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Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

Community Care

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) called on NHS and local authority leaders to establish the teams in guidance on their use of the Better Care Fund (BCF), under which they are required to pool resources to tackle government priorities.

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£200m for NHS to buy short-term care placements to speed up discharge

Community Care

The government will give the NHS an extra £200m to buy short-term care placements to help relieve the pressures on its beleaguered emergency care system. Barclay – NHS under ‘enormous pressures’ Health and social care secretary Steve Barclay (credit: HM Government). Related articles.

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Hospice Billing Compliance: The Latest PEPPER Updates

Relias

PEPPER is a yearly report given to hospices, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation centers, and other U.S. Routine or continuous home care provided in an assisted living facility. How will the information be delivered to your leadership team and governing board? What Is the PEPPER?

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Care home discharge plan risks inappropriate placements and neglects causes of crisis – sector

Community Care

Government plans for the NHS to discharge people from hospitals to care homes risk inappropriate placements and neglect the root causes of the acute pressures on the health service. “We must recognise that long-term, sustainable investment is needed in primary and community based care and support and for family carers.”