Friday, 24 October 2014
Plans to convert former 19th Century Northampton workhouse into elderly care home
Plans to convert former 19th Century Northampton workhouse into elderly care home A former workhouse and hospital (St Edmund's) in Northampton that has been derelict for the past 15 years is to be brought back to life as a care home, it has been announced today. Northampton Chronicle and Echo
The parallel universes of integrated care: the process of change is as important as the content
The parallel universes of integrated care: the process of change is as important as the content Norman Lamb’s announcement of a second wave of 10 integrated care pioneers at our recent integrated care summit signaled the continuing commitment of ministers to joining up care around the needs of patients and populations.
The achievements of the first wave of pioneers were showcased at the summit in a presentation from colleagues in Greenwich demonstrating how they have reduced emergency hospital admissions by targeting high risk groups in the population. In Greenwich and elsewhere priority is being given to intervening early to support these groups through closer integration of health and social care. The emphasis now placed in the Better Care Fund on cutting emergency admissions seems likely to reinforce these initiatives.
The achievements of the first wave of pioneers were showcased at the summit in a presentation from colleagues in Greenwich demonstrating how they have reduced emergency hospital admissions by targeting high risk groups in the population. In Greenwich and elsewhere priority is being given to intervening early to support these groups through closer integration of health and social care. The emphasis now placed in the Better Care Fund on cutting emergency admissions seems likely to reinforce these initiatives.
News story: Final Care Act guidance published
News story: Final Care Act guidance published The government response explains how the regulations and guidance, which come into effect from April 2015, have been revised as a result of the suggestions we received during the consultation.
We have made changes that include clarifying the guidance on adult safeguarding and revising the eligibility criteria to focus on outcomes and better address social isolation.
In addition to the revised regulations and guidance for local authorities there will be more materials to help those implementing the Care Act on the Local Government Association’s website.. The Care Act factsheets have also been updated.
The Care Act aims to make the social care system fairer and help people get better care. Department of Health
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We have made changes that include clarifying the guidance on adult safeguarding and revising the eligibility criteria to focus on outcomes and better address social isolation.
In addition to the revised regulations and guidance for local authorities there will be more materials to help those implementing the Care Act on the Local Government Association’s website.. The Care Act factsheets have also been updated.
The Care Act aims to make the social care system fairer and help people get better care. Department of Health
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- Statutory guidance: Care Act 2014: statutory guidance for implementation Department of Health
From evidence into action: opportunities to protect and improve the nation’s health
From evidence into action: opportunities to protect and improve the nation’s health This strategic document sets out PHE's priorities for the next 5 years, having looked closely at the evidence to determine where it can most effectively focus its efforts. It is an invitation to others across the health professions, local and national government, the voluntary and community sector and the public, to join PHE in applying the evidence of what we know works to achieve the step-change in the nation’s health. Public Health England
Everybody active, every day: an evidence-based approach to physical activity
Everybody active, every day: an evidence-based approach to physical activity This framework for national and local action addresses the national physical inactivity epidemic, responsible for 1 in 6 deaths and costing the country an estimated £7.4 billion a year. It aims to change the social ‘norm’ to make physical activity the expectation; develop expertise and leadership within professionals and volunteers; create environments to support active lives; and identify and up-scale successful programmes nationwide. Public Health England
Doctors' contract talks - Q&As
Doctors' contract talks - Q&As Q&As to answer questions you may have on the ending of the contract negotiations. NHS Employers
US 'probes hackable' medical devices
US 'probes hackable' medical devices US government investigators are looking into about two dozen cases of medical kit suspected to be vulnerable to life-threatening hacks. BBC News
Health ministers refuse to commit to £8bn funding sought in NHS report
Health ministers refuse to commit to £8bn funding sought in NHS report Conservatives Jeremy Hunt and Labours Andy Burnham both claim report supports their policies for future of health service
Health ministers from all three main Westminster parties have refused to commit to an extra £8bn funding sought by the chief executive of NHS England in a report looking at the looming cost pressures facing the NHS in the next five years.
They embraced the reports principles, often arguing it endorsed their existing political positions, but they all shied away from a commitment to the extra cash above inflation over the next parliament. Continue reading... The Guardian
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Health ministers from all three main Westminster parties have refused to commit to an extra £8bn funding sought by the chief executive of NHS England in a report looking at the looming cost pressures facing the NHS in the next five years.
They embraced the reports principles, often arguing it endorsed their existing political positions, but they all shied away from a commitment to the extra cash above inflation over the next parliament. Continue reading... The Guardian
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- The man with the plan E-Health Insider
- NHS plan "turning point" for IT? E-Health Insider
- GP leaders welcome NHS five-year plan but warn funding must rise soon GP Online
- NHS Five Year Forward View: biggest challenge is on funding The Guardian
- NHS has come 'a huge distance' in 15 years, says chief - video The Guardian
- The NHS has 'a really bright future', says Jeremy Hunt - video The Guardian
- The NHS is on life support. Can this plan revive it? | Polly Toynbee The Guardian
- NHS boss Simon Stevens defends privatisation The Guardian
- Betting the farm: inside the NHS Forward View The Health Foundation
Two in five fear NHS will soon cease to be free
Two in five fear NHS will soon cease to be free Survey finds pessimism among UK population, particularly women and poorer people, over future of national health service
More than two out of five people fear the NHS will cease to be a free service over the next 20 years, a new survey reveals. When asked how likely it was that the NHS by 2034 would still be free at point of use, 44% said it was unlikely and 37% thought it was likely to be the case.
Women and the less well-off were the most pessimistic. Among women, 48% believe the free NHS will have disappeared, while 36% do not. More men (40%) share that concern, though almost as many (38%) think free care will survive. Continue reading... The Guardian
More than two out of five people fear the NHS will cease to be a free service over the next 20 years, a new survey reveals. When asked how likely it was that the NHS by 2034 would still be free at point of use, 44% said it was unlikely and 37% thought it was likely to be the case.
Women and the less well-off were the most pessimistic. Among women, 48% believe the free NHS will have disappeared, while 36% do not. More men (40%) share that concern, though almost as many (38%) think free care will survive. Continue reading... The Guardian
The 'Saatchi Bill' is dangerous and will bring nothing but harm
The 'Saatchi Bill' is dangerous and will bring nothing but harm Quacks, Big Pharma and insurance firms will benefit from the Saatchi Bill - not doctors and certainly not patients, says Peter Oborne. The Daily Telegraph
Ebola outbreak: Quarantine camps in West Africa at breaking-point
Ebola outbreak: Quarantine camps in West Africa at breaking-point Dozens of people quarantined for Ebola monitoring in western Liberia are threatening to break out of isolation because they have no food, the West African nation’s state radio has reported. The Independent
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