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Tackling global health care challenges

Nicola Walsh reflects on the first World Innovation Summit for Health which explored new and innovative ways to tackle a variety of global health care challenges.

By Nicola Walsh - 19 December 2013

The National Intermediate Care Audit: key to understanding integrated care for older people

We can’t deal with the emergency care crisis at the front door of the hospital without addressing the situation at the back door – there are still too many patients who could be sent home within 0 – 2 days but who would not be able to access community support in time, says David Oliver.

By David Oliver - 3 December 2013

The value of volunteering in acute trusts

Every NHS acute trust in England encourages people to volunteer – to contribute to their service and play an important part in improving patient experience. But how many people volunteer in acute trusts in England and what roles do they play?

By Amy Galea - 21 November 2013

Transforming patient experience: not a quick fix

Turning around a culture of care cannot be achieved through a quick fix. It takes courage, because you can’t start to improve things without first admitting that you could have been doing things better, says Joanna Goodrich.

By Joanna Goodrich - 14 November 2013

Why aren’t care homes higher on the agenda in the health debate?

So much of our effort is spent trying to extend life that our ageing society should be a success story, a cause for celebration. Why then aren’t care homes firmly on the agenda in political debates on the NHS?

By Duncan Hockey - 9 October 2013

Supporting people with long-term conditions: what is the house of care?

Angela Coulter explains why the house of care ought to be the centrepiece of every integrated care project, with greater attention paid to the contribution that people make towards managing their own health.

By Angela Coulter - 2 October 2013

What are the real costs of falls and fractures?

David Oliver looks at the direct and indirect costs associated with falls and fractures, and how we can disentangle these from the costs of the multiple morbidities people who fall often live with.

By David Oliver - 4 September 2013

Ageing: opportunity or challenge?

To secure the opportunities of the ‘gift of longer life’ we have to think differently about how we organise and fund our health and care services for an ageing population.

By Richard Humphries - 14 August 2013

Could NHS buildings become tools not temples?

In a guest blog for our Time to Think Differently programme, Barrie Dowdeswell gives an international perspective on how the NHS could be utilising one of its prime assests - its buildings.

By Barrie Dowdeswell - 11 July 2013

Named clinicians for vulnerable older people – how will it work in practice?

Jeremy Hunt recently announced that vulnerable older people in England are to have a named clinician responsible for their care when they leave hospital – but how will it work? And what are the caveats?

By David Oliver - 9 July 2013

We must end ageism and age discrimination in health and social care

David Oliver argues that, unless our society changes its attitudes to older people, it will be an uphill battle to deliver results.

By David Oliver - 29 May 2013

There’s nothing quite like being there

All senior civil servants will now be expected to spend the equivalent of four weeks a year with staff and patients in health and social care organisations. But will this lead to a more patient-centred culture?

By Jo Maybin - 28 May 2013

A new beginning for the care of older people in hospital?

Although the care of older people will be ‘core business’ for the foreseeable future, numerous reports have highlighted serious failings in that care. Does the government's response to the Francis Inquiry report mark a new beginning?

By David Oliver - 11 April 2013

The crucial role of volunteers in supporting compassionate, high-quality patient care

Volunteers are well placed to help organisations meet a number of Francis’s key recommendations, says Claire Mundle.

By Claire Mundle - 14 March 2013

Letter to a friend, a non-executive director on the board of an NHS Foundation Trust

Jocelyn Cornwell gives her advice to non-executive directors following the Francis Inquiry report.

By Jocelyn Cornwell - 26 February 2013

Building a culture of compassionate care in the NHS

Anna Dixon gives her reaction to the recommendations set out in the long-awaited Francis Inquiry report into the failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust.

By Anna Dixon - 6 February 2013

When it comes to care, is there any place like home?

Jeremy Porteus, Director of the Housing Learning and Improvement Network, explains how appropriate housing for older people could improve health outcomes and deliver savings.

By Jeremy Porteus - 10 January 2013

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