Forward Planning to establish Combined Point of Access
In line with our Better Care priority ‘making help easier to get’; service leads from across Health Care & Social Care have come together to begin to develop a combined way for citizens to access...
View ArticleBetter value in the NHS – report summary
A new report from the Kings Fund calls on doctors, nurses and other staff to engage in a new mission to deliver better outcomes at lower costs. Download the report here The NHS has always strived to...
View ArticlePromoting Independence Event: Post Event Report
This event aimed to introduce provide a space for frontline professionals to discuss how we can work together to create better care for older people in Birmingham with a specific focus on how we care...
View ArticleMulti-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Framework
The Birmingham Better Care Team have produced a new framework for Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) working. The national policy context for health and social care is the movement towards a person centred...
View ArticleJoining Up Equipment Services: Why We Must Do Better
There is a real need to improve the integration and coordination of equipment and technology enable care services in Birmingham. These are services that provide equipment to older and disabled people...
View ArticleDelivering Dementia Services in Birmingham
On Wednesday 18 November we’re holding a big Dementia focused event for people who have, care for, support or work around Dementia. There will be market stalls for services to showcase what they’re...
View ArticleAfternoon meeting with Cllr Paulette Hamilton
The Birmingham Better Care team had the privilege of hosting an afternoon meeting with Cllr Paulette Hamilton. Cllr Hamilton Is Chair of the Birmingham Health and Wellbeing board and was keen to hear...
View ArticleHealth and Care Innovation Expo 15
What an eye opener it was at my recent attendance at this event which was hosted by NHS England had standing room only in many of the presentations and the range of “pop-up Uni” sessions. I managed to...
View ArticleSelf-Care and Independence – Using equipment and technology
Many of you would know that there is a lot of talk around empowering the public to do more about managing their own care and health, and in Birmingham we are looking to support this one way by...
View ArticleCare Homes Project and Technology Projects Join forces
The use of technology to support the growing demands on our health and care services is developing fast. One area that Birmingham Better Care is using technology is the Digital Nursing Support to...
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