Fri.Oct 28, 2022

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Liberty Protection Safeguards due for implementation in October 2023

Community Care

The Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) is due to be implemented in October 2023. The planned date was revealed in a report to today’s Social Work England board meeting and represents a six-month delay to the government’s previous internal target for bringing in the replacement for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. Publicly, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ) have not specified when they plan to implement the LPS, which was originally d

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

A well-designed care coordination process benefits patients, providers, and payer organizations. Improved care quality and patient safety, reduced readmissions and ER visits, and lower healthcare costs are just some of the positive outcomes of effective care coordination. Though the benefits are clear, many home health and hospice agencies struggle to optimize coordination.

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Children’s social care gets fifth cabinet minister of 2022 while facing significant policy shake-up

Community Care

By Mithran Samuel and Anastasia Koutsounia. Children’s social care has been handed its fifth secretary of state of 2022, while the minister with direct responsibility for the sector has quit after a month, despite it facing one of its biggest policy shake-ups in many years. Prime minister Rishi Sunak appointed Gillian Keegan to the education secretary post this week, succeeding Kit Malthouse, James Cleverley, Michelle Donelan and Nadhim Zahawi, all of whom have held the role – which

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CAPC's National Briefing Reveals What Goes Wrong with Black People Living with Serious Illness

CAPC

The on-demand recording is available now.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Social care secretary back in post as government mulls delay to cap on care costs

Community Care

By Mithran Samuel and Anastasia Koutsounia. Adult social care has a new cabinet minister as the government mulls delaying its proposed funding reforms, including the cap on care costs. Steve Barclay has returned to the post of health and social care secretary, which he held for just two months over the summer, following ThĂ©rèse Coffey’s even shorter stint in the role.