All Voluntary sector/third sector articles – Page 14
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HSJ KnowledgeDeveloping integrated care for an ageing population
Flooding in 2009 taught services in Cumbria valuable lessons about integrated care for an ageing population, explain Helen Ramsbottom and Mary Bradley.
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Comment'This business model lets us focus on quality services and safe staff'
The outcome of co-ownership at a healthcare organisation has been a cultural belief in the notion of quality care being delivered free from bureaucratic control, as Andrew Burnell reports.
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NewsGovernment benefits clampdown 'increasing disability abuse'
Charities have warned that disabled people are increasingly being subjected to abuse as a result of the government’s focus on alleged fraud and over-claiming to justify benfits cuts.
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CommentCiarán Devane interview: 'There is a role for top-down control'
As the chief executive of cancer charity MacMillan starts work at the NHS Commissioning Board, he tells HSJ’s news editor Nick Golding that his motivation is to champion the patient.
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HSJ KnowledgeCould Hinchingbrooke set a benchmark for health organisation ownership?
Circle’s takeover of Hinchingbrooke hospital has opened a debate on hospital ownership and management, which could, Kevin Jacquiss says, inspire the government to look at new ideas to secure a sustainable future for health service organisations.
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NewsOrgan donation target 'will be missed'
The head of a kidney charity has launched an attack on the government over organ donation, saying it will miss a target to boost donor rates by 50 per cent.
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CommentJeremy Taylor: the Future Forum's work is about changing culture
It’s not about the money; it’s not about the technology; it’s not about the data. It’s about the culture. That could be a summary of the NHS Future Forum’s work on information last autumn, writes information worksteam co-chair Jeremy Taylor.
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Comment'Integrated care should be this decade's number one priority'
Achieving proper integrated care must be taken as seriously in the next 10 years as waiting times have been in the last 10, say King’s Fund chief executive Chris Ham and Nuffield Trust director Jennifer Dixon.
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NewsCharity report paints 'bleak picture' of homeless health
Homeless people can expect to die 30 years before the average person, research for a charity has found.
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Comment'Delivering better community services requires equal relationships'
Delivering public services through equal and reciprocal relationships between providers and the communities they serve should be at the heart of commissioning community services, and achieving integrated care, says Victor Adebowale.
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HSJ Local
Enuresis award for Surrey social enterprise
PERFORMANCE: Social Enterprise scheme Central Surrey Health has won a national award for best employee idea for service innovation.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow UK healthcare professionals can help countries needing international development
Healthcare workers are being challenged to take up their most demanding but rewarding career move yet as international development charity VSO urgently needs 100 healthcare professionals to volunteer in some of the world’s poorest countries next year.
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HSJ Local
NHS Manchester plans cuts to voluntary sector
FINANCE: The primary care trust has proposed to cut its funding to at least 19 community and voluntary sector (CVS) organisations next year.
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HSJ Local
Your Healthcare plans social care integration with council
STRUCTURE: A leading NHS social enterprise is set to enter into an agreement with its local council to draw up plans to redesign community nursing and social care services.
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NewsLabour Lords win concession on Health Bill
Opposition peers have defeated the government for the first time in the Health Bill’s passage, carrying an amendment which could lead to tax breaks for charities supplying NHS services.
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NewsWhistleblowers challenge government over protection
A group of NHS whistleblowers plans to challenge the government over the level of protection provided to staff who raise concerns.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook review - Spedan's partnership: the story of John Lewis and Waitrose
NHS Trafford service reform lead Hannah Lowry reviews Spedan’s partnership: The Story of John Lewis and Waitrose by Peter Cox, and whether the NHS can learn from employee-owned businesses in retail.
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Comment'After destructive debate, the case for reform needs to be rebuilt'
The government needs to find a way to make the ingredients of reform seem like opportunities for positive change rather than threats, writes Asthma UK chief executive Neil Churchill.
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HSJ Local
Accolade for cancer nurses at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT
WORKFORCE: Four nurses who provide vital tailor-made packages of care for breast cancer patients have been “adopted” by Macmillan Cancer Support.