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In this guest blog, speech and language therapist Joanne Fillingham makes the case for a stronger leadership role for allied health professionals (AHPs).

The extra £2 billion for adult social care announced in the Spring Budget will be gratefully received, but local councils now face tough choices about where to allocate the money. Richard Humphries considers the context.

Beccy Baird reflects on perceived public feeling towards the proposal that the NHS should invest in community-based health care rather than hospitals.

Widespread dismay greeted the omission of any reference in the 2016 Autumn Statement to the perilous state of social care funding. Richard Humphries looks at the options available.

Rebecca Myers, a community staff nurse in London, shares her thoughts on what good care looks like in district nursing services.

How much do we know about district nursing services? Anna Charles reflects on the challenges of assessing the volume and quality of care being delivered in people's homes.

In the current financial climate, can the NHS shift care from the acute sector into community settings? Richard Murray considers the possibility.

With the latest NHS England figures for delayed transfers of care reinforcing concerns about the impact of funding restrictions on social care services, Patrick Hall considers working towards better social care provision for future generations.

Jo Maybin looks at the challenges and rewards of researching the experiences of older people who receive district nursing care.

Chris Ham argues that much bolder approach is needed to bring about innovative models of care that meet the population's needs.