All Social care articles – Page 63
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NewsGovernment announces extra mental health funding for veterans
War veterans and their families are to be offered greater help with their mental wellbeing, it has been announced.
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NewsLansley against 'slamming together' health and social care
The health secretary has reiterated his opposition to forcing mergers between health and social care commissioners, ahead of the publication of a white paper on the issue.
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NewsCare bill to follow 'soon after' white paper
Document to include Law Commission recommendations and ‘market oversight’ measures
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NewsJoint working to prevent falls could save cash
A more integrated approach to preventing falls could cut incidents by up to 30 per cent, saving money and bed days, a report from the NHS Confederation has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhy it's time community healthcare providers stepped up to the mark
There has never been a better opportunity for community health services to demonstrate and evidence the significant contribution it can make to the transformation of healthcare across the system, writes Tracy Taylor.
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NewsMonitor admits credit ratings agency plan may not be feasible
Monitor is reviewing its controversial proposals to require key service providers to receive external credit ratings or have limits placed on their debts.
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NewsSocial care bill delay sparks backlash
Health and social care organisations have warned the government not to kick the issue of social care funding “into the long grass”, following the absence of a full bill on the issue from today’s Queen’s Speech.
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Comment
Health charities can help rescue the innovation drive
The challenging QIPP targets NHS is aiming to achieve can be helped by the voluntary sector, argues Marie Curie Cancer Care chief executive Thomas Hughes-hallet.
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Blogs
Devaluing social work with adults will cause huge problems
The NHS stands to lose big if local authorities begin cutting the number of social workers helping older patients and people with disabilities.
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NewsEmbrace Dilnot funding plans, party leaders urged
The Local Government Authority has launched a bid to forge a cross-party consensus around implementing the findings of the Dilnot Commission into funding social care.
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HSJ KnowledgePutting patients in the centre: the whole person approach to integrated care
Seraphim Rose Patel explains, with a colleague, how a whole person, whole system approach can reduce NHS and social care costs.
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NewsLabour proposes free social care for terminally ill
Labour has proposed providing free social care to patients with a terminal illness and ending means testing, the party announced yesterday.
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News
Integrate mental health services for bigger savings - Confed
Integrating mental health and physical health services can lead to better patient care and significant savings, according to the NHS Confederation.
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News
Leading charities ask health secretary to adopt five NHS priorities
The Richmond Group, the coalition of 10 leading health and social care charities, has named five themes that it wants the government to make priorities for the NHS.
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Blogs
How will doctors see fit to spend their budgets?
Doctors may have a few things on their wishlists now they are supposed to be in charge of commissioning services.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to deliver on patient experience promises
Never before has patient engagement and experience had such a high profile - but, how can we make the most of this opportunity to make a real difference for patients?
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NewsIncrease in patient liberty restrictions - CQC
There has been a rise in the number of approvals for measures that allow hospital and care home staff to deprive people of their liberty.
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HSJ Local
Patient ‘passport’ launched at East Kent Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has launched an initiative designed to aid communication between the trust and patients with learning disabilities.
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NewsPM declares 'national crisis' over dementia care
The prime minister has declared that rising rates of dementia are “a national crisis” and launched a major drive to improve the lives of sufferers and their carers.
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NewsCQC criticises service delays for disabled
Disabled children and their families sometimes wait for up to a year for aids such as wheelchairs, according to the health regulator.