Topic: Community services

Our work on NHS care delivered in a community setting

Understanding quality in district nursing services: Learning from patients, carers and staff

This report investigates what good district nursing care looks like and looks at the growing demand capacity gap in district nursing and the worrying impact that this is having on services, the workforce and the quality and safety of patient care.

A quality framework for district nursing

Illustrated slides showing nine characteristics of good-quality care in district nursing, taken from interviews with patients, carers and staff.

Managing quality in community health care services

From children's services to care for older people and end-of-life support, the community sector plays a key part in meeting the challenges facing our health and care system. This report presents findings from a small-scale study into how quality is managed in community services.

Community health services:shifting the focus to out-of-hospital care

Realising the potential of allied health professions

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

2017 GSK IMPACT Awards: Sight Cymru

Sight Cymru supports people in Wales who have lost or are losing their sight to live independently.

What if the NHS moved most care out of hospitals?

Our essay competition winner looks at how the NHS might change if the government increased taxation and used this money to fund services closer to home.

What is social prescribing?

Social prescribing enables GPs, nurses and other primary care professionals to refer people to a range of local, non-clinical services. But does it work? And how does it fit in with wider health and care policy?

Taking the right approach to community-based health services

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

A vision for the future of community-based health services

We are working to develop a vision for the future of community-based health services.

The King's Fund Annual Conference 2016:Tackling the main health and care priorities

Sam Everington: Creating a community-based primary care model

Sir Sam Everington, Chair Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group, GP, Bromley by Bow Health Partnership shares lessons from the internationally renowned Bromley by Bow Centre on how to develop a holistic approach to creating healthy communities.

District nursing – it’s not just an injection…

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

Quality of district nursing care under threat

Unmanageable caseloads and shortages of staff in district nursing services are compromising quality of care for some patients according to a new report from The King's Fund.

Understanding quality in district nursing services: Learning from patients, carers and staff

This report investigates what good district nursing care looks like and looks at the growing demand capacity gap in district nursing and the worrying impact that this is having on services, the workforce and the quality and safety of patient care.

A quality framework for district nursing

Illustrated slides showing nine characteristics of good-quality care in district nursing, taken from interviews with patients, carers and staff.

Out of the spotlight: what we don’t know about 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.

Community-based care: an elusive strategy?

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

What if there were community services for older people 24/7?

With an ageing population, rising demand, and pressures on workforce and funding, getting care right for older people is crucial.

The future of social care

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.

Learning about patients’ experiences of care in their own homes

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

Commissioning person-centred care for vulnerable groups: what role does pharmacy play?

Older people’s experiences of district nursing services

This project was done to improve our understanding of quality in district nursing services by learning from the experiences of older people receiving care, their informal carers and district nursing staff.

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