMichael White: Labour homes in on 'whole person care'
Reintegrating health and housing has been proposed