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National service framework (NSF) for older people in Wales
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 3p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This joint Welsh Health and National Assembly for Wales circular accompanies the publication of the NSF for Older People in Wales. The NSF sets national standards for the health and social care of older people in Wales, and includes a 3 stage implementation programme.. Implementation will be the joint responsibility of, and will require co-operation between, NHS Trusts, Local Health Boards and Local Authorities, in partnership with other relevant stakeholders.
A delicate balance? Health and social care spending in Wales
- Authors:
- LUCHINSKAYA Daria, OGLE Joseph, TRICKEY Michael
- Publisher:
- Wales Public Services 2025
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 24
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This briefing note looks at trends in public spending on health and local authority funded adult social care in Wales since 2009-10, with some comparisons with the other UK nations. It reports that the total health and social service spend per head in Wales was higher than that of England in 2015-16. Over the period 2009-10 to 2015-16, day-to-day spending on local authority-organised adult social services in Wales remained broadly flat in real terms, but the increasing over-65 population means that spending per older person has fallen by over 12% in real terms. The briefing concludes that spending may need to increase by at least £129 million (23%) between 2015-16 and 2020-21 to get back to the equivalent spend per-head in 2009-10, which amounts to a 2.5% year-on-year increase. (Edited publisher abstract)
At home with the care services
- Author:
- PORTEUS Jeremy
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 15.12.11, 2011, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Draws on recently published reports to highlight the potential savings for the NHS and local authorities if older people are able to access housing appropriate to their changing needs for care and support. A recent independent evaluation of the Department of Health's Extra Care Housing Fund, confirmed the potential of specialist housing. The article also looks at how hospital admission data can be used to calculate savings resulting from specialist housing.
Health difficulties: how to cope with changing needs
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The paper explains what help is available for older people from the local Council and the NHS if anyone develops difficulties due to ill-health or disability. This includes support inside and outside the home and financial assistance.
Guidance on the single assessment process for older people
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides guidance on the single assessment process for older people to local NHS bodies and councils with responsibilities for social services as part of there overall implementation of the National Framework for Older People (2001).
Guidance on free nursing care in nursing homes
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This circular advises on: the NHS' responsibilities for arranging care by a registered nurse for some people in nursing homes from 1 October 2001; the arrangements for transferring responsibility from councils to the NHS from 1 April 2003 for the care by a registered nurse of nursing home residents; and the arrangements for the care by a registered nurse of nursing home residents with preserved rights to higher rates of income support, whose residential care management and nursing care will be transferred to councils from 8 April 2002 and whose nursing care will become an NHS responsibility from 1 April 2003.
Intermediate care
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out guidance on the development of new intermediate care services to be commissioned by the NHS and councils.
Framework for maximising the use of care homes and use of therapy-led units for patients medically fit for discharge
- Author:
- NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- London
A best practice framework outlines two models which are in use and making a difference to discharging patients and maximising use of care home bed outside the hospital setting. It aims to support Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) and their provider organisations to maximising the use of care homes, providing support to those that may be at risk of closure, and making best use of available beds so patients do not have to stay in hospital longer than they need to. It also describes the use of therapy-led units in caring for the patients who are medically fit for discharge, where the focus of care is on reablement and rehabilitation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Evaluation of Southwark and Lambeth integrated care programme: report
- Authors:
- WOLFE Charles, et al
- Publisher:
- King's College London
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 117
- Place of publication:
- London
Detailed evaluation of the Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care (SLIC) project, which was set up as a partnership of commissioners and providers across health and social care, along with local people, to improve the value of care in Southwark and Lambeth. Its main aims were to identify and address care needs at an early stage; provide join up care around people and across providers and provide care in the most appropriate setting. The programme focused on older people and long term conditions and aimed to reduce emergency hospital admission and care home utilisation. The evaluation assesses the value of the £10.6 million spent on the project, looks at what worked and what didn’t in improving value and the reasons for this. It also highlights lessons learnt from the programme. Methods included an analysis of quantitative data to examine expenditure, documentary analysis, interviews with stakeholders and focus groups. It also provides a synthesis of the published evidence on integrated care, including evaluations of the Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care project to date, and literature on governance. Successful outcomes of the project identified included: good integrated working by partners across health and social care; reduced admission to care homes and no increase in the rate of emergency admissions to hospital; citizen engagement and co-production; and a reported shift in investment from acute care towards community and primary care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Discharging older people from acute hospitals: twelfth report of session 2016-17: report, together with formal minutes relating to the report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
- Publisher:
- House of Commons
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 81
- Place of publication:
- London
Report from the Public Accounts Committee into the scale and cost of delays in discharging older patients from hospital. The report considers variation in performance across different areas, the impact of adult social care provider markets, levels of information sharing and the adoption of good practice in discharging older patients from hospital, and levels of integration of local health and social care organisations. Organisations providing evidence to the Committee included the Department of Health, NHS England, NHS Improvement the Local Government Association, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Independent Age. The Committee found a poor understanding of the scale and cost of the problem of delayed discharge, with official figures not accurately capturing the number of older patient delayed. It found that although good practice on discharging patients from hospital is well understood, implementation is patchy across local areas resulting in unacceptable variation in local performance. The sharing of patient information was also identified a barrier to the smooth transition of patients into and out of hospital, and the report identifies the need to improve the health and social care sectors sharing information and taking up good practice. It also finds that the Department of Health and NHS England should be doing more to increase the pace of integration and make local accountability systems more effective. (Edited publisher abstract)