360° SearchNetwork Hot Spots Trends Time Series

Norman Lamb

Type: Person

Name: Norman Lamb

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Out of the hospitals and into communities

The government's gaze has been fixed on secondary care since the publication of Robert Francis' report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Hospital. But like the fiery eye of Tolkien's Sauron on top of Mount Doom, the all-seeing eye has now moved ... [Published Independent Nurse - 18 hours ago]

Entities: David Woods, Admission, Norman Lamb

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 2 reports

NHS

What the NHS can learn about integration from the voluntary sector

Charities have been involved in providing and improving health and wellbeing services since well before the creation of the NHS Earlier this week Norman Lamb announced the government's ambition to make integrated care the norm in the NHS in the next five ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]

Entities: NHS, Norman Lamb, Well-being

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Government sets cap on 'astronomical' care costs

Ministers have pledged that people will not have to pay 'astronomical care costs', following the publication of the Care Bill.Care services minister Norman Lamb said no one would have to sell their home to pay for the costs of living in a care home. The ... [Published Independent Nurse - May 20 2013]

Entities: Norman Lamb

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

Letter from the Leader: Notes from an island

I'm writing this week's Letter to you from Kirkwall in Orkney. Alistair Carmichael and Jim Wallace have been trying to persuade me to make the trip for a while and I've finally made it in order to join the celebrations of the centenary of Jo Grimond's ... [Published Liberal Democrat Party - May 19 2013]

Entities: European Union, Liberal Democrats, Jo Grimond, United Kingdom

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Liberal Democrats

Lib Dem minister urges coalition to carry out plain cigarette packet plan

Large supermarkets were forced to cover up tobacco products from April last year. Photograph: Rex Features A health minister has urged the coalition to press ahead with forcing cigarettes to be sold in plain packets to reduce sales, despite the plan being ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 17 2013]

Entities: Liberal Democrats, Coalition, Norman Lamb, Downing Street, Malaise

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Care and support minister appoints chief to drive care quality

Minister for care and support has appointed a chief social worker for adults in a bid to drive up the quality of long-term care.The post, to be filled by Lyn Romero, will work closely with the chief social worker for children, of which the appointment ... [Published Cover Magazine - May 17 2013]

Entities: Appointed, Workers, Norman Lamb, Social Work

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mental health services 'lack equality'

The lack of equality in emergency hospital services for mental health patients needs to be addressed, health minister Norman Lamb has said.The Liberal Democrat said the difference in services for people with mental health problems visiting hospital compared ... [Published Nursing Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Paul Burstow, Norman Lamb, Equality

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

The road to integration is longer and more costly than the government thinks

Norman Lamb says health and social care will be integrated by 2018 but underestimates the investment required There is a great deal to welcome in the announcement from health minister Norman Lamb that there will be big push to integrate health and social ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]

Entities: Norman Lamb, London, Competition Law, Shoveler

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

National commitment to health and social care integration

Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has announced a commitment to improve health and social care integration, with an ambition to make joined-up and coordinated health and care the norm by 2018."People don't want healthcare or social care, they just ... [Published EHospice - May 16 2013]

Entities: NHS, Jonathan Ellis, Norman Lamb

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Bed blocking could lead to the collapse of the NHS

The NHS will collapse unless more is done to move older patients out of hospital wards, health minister Norman Lamb has stated."Bed blocking" has become a major issue for the health service in recent years and Mr Lamb believes the system could "buckle ... [Published Barchester - May 15 2013]

Entities: NHS, Norman Lamb, Patient

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Social care ‘at breaking point’ as sweeping changes planned

spending cuts are leaving social care at "breaking point", a Yorkshire conference will hear today, amid Government warnings that the way the elderly are cared for is "dysfunctional". Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb said urgent changes were needed ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 15 2013]

Entities: Norman Lamb, NHS

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 22 reports

Ministers pledge to integrate health and social care better by 2018

Plans to make joined up health and social care the norm by 2018 have been announced by the government.The aim is to put an end to people being “passed round the system” and “falling through the cracks” of uncoordinated care.Better integrated care between ... [Published Hospital Dr - May 14 2013]

Entities: NHS, Jennifer Dixon, King's Fund, Royal College of Physicians, Norman Lamb

Quotes

Mr Lamb said: "people will be able to plan for their later years and not have to fear being saddled with catastrophic costs to pay for care."

Government sets cap on 'astronomical' care costs [Published Independent Nurse - May 20 2013]

Care and support minister Norman Lamb said: "romero's expertise will make her a strong and effective advocate for people who use services, their carers and social work practitioners working with adults."

Care and support minister appoints chief to drive care quality [Published Cover Magazine - May 17 2013]

"mps from all three parties support this, so i will continue to argue the case for us to act. there could still be an opportunity in this parliament to act and i will argue the case for it" said Lamb

Lib Dem minister urges coalition to carry out plain cigarette packet plan [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]

More Content

sort by: Date \| Relevance
Chief social worker: ‘Together, we can drive im... [Published Communitycare.co.uk - 15 hours ago]
Out of the hospitals and into communities [Published Independent Nurse - 18 hours ago]
What the NHS can learn about integration from t... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 20 2013]
What the NHS can learn about integration from t... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 20 2013]
Watchdog to keep a close eye on health services... [Published Great Yarmouth Advertiser - May 20 2013]
Government sets cap on 'astronomical' care costs [Published Independent Nurse - May 20 2013]
Letter from the Leader: Notes from an island [Published Liberal Democrat Party - May 19 2013]
Why I'm so sorry for my teenage tricks [Published Mirror.co.uk - May 18 2013]
Report offers government a ‘clear and affordabl... [Published Disability News Service - May 18 2013]
Lib Dem minister urges coalition to carry out p... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Care and support minister appoints chief to dri... [Published Cover Magazine - May 17 2013]
Lib Dem minister urges coalition to carry out p... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Norman Lamb appoints new champion for adult soc... [Published Enable Magazine - May 17 2013]
Lyn Romeo appointed chief social worker for adults [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Mental health services 'lack equality' [Published Nursing Times - May 17 2013]
Margaret Hodge asks Google some searching quest... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]
Children are picking up the caring roles the st... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]
Children are picking up the caring roles the st... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 16 2013]
Private firm chief in ambulance role [Published BBC - May 16 2013]
Cromer and Sheringham gear up for weekend crab ... [Published Fakenham Times - May 16 2013]
The road to integration is longer and more cost... [Published Guardian.co.uk - May 16 2013]
National commitment to health and social care i... [Published EHospice - May 16 2013]
Councils 'critical' to integrating health and s... [Published Local Government Executive - May 15 2013]
Government reveals identity of England's first ... [Published Communitycare.co.uk - May 15 2013]
Social services support for adults with autism ... [Published Learning Disability Today - May 15 2013]
VIDEO: Reviewing Clegg questions at PMQs [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 15 2013]
Daily News Roundup – 15 May 2013 [Published EHospice - May 15 2013]
Bed blocking could lead to the collapse of the NHS [Published Barchester - May 15 2013]
Health minister: Govt needs to focus on jobs an... [Published PoliticsHome - May 15 2013]
Dysfunctional' care for elderly slammed by... [Published This is Dorset - May 15 2013]

Blogs

sort by: Date \| Relevance
BBC Radio 4 'Any Questions' 1.10 pm Saturday 6t... [Published Mail Online - Peter Hitchens - Apr 06 2013] Readers may be interested to know that I am on the panel for this discussion programme - the radio original on which BBC TV's 'Question Time' is based. It was recorded in (and transmitted live from) the Oxfordshire town of Abingdon on Friday evening. ...
Me and Diabetes: Becoming an Ambassador for Dia... [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Mar 06 2013] Don’t laugh but I have finally made it as a cover boy! Back in January Diabetes UK asked if I would become an Ambassador for them and they asked me to be interviewed for their magazine BALANCE. And this cover is the result! I guess I really ought to ...
Lib Dems avoid conference grief on NHS [Published The Coffee House \| Politics and News Discussion ... - Mar 05 2013] Norman Lamb’s announcement today that the government will re-write regulations on competition in the NHS seals up one source of grief for the Lib Dems ahead of their spring conference this weekend. Activists had been threatening an awkward showdown with ...
“Rennard’s Red Hot Babes” [Published Guy Fawkes' blog - Feb 26 2013] A LibDem activist alleges that nine women have made claims against Lord Rennard, dating back to 2001. She says she personally told Jo Swinson, Norman Lamb and Ros Scott about the time Rennard propositioned her, and that Clegg “didn’t know how to deal ...
Truth & Consequences: Five Decisions That Chang... [Published Iain Dale's Diary - Feb 20 2013] Have you ever made a decision that has turned out to completely alter the course of your life? Without it, you know your life would have been completely different. I can’t remember why I was mulling this over today, but it occurred to me that there have ...

Audio/Video

sort by: Date \| Relevance
VIDEO: Reviewing Clegg questions at PMQs [Published BBC News Video - Politics - May 15 2013]
Norman Lamb talks about World Social Work Day [Published UK Department of Health - YouTube Channel - Mar 26 2013]
Norman Lamb talking about the International Ini... [Published UK Department of Health - YouTube Channel - Mar 13 2013]
Norman Lamb introduces regional events for Heal... [Published UK Department of Health - YouTube Channel - Jan 21 2013]
Norman Lamb on the government response to the W... [Published UK Department of Health - YouTube Channel - Dec 11 2012]