Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Health and Social Care Act 2012: Get in on the Act (Local Government Association)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This narrative review from the Local Government Association offers a quick guide to recent legislation, summarising the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the provisions which are of relevance to local government. This review goes further, in pointing out … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Pathway, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support Services, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health Scrutiny, Healthwatch, Healthwatch England, HWBs, Integration, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS), Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNA, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, LINks (or Local Involvement Networks), Local Government Association, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Government Policy, Local HealthWatch, Local Involvement Network (LINk), NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Commissioning Board Authority (NHSCBA), NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHSCB, NHSCBA, Office of the Health Professions Regulator (OHPA), Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Public Health, Public Health and Health Improvement, Public Health England, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Funding, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Secretary of State (SoS), Strategic Health Authorities (SHAs), The Health and Social Care Act 2012: Get in on the Act | Leave a comment

Medical Generalism: Expertise in Whole Person Medicine (RCGP)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The “Medical generalism: why expertise in whole person medicine matters” report represents the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)’s response to the October 2011 report produced by the Independent Commission on Generalism. This report shows how medical generalists provide … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Clinical Champion for Dementia, Commission on Generalism, Committee of General Practice Education Directors (COGPED), Diagnosis of Dementia, Effective Diagnostics, Generalism, Generalists, GP Practice, GP-Led Commissioning, GP-Led Service Developments, GPs, Independent Commission on Generalism, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medical Generalism, Medical generalism: why expertise in whole person medicine matters. London: Royal College of General Practitioners, Prof. Louise Robinson: Clinical Champion for Dementia, RCGP, RCGP Response to APPG on Dementia Inquiry on Dementia Diagnosis (March 2012), Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of GPs, Whole Person Medicine | Leave a comment

Medical Generalism: Report of an Independent Commission for the Royal College of General Practitioners and The Health Foundation (Commission on Generalism / RCGP)

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This 2011 report considered the contribution of medical generalism and the role of the generalist in the healthcare system. Amongst its many finding, this report repeats evidence that people with long-term conditions account for 50% of all GP appointments, … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), Health Foundation, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Bed Days, Commission on Generalism, Generalism, Generalists, Long-Term Care (LTC) Expenditure, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medical Generalism, Performance Assessment, Professor Alistair Burns, QOF Indicators, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Dementia Registers, RCGP, Reward Systems, Royal College of General Practitioners, Treatment and Prevention Targets | Leave a comment

Working Locally: Micro-Enterprises and Building Community Assets (NHS Confederation)

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This NHS Confederation paper covers some lessons which NHS decision makers might be able to learn from the examination of micro-scale approaches in social care. This document reviews the potential role of micro-enterprise development in integrated health, care and … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Personalisation, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, An Uneasy Consensus, Asset-Based Approaches, Building Community Assets, Community Assets, Health and Social Care, Integrated Commissioning, Integration, KeyRing Networks, Micro-Enterprise Approaches, Micro-Enterprises, Notts Independent Living Consultancy, Personalisation of Social Care, Personalised Care, Personalised Care Planning, Shared Lives Plus, Social Care, Working Locally | Leave a comment

Checklist for Dementia Friendly Communities (Housing Learning and Improvement Network)

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary This checklist for developing dementia friendly environments at the housing level offers a list of useful points to consider when … Continue reading →

Failures in NHS Standards Exposed by Watchdog (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary More than a quarter of NHS and social care services in England are failing to meet all of the essential standards required by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Read more: BBC News. Failures in NHS standards exposed by watchdog. Reference … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Adult Social Care, BBC Health News, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality Commission, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCQ, Health and Social Care, Management of Medicines, Medicine Record-Keeping, Record-Keeping, Social Care, Staff Shortages, Staffing (Care Homes), Staffing (Hospitals) | Leave a comment

The Quest for Dementia Friendly Communities (Housing Learning and Improvement Network)

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary This Housing LIN Viewpoint No.25 from the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) examines current policy and practice in relation … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing LIN, Management of Condition, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accessible Environments, Age UK Shropshire Telford and Wrekin, Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, Alzheimer’s Australia WA, Anchor, BBC One’s One Show Report: Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Belong Continuing Care Villages, Belong Villages, Breaking New Ground: Quest for Dementia Friendly Communities, Bristol LINk and South Gloucestershire LINk, Care Homes, Comfortable Environments, Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), DemenShare, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Diamond Drop In, Distinctive Environments, Dr Lynne Mitchell: University of Warwick, Drop In Centres, DSDC: Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre, EPSRC EQUAL (Extending QUAlity Life) Initiative, EVOLVE Evaluation Tool, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Familiar Environments, Frizes Leasowe Sheltered Housing, General Housing, Global Age Friendly Cities (WHO), Hanover and Methodist Homes Association, Health Innovation Education Cluster Project, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing With Care, Housing21, Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I’DGO) Consortium, Innovations in Dementia: a CIC, Legible Environments, Lifetime Homes, Lifetime Homes Standards (LHS), Lifetime Neighbourhoods, National Housing Strategy for an Ageing Population, National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Safe Environments, Sheffield Dementia Programme Board, South West Dementia Partnership, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) Virtual Care Home, Strategic Housing Market Assessment, The Lodge and Charnley Fold, University of Warwick, University of Wollongong, Wrekin Housing Trust | Leave a comment

Research Review for Ireland’s National Dementia Strategy (Trinity College Dublin / Republic of Ireland’s DSIDC)

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 1, August 2012]. Summary The Dementia Services Information and Development Centre (DSIDC)’s Strategy for Dementia for Ireland proposes to develop a national strategy covering … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Patient Care Pathway, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI), Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Atlantic Philanthropies (AP), Australia: Dementia Rehabilitation at Home (DRAH) Project: New South Wales, Beyond Barriers: An Alzheimer Scotland Partnership Project Scotland, Creating Avenues for Relative Empowerment (CARE), Dementia Champions Programme: NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Dementia Services Information and Development Centre (DSIDC): Republic of Ireland, Epidemiology, EuroCoDe: European Collaboration on Dementia, EURODEM and EuroCoDe Age-Related Dementia Prevalence Rates, EURODEM: The European Community Concerted Action on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Dementia Group, HCP: Home Care Packages, Health Service Executive (HSE): Republic of Ireland, HELP: Hospital Elder Life Program, HIPE: Hospital In-Patient Enquiry, Home Care Packages (HCP), Home Help Service and Home Care Support Schemes, HRB: Health Research Board, HSE Dementia Champion Initiative: Republic of Ireland, HSE: Health Service Executive (Ireland), ICGP: Irish College of General Practitioners, ICSG: Irish Centre for Social Gerontology, Ireland’s National Dementia Strategy, National Dementia Training Steering Group: Republic of Ireland, National University of Ireland (Galway), Prevalence of Dementia, Republic of Ireland’s Health Service Executive, Statistics, Strategy for Dementia for Ireland, Teaghlach Model, TILDA: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing, Trinity College Dublin | 3 Comments

Reading Lists Supplied by The King’s Fund (King’s Fund Information and Library Service)

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The King’s Fund Information and Library Service produces a growing repertoire of reading lists on many topics of interest to readers of Dementia: the Latest Evidence. Each contains a selected list of references gathered and maintained by The King’s Fund … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Age Discrimination, Bed-Based Intermediate Care Services, Bibliography, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic Communities: Mental Health, Black and Minority Ethnic Older People, Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME), BME People with Dementia, BME: Black and Minority Ethnic, Clinical Governance, Clinical Leadership, EHE Bibliography, Electronic Patient Records: NHS, Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Engagement, Epidemiology, Ethnic Health, Ethnic Health Issues, Financial Issues, Financial Pressure in the NHS, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Healthy Behaviour, Inpatient Mental Health Services, Integration, Intermediate Care, International Health Care Comparisons, King's Fund Information and Library Service, Leadership, Leadership in the NHS, London, London Health Issues, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Measuring Patient Experience, Mental Health: Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, NHS Electronic Patient Records, NHS Reform, NHS Reform in England, NHS Workforce, Older People and Mental Health, Partnership Working, Patient Choice, Patient Experience, Patient Experience Research, Payment by Results (PbR), Point of Care: Improving Patient Experience, Practice Based Commissioning (PBC), Public Engagement Exercises, Public Health, Public Health in England, Public Involvement in Health Services, Reading Lists, Reading Lists: The King's Fund, Refugee Health Care, Service Integration, Social Care, Social Care Workforce, Social Epidemiology, User Involvement, Workforce Development, Workforce Diversity, Workforce Planning and Development | Leave a comment

Guiding Framework for Education and Awareness in Person Centred Dementia Care. National Dementia Education Project (Republic of Ireland’s Health Service Executive)

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 1, August 2012]. Summary In Ireland there are over 41,000 people living with dementia currently, and this number is expected to increase to over … Continue reading →

Monthly Archives: June 2012

Medical Generalism: Report of an Independent Commission for the Royal College of General Practitioners and The Health Foundation (Commission on Generalism / RCGP)

Guiding Framework for Education and Awareness in Person Centred Dementia Care. National Dementia Education Project (Republic of Ireland’s Health Service Executive)

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