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A report reveals shortcomings in the use of a legal framework rushed through to protect the rights of mental health patients The Care Quality Commission last week published its second report on the deprivation of liberty safeguards. The safeguards are a legal framework that was introduced in response...
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It's time to reflect, and work together with those purchasing and providing services to develop policies and deliver change With all residents from Southern Cross care homes now receiving care from new providers, it is a good time to reflect on the social care market – where it has come from and...
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As Cynthia Bower resigns from the Care Quality Commission, speculation turns to who will be next to take the position So who wants the job from hell? There is unlikely to be a long queue of applicants to replace Cynthia Bower as chief executive of the much (some say rightly) maligned Care Quality Commission...
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Social workers are increasingly complaining of unmanageable caseloads but while some say they now step in only in a crisis, others say practices include manipulating the system. Jessica Fuhl reports "It is not unusual for social workers to not to be able to sleep. We're under pressure, and we...
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Helping health and care workers understand one another's roles in a positive spirit has inspired more focus on patient outcomes New governments always believe that integration of health and social care will solve all the problems of underfunding of care for older people, continuing health care and...
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The government wants greater integration between health and social care, apparently, but little thought has been given as to how this will be achieved, says Bob Hudson Guardian readers woke up on Thursday to a remarkable headline – David Cameron orders merging of health and social care . Health secretary...
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*** Vinegar, the Patient from Hell, rejects patient choice in favour of a hospital which has treated him for years and doesn't trust paper records I have just started a series of four outpatients appointments with different specialists, to sort out some of the multiple aches and pains of old age...
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One lesson to emerge from Southern Cross is the need for better clarity in the roles of providers, commissioners, regulators and central government, argues Richard Humphries What happens if a big care provider fails? Reverberations from the demise of Southern Cross continue, with the latest report from...
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Usually, *** Vinegar, the Patient from Hell, gets good service from the NHS. Last Monday he didn't A fortnight ago, I asked myself whether the NHS was any good, and "came to the conclusion that clinically it was wonderful for me and my wife but, organisationally, it was a bit of a mess"...
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Staff vacancies and insufficient time to test new procedures put the regulator into serious difficulty, auditor finds The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has missed deadlines for registering health and social care providers, and levels of compliance and inspection activity have fallen significantly, says...
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Plans revealed in George Osborne's autumn spending review would also allow greater competition in health services Patients will have online access to their medical records from 2015, the government has announced. The plans were unveiled as part of the chancellor of the exchequer's autumn financial...
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By accessing the same services as their GP, patients can participate more actively in the care they receive, argues Dr Amir Hannan The NHS needs to change. As the costs of healthcare escalate, huge efficiency savings need to be found through improvements in quality and productivity with the spotlight...
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Health and wellbeing boards have to be built on new ideas and the DNA of a local area, says Lambeth council chief Derrick Anderson Government plans for health and wellbeing boards are doomed to fail if organisations try to "transplant or impose" old ideas, Lambeth council's chief executive...
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Ali Parsa's Circle Health is taking over financially challenged Hinchingbrooke Hospital. Let's give him a chance, asks the Patient from hell Let's have the downside first. Ali Parsa used to work for Goldman Sachs. Most of his directors, executive and non-executive, are moneymen from the City...
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NHS operating framework for 2012-13 expects greater focus on outcomes and acceleration of response to QIPP programme, despite financial challenges The NHS will face major challenges next year, with the government stating that the health service needs to take bold, long term measures to secure sustainable...