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| How NHS Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group is working with care homes to improve the health and wellbeing of older residents | | Author(s) | Christine Harger |
| Journal title | Working with Older People, vol 19, no 2, 2015 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2015 |
| Pages | pp 60-68 |
| Source | www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/wwop.htm |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Residents [care homes] ; Management [care] ; Quality ; Coordination ; Health Authorities and Trusts ; Sutton. |
| Annotation | Many older people in the UK live in care homes. This paper describes how NHS Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group (Sutton CCG) is working with nursing homes, residential homes and other health and social care organisations in Sutton to improve the quality of provision for residents in nursing and residential "care homes". It explains how Sutton CCG engaged with care homes initially, to seek their views on whether they wanted support and what support they would value. It describes what arrangements Sutton CCG put in place for managers and staff in local care homes to provide support face-to-face. The paper outlines the key areas for improvement that Sutton CCG and the care homes are focusing on. It includes examples of work carried out jointly by the care homes and Sutton CCG to improve the quality of care for residents. It describes joint working arrangements between the CCG, the London Borough of Sutton and other health and social care organisations, to ensure the overall quality of care homes in Sutton. The paper outlines feedback from care home managers and staff who were invited to share their views about what support they wanted from Sutton CCG. It includes early feedback from care homes about the support put in place and the areas where they have found it most useful. Britain has an ageing population, so the need for residential and nursing homes and the numbers of people living in care homes is only likely to increase. Our ageing population also places additional demands on the NHS, with residents in care homes often spending time in A&E and lengthy spells in hospital. This paper highlights how CCGs and other health and social care organisations can work with care homes to improve the health and well-being of older residents in care homes and reduce pressures on other health services. Sutton CCG has put in place new arrangements for working with care homes that aim to support carers to improve the lives of their older residents. The paper shares practical examples of support that the CCG has provided which has successfully improved care and decision making in care homes; early indications show this has reduced 999 calls and conveyances to hospital. Sutton CCG, London Borough of Sutton and other statutory organisations with responsibility for care homes in Sutton have also set up a joint intelligence group to gain an overall picture of the quality of the borough's care homes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150605201 A |
| Classmark | KW: LHB: KX: QA: 59: QAJ: L4A: 82LU |
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