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Where does the spending review leave social care?

The short term hotchpot of measures taken by the government does nothing to stem the growing pressures on social care, says Richard Humphries.
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By Richard Humphries - 14 December 2015
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The worrying truth about mental health services

Lack of money is frequently highlighted as a key barrier to providing high quality care in mental health, with bed pressures, access to services and poor patient experience being associated with inadequate funding, writes Helen Gilburt.
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By Helen Gilburt - 12 November 2015
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CQC's State of Care is both reassuring and disturbing

The Care Quality Commission's State of Care report has both reassuring and disturbing messages: reassuring in that the majority of services are good, but disturbing in that there is significant variation in quality and particularly safety.
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By Michael West - 20 October 2015
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Prioritising mental health

Good mental health isn’t just the absence of mental illness. It’s about how we cope with our lives – how we handle situations, relate to others and make choices.
8 October 2015
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The NHS needs a Transformation Fund

Now, more than ever, we need a new, comprehensive approach to supporting and implementing change, say Richard Murray and Anita Charlesworth.
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By Richard Murray et al - 23 July 2015
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The health inequality challenge

With the right local leadership and central government support, localism could help address the broad range of factors that drive health inequalities in a particular area, writes David Buck.
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By David Buck - 14 July 2015
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Integrated health and social care in England: progress and prospects

Richard Humphries reviews recent policy initiatives to achieve the closer integration of health and social care.
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By Richard Humphries - 1 July 2015
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Cutting the public health budget will cost the NHS

In the spending cuts announced by the chancellor last week the Department of Health did not entirely escape the knife, losing £200 million from its budget from 'non-NHS' sources. It turns out this source will be local government public health spending.
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By David Buck - 10 June 2015
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English devolution: local solutions for a healthy nation

This publication was commissioned by the Local Government Association to capture the thoughts of councillors, directors of public health, providers, commissioners, academics and other key opinion formers on the challenges and opportunities devolution could bring in terms of improving the public's health. Read David Buck's chapter.
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By David Buck - 9 June 2015
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We cannot keep ignoring the crisis in social care

Social care for older people will be increasingly important as our population ages. So why the silence from politicians?
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By David Oliver - 26 May 2015
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Dementia: a carer’s perspective

We speak to writer Nicci Gerrard about her father's hospital care, and her campaign – John's Campaign – that calls for the families and carers of people with dementia to be allowed to remain with them in hospital for as many hours of the day and night as necessary.
22 May 2015
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Mental health charities can help people where the NHS cannot

The value of the work the voluntary and charitable sector does in communities across the UK is often overlooked, says Lisa Weaks.
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By Lisa Weaks - 30 April 2015
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The NHS five year forward view: lessons from the United States in developing new care models

All political parties have endorsed NHS plans for greater integration of care in the next parliament. Chris Ham and colleagues use US experience to suggest what is needed to make it happen.
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By Rachael Smithson et al - 21 April 2015
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Acute hospitals and integrated care: what business are we in?

Hugh Alderwick and Chris Naylor discuss provider-led approaches to integration.
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By Hugh Alderwick et al - 1 April 2015
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Emergency department pressures need to be tackled through integrated urgent and emergency care

Politicians must look for evidence-based solutions and avoid the NHS becoming a political football, says Chris Ham.
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 21 January 2015
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Discharging patients from overcrowded hospitals – fewer 'progress chasers' and more 'doers' please

This year, urgent activity in English NHS hospitals has reportedly hit a record high. These figures routinely underestimate the real number of people in beds whose needs no longer require the full facilities of the general hospital.
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By David Oliver - 12 January 2015
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If we want to save more lives, general hospitals must close

The current system, dominated by the general hospital, is outmoded. But are politicians brave enough to dismantle some of those shells?
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By Professor Sir Chris Ham - 15 November 2012
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How will reforms to the NHS in England affect mental health services?

The lasting impact of the reforms on mental health services and the people who use them will depend not simply on the legislation itself, but on how it is implemented, says Chris Naylor.
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By Chris Naylor - 12 November 2012
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Hard times and great expectations

Richard Humphries reflects on the themes from this year's annual National Children and Adult Services Conference.
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By Richard Humphries - 2 November 2012
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Public service is not about heroic individualism

Are we asking the right questions about what public services can learn from the Olympic and Paralympic Games?
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By Richard Humphries - 20 September 2012
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