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Personal Health Budgets
Putting personalisation into practice The government has confirmed its commitment to the roll out of Personal Health Budgets. This follows completion of the three year pilot programme which has recently been independently evaluated. The rollout will initially target those who are currently getting NHS Continuing Healthcare. By April 2014 up… Read More
Integrated Care and Personalisation
The development of integrated and personalised care is a key aim of the Department of Health (DoH) following the emphasis placed on these issues in Lord Darzi’s NHS Next Stage Review published in July 2008. Since then, the DoH has introduced pilot programmes for integrated care models and personalised budgets:… Read More
Can alliance contracting help deliver integrated care?
The NHS Five Year Forward View published last month is clear that traditional divides between primary care, community services and hospitals are a barrier to providing integrated care for patients. Integrated care, with organisations along the patient pathway working together, is seen as a way of delivering better… Read More
Foundation Trust Status
The prospect of lower funding growth, the need to find efficiency savings – 25% over the next four years – as well as changes in regulatory requirements all present challenges to Foundation Trusts (FTs). But this new environment also provides opportunities for FTs to be innovative in the development of… Read More
Clinical Negligence Cases of Interest – January 2017
1. Serving evidence late – Defendant refused permission to serve supplementary witness statement MOORE -V- PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS TRUST (2016) – His Honour Judge Cotter QC Case concerned a relief from sanctions application following an attempt by the defendant to file a supplementary witness statement (3 weeks before trial). Court refused permission… Read More
Clinical negligence cases of interest – May 2015
Our monthly update on recent clinical negligence cases sees Hempsons comment on legal issues and quantum points arising. Please speak toStephen Maratos with any questions. 1. Part 36 changes and update Part 36 has been updated and offers made on or after 6 April 2015 are now governed by… Read More
Election 2015: what does the outcome mean for the NHS?
The Conservative Party manifesto 2015 pledged to “protect and improve” the NHS. So what is this likely to mean for the NHS over the next five years? In this article Jamie Foster considers the implications of the Conservative Party’s 2015 general election victory. The headline news – and the subject of David Cameron’s first… Read More