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Category Archives: Enhancing the Healing Environment
Latest Guidance for Expressions of Interest Regarding Funding to Improve Care Environments for People with Dementia (Department of Health, Dementia)
Summary Expressions of interest for funding to improve the surroundings of people living with dementia are currently being accepted from care providers. Local authorities, working in partnership with social care providers and the NHS, are able to bid for a share of £50 million … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Care Homes, David Flory, David Flory (Deputy NHS Chief Executive), EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Funding to Improve Care Environments for People with Dementia, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, King’s Fund EHE Programme, Local Authorities, Residential Care Homes, Social Care
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Next Steps for Dementia Challenge (Department of Health, The Dementia Challenge)
[A version of this item features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 5, January 2013]. Summary In parallel with the publication of the Dementia Challenge Progress Report, and the launch of the Dementia Friends … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advocacy and Advice Services, BioBank (National Cohort), Brain Scans, Dementia Care and Support Compact, Dementia Toolkit for GP Commissioners, Enhanced Services from GPs, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), GP Practice, GPs, GPs' Dementia Toolkit, Information and Advice, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of People with Dementia, MRI Scans, Our Health, Our Health Online Service Directories., Our Health Website, Our Health: Local Information on Stroke and Dementia, Schools and Youth Projects (Awareness Raising), UK Biobank
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Two Recent Articles on Dementia-Friendly Hospitals and Dementia Care Improvements (HSJ)
Summary Two articles appeared in the Health Service Journal during October 2012 concerning the creation of dementia-friendly hospitals and improving dementia care in the community generally. Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals This article briefly reviews the impact of King’s Fund’s Enhancing the … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), King's Fund, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Wards, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Health Service Journal (HSJ), Preventable Hospital Admissions, South West Peninsula, Star (Socio-Technical Allocation of Resources), STAR (Stop Think Assess Review) Methodology, Star Approach to Priority Setting, Star Toolkit
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Updated List of Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) and Dementia Care Projects Completed (King’s Fund)
[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary The King’s Fund has created a list of the organisations which have participated in their Enhancing the Healing … Continue reading
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Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Acute Services for Patients with Co-Morbidity of Dementia, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Best Practice, Best Practice for Older People in Acute Care Settings, Bradford Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Care in General Hospitals, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Completed EHE and Dementia Projects, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Derbyshire Community Health Services, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, EHE and Dementia Projects, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), General Hospitals, Good Practice Standards, Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Hospital Best Practice, Humber NHS Foundation Trust, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Interventions to Reduce Falls in Acute Care Hospitals, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Mersey Care NHS Trust, NHS North Yorkshire and York, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Rotherham, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
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Health Secretary Announces Funding for Care Homes and Wards: Enhancing the Healing Environment for People with Dementia (Department of Health)
[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced additional funding to promote the creation of care environments for people with … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Care Homes, Dementia Care and Support Compact, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Wards, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Enriched Environments, Environmental Improvements, Excellent Care in a Dementia Friendly Acute Hospital: Evaluation Report, General Hospitals, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Physical Environment
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Dementia Guide: Care of People with Dementia in Hospital Settings (RCN)
[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary This guide from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been produced to help nursing staff care … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Delirium, Depression, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Hip Fractures, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Nutrition, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Admiral Nurses, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Assessment and Diagnosis, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care in General Hospitals, Care Planning, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Diagnosis and Assessment, Distressed Behaviour, Excellent Care in a Dementia Friendly Acute Hospital: Evaluation Report, Falls, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Needs of Carers, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Support, Pain Management, Personalised Care Planning, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, RCN, RCN Dementia Project, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Support for Carers, Supporting People with Dementia and Their Carers in Health and Social Care
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