HSJ reporter writing about NHS finance + NHS in Yorks & Lincs: get in touch at henry.anderson@hsj.co.uk DMs open for tip-offs & hellos. Previous work below:
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Henry Anderson retweeted
The government’s youth inactivity adviser called Disability News Service’s editor a f***ing w**ker after being challenged about his failure to discuss the safeguarding risks involved in forcing tens of thousands of young disabled people into employment.
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Big row with unions incoming - as Scottish government plans to slash the 11 mainland health boards to just two
McKee signals end to two decade Scottish public sector compulsory redundancy ban heraldscotland.com/news/2659…
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An NHS England report on whistleblowing has revealed serious problems:
- Individuals brought into NHS England “without any formal process”
- "Bullying, harassment, or psychological abuse” from managers
- Concerns about "adherence to HR policies"
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Henry Anderson retweeted
For those outside Scotland this is how free personal care (introduced by Labour/Lib Dems in 2002) works. It doesn’t cover by far the most expensive element of residential care, ie accommodation and living costs. I know of people paying upwards of £10,000 a month for their parent’s residential care costs.
careinfoscotland.scot/topics…
More detail on this: Andy Burnham's new National Care Service will cover personal care costs - as per the Scottish system - but not residential element of staying in a care home.
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Yvette Cooper says Labour will "start to build" foundations of national care service now, ahead of Casey review.
- New unpaid carers champion
- Minimum pay and conditions for care workers
- Workforce plan for social care
- Pension scheme for care staff
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Cooper announces that health services will be embedded in family support hubs
Will reach up to 1,000 hubs over the next two years
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South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard yday on delays over ministerial approval for the patch's new deputy mayor for health & ICB chair
"He's selected and chosen, but we've got to get a piece of paper signed off by the NHS, by the Secretary of State, who is taking her time"
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Henry Anderson retweeted
Is it free care? Or free personal care? They're very different, as my colleague Natasha points out over at another place: nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-it…
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The NHS Alliance introducing a note of caution about (optimistic) claims that care reform will save NHS serious money.
And it's far from clear that reforming social care will lead to lower delayed discharges in hospitals
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Interesting lines on social care reform from Andy Burnham (focused seemingly on older people)
Says it will be free at point of use but also that "no care charges paid out of your basic state pension"
The latter implying some will face care charges, albeit not at point of use
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Henry Anderson retweeted
This is alarming: when Burnham was asked on LBC if his proposals included disabled children, he replied: “No. This is adult and particularly older people’s social care.”
So he is not really fixing social care for everyone...
(h/t @DCPcampaign)
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