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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Clinical Commissioning Group Authorisation: Guide for Applicants (NHS Commissioning Board)
Summary This draft guide assists emerging Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) develop their plans to navigate the authorisation process and become authorised CCGs. It gives a detailed description of the criteria, thresholds and evidence for authorisation and clarifies the three phases … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Business Development Unit (BDU), CCG Authorisation Process, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Group Authorisation, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF), Domains of CCG Authorisation, Equality Delivery System (EDS), Index of Multiple Deprivation, Innovation, Integrated Plan, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, LINks (or Local Involvement Networks), Local HealthWatch, National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS), NHS Commissioning Board, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHSCBA), NHS Continuing Healthcare, NHS Information Governance Toolkit, NHSCB, NHSCB Assessments, NHSCBA, PCT Clusters, PCTs to CCGs, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), Quality, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), SHA Clusters, Shadow Boards (Health and Wellbeing Boards), SLAs: Service Level Agreements, Transition from PCTs to CCGs
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Evidence Supports Intentional Rounding (King’s College London)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary In January 2012 the Prime Minister made calls for higher standards of nursing care and compassion. One of his main … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Care Rounds, Comfort Rounds, David Cameron, Four P’s: (Positioning; Personal Needs; Pain; Placement), Harm Free Care Campaign, Hospital Pathways Project, Hourly Ward Rounds, Intentional Rounding, Kings College London, National Nursing Research Unit, Patient Safety, Proactive Patient Rounds, Studer Group, Time to Care, Ward Rounds (Nurses Inspection Regime)
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What to Take Into Account When Choosing a Care Home (Guest Post: Lisa Smith, MHA)
Introduction Choosing a care home for an elderly family member can be a long-winded and difficult process as there are many points to consider. However, finding a care home that provides the proper assistance for your elderly relative or friend will … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Care Home Comparison Web Sites, Care Home Directories Online, Care Home Location Web Sites, Care Home Review Web Sites, Care Homes, Care Homes in Southampton (MHA Search Example), Choosing a Care Home, Hampton Lodge, Lisa Smith, MHA
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Evidence Update: Depression in Adults with Chronic Physical Health Problems (NHS Evidence)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This NHS Evidence update, entitled “Depression in Adults with a Chronic Physical Health Problem” gives an overview of selected recent … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, NHS Evidence, NICE Guidelines, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Depression in Adults, Depression in Older People, Evidence Update on Depression (NHS Evidence), NHS Evidence / NICE, NICE Clinical Guideline CG91
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“Smart Guides” Series on Engagement (NHS Networks)
Summary The first of four guides in this “Smart guides to engagement” series, of a planned ten guides, have been released. They are guides to the value of patient and public engagement for anyone working in, or with, clinical commissioning … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Group Boards, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Engagement, LINks, Local HealthWatch, NHS Networks, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), PPE: Patient and Public Engagement, Smart Guides, Smart Guides to Engagement
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