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Tag Archives: Department for Communities and Local Government
Under-Claimed SMI Council Tax Discount? (BBC News / MoneySavingExpert)
Summary People diagnosed as severely mentally impaired (SMI) should by rights be exempt from paying council tax, with the result that two-person households often qualify for a 25% discount on council tax. Persons with a severe mental impairment living alone … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged Advice and Information: Incorrect Information, BBC Health News, Council Tax, Council Tax Discounts, Council Tax Reduction Scheme in Wales, DCLG: Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government, False Information, FOI: Freedom of information, Geographical Variations, Government's 'Apply for Council Tax Reduction' Service, Hilda Hayo: Chief Executive of Dementia UK, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Councils, Local Government Association, Martin Lewis: MSE Founder, Martin Lewis: SMI Council Tax Discount, Misinformation, MoneySavingExpert.com, MSE: MoneySavingExpert.com, Mystery Shopper, Postcode Lottery, Postcode Lottery in Access to Severely Mentally Impaired (SMI) Council Tax Discount, Severely Mentally Impaired (SMI) Council Tax Discount, SMI Council Tax Discount, SMI Diagnosis: Severely Mentally Impaired: Council Tax Discount, SMI Discount: Possibly 100000 Individuals Overcharged, Unacceptable Variations, Unwarranted Variations, Variations in Service
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Guidance on Air Pollution, Outdoor Air Quality and Health (NICE / PHE / COMEAP / BBC News / Lancet / NHS England)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have released guidance on reducing the harmful effects of air pollution. Full Text Link Reference Gallagher, J. (2017). ‘Ban parents from leaving engines on’, says … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Air Pollution, Air Pollution and Public Health, Air Pollution and Risk of Dementia, Air Pollution in the UK, Air Pollution Postcode Checker, Air Pollution: Outdoor Air Quality and Health (NICE / PHE), Air Pollution: Outdoor Air Quality and Health (NICE NG70), Air Quality, Airborne Particulate Matter, Anchor Institutions (Including NHS Hospital Trusts STPs and ICSs), BBC Birmingham and Black Country News, BBC Health News, Birmingham, Birmingham City Council, British Heart Foundation (BHF), Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, Chris Hopson: Chief Executive of NHS Providers, Circulation (Journal), Clean Air Strategy, Clean Air Zones, Climate Assembly UK, Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Combustion-Derived Nanoparticles, Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP), Dame Donna Kinnair: Royal College of Nursing, Dave Prentis: UNISON General Secretary, DCLG: Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Communities and Local Government, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Dr Jennifer Dixon CBE (Health Foundation), Dr Lucy Williams: Royal College of Anaesthetists Council Lead for Sustainability, Dr Nick Scriven: Society of Acute Medicine, Dr Nick Watts: University College London and Chair of the NHS Net Zero Expert Panel, Dr Richard Smith: Chair of UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, EarthSense Analysis of Air Pollution Hotspots, Engine Idling (Stationary Vehicles), Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter, Faculty of Health and Medicine: University of Lancaster, Fuel-Efficient Driving Initiatives, Glasgow, Greener NHS Campaign, Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe, Helena McKeown: BMA Representative Body Chair, Iron Oxide Particles (Magnetite), Jacob West: Executive Director of Healthcare Innovation at British Heart Foundation, Katherine Henderson: President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, Kay Boycott: Joint Chief Executive of Asthma UK and British Lung Foundation, Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution, Magnetite (Iron Oxide Particles), Magnetite From Air Pollution, Magnetite Pollution Nanoparticles, Magnetite Pollution Particles, Modifiable Risk Factors, Nanoscale Magnetite, Nanospheres, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Particle Component Toxicity (NPACT) Initiative Report on Cardiovascular Effects: Research Report 178 (Health Effects Institute), Net Zero, Net Zero NHS: Greener NHS Campaign, Neurodegeneration, NHS as an Anchor Institution, NHS Net Zero Expert Panel, Niall Dickson: NHS Confederation, NICE Interactive Flowchart: Air Pollution, NICE Pathways: Air Pollution, Outdoor Air Quality and Health, Overlapping Risk Factors, Particulate Matter, PHE: Public Health England, Pollution Hotspots, Pollution Hotspots: EarthSense, Pollution Linked to One Sixth of Deaths, Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Professor Andrew Goddard: President of Royal College of Physicians, Professor Carrie MacEwen: Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), Professor Derek Alderson: President of Royal College of Surgeons of England, Professor Jeremy Pearson: British Heart Foundation (BHF), Professor Martin Marshall: Chair of Royal College of GPs, Public Health England (PHE), Queen Mary University of London, Rachel Stancliffe: Director of Centre For Sustainable Healthcare, Review of Evidence on Health Aspects of Air Pollution: REVIHAAP Project (WHO), Smooth Driving and Speed Reduction, UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, Vehicular Pollution, Vicky Browning: ACEVO CEO, Walking and Cycling, Will Clark: Executive Director of Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe, Zero- and Low-Emission Vehicles
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Better Care Fund: Questions and Assumptions? (BBC News / NAO)
Summary Questions have arisen about the scale of savings achievable from the £5.3bn Better Care Fund (BCF). The BCF aims to improve integration between NHS and social care. A National Audit Office (NAO) review of the assumptions behind the BCF … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, National Audit Office, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Adult Mental Health Services, Aids and Adaptations, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, BCF: Existing Funding But No New Money, BCF: Fund Accountability System Statement, BCF: Local Planning, BCF: Programme Governance, BCF: Risks to Acute Providers and Clinical Commissioning Groups, BCF: Risks to Local Authority Adult Social Care Services, BCF: September Fund, Better Care Exchange, Better Care Fund, Better Care Fund (BCF), Better Care Fund (BCF) Planning, Better Care Fund Implementation Support Programme, Better Care Fund Plans, Better Care Fund Timeline, Care in the Community, Care Planning, Care Planning (Community), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Collaborative Care Planning, Commissioning Older People’s Mental Health Services, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Rehabilitation, Community-Based Services, Continuity of Care, Data Sharing, DCLG: Department for Communities and Local Government, Delayed Transfers of Care, Department for Communities and Local Government, Discharge Planning, Early Referral System to Mental Health Services (Wolverhampton), Early Referral to Mental Health Services, Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, End-User Experience, Financial Constraints, Financial Issues, Financial Pressures, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Funding and Accountability for the BCF, Funding Transfer to Local Authorities, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration Fund, Health and Social Care Services, Health and Social Care: Integration Transformation Fund, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Home Adaptations, Housing Adaptations, Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Independence, Independent Living, Individual Care Plans (Complex Needs), Information Sharing, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care and Support: Our Shared Commitment, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Discharge Process, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Services, Integration of Physical and Mental Health, Integration Transformation Fund, Joint Assessments, LGA: Local Government Association, Local Authorities, Local Government Association, Local Health and Wellbeing Boards, Local Planning, Mental Health, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Teams, Named Accountable Clinician, Named Care Coordinators, Named Case Managers, Named Contacts Providing Continuity, Named GPs, National Audit Office (NAO), NHS Funding, NHS Spending, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient Experience, Personalised Care Plans, Planning for Better Care Fund, Polypharmacy, Post-Discharge Support, Predictive Modelling, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Primary Care, Primary Care Alternatives to Emergency Hospital Admissions, Primary Care Service Interventions, Primary Healthcare Provision, Professional Sharing, Public Accounts Committee, Reablement, Reablement Funding, Reablement Services, Reconfiguration of Emergency Care System, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Referral and Assessment, Rehabilitation, Self-Care, Service Transformation, Service User Experience, Seven-Day GP Access, Seven-Day Services in the Community, Seven-Day Working, Seven‑Day Working, Sharing Information, Social Care Reablement Services, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, User Experience, Value for Money, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach, Wolverhampton Dementia Hub, Wolverhampton Mental Health / Dementia Hub
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Better Care Fund: Joining-Up Local Health And Care Services (Department of Health / BBC News / Department for Communities and Local Government)
Summary The government’s Better Care Fund (BCF) has been increased to £5.3 billion, in a bid to improve the level of care integration in the community, and prepare for the expected pressures of Winter demand for services. This funding is … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, Better Care Fund, Better Care Fund (BCF), Better Care Fund Plans, Care in the Community, Care Planning, Care Planning (Community), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Collaborative Care Planning, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Rehabilitation, Community-Based Services, Continuity of Care, Data Sharing, Delayed Transfers of Care, Department for Communities and Local Government, Discharge Planning, Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Financial Constraints, Financial Issues, Financial Pressures, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Funding Transfer to Local Authorities, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration Fund, Health and Social Care Services, Health and Social Care: Integration Transformation Fund, Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Independence, Independent Living, Individual Care Plans (Complex Needs), Information Sharing, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care and Support: Our Shared Commitment, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Discharge Process, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Services, Integrated Teams, Integration Transformation Fund, Joint Assessments, LGA: Local Government Association, Local Authorities, Local Government Association, Named Accountable Clinician, Named Care Coordinators, Named Case Managers, Named Contacts Providing Continuity, Named GPs, NHS England's Five Year Forward View (2014), NHS Funding, NHS Spending, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient Experience, Personalised Care Plans, Polypharmacy, Post-Discharge Support, Predictive Modelling, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Primary Care, Primary Care Alternatives to Emergency Hospital Admissions, Primary Care Service Interventions, Primary Healthcare Provision, Professional Sharing, Reablement, Reablement Funding, Reconfiguration of Emergency Care System, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Rehabilitation, Self-Care, Service Transformation, Seven-Day GP Access, Seven-Day Services in the Community, Seven-Day Working, Sharing Information, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach
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