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Category Archives: Guidelines
Spotlight on Dementia Care (Health Foundation)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary The Health Foundation’s “Spotlight on Dementia Care” report, written by Matrix Evidence, assembles a huge volume of statistical evidence, good … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care in General Hospitals, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Cognitive Stimulation Therapy at Dementia Academy in Norfolk, Community Care, Comparative Costs of Community Care, Costs, Costs of Dementia Care, Costs of Social Care for Older People, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Metrics, Dementia Quality Standards, Dementia Skills Gap, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Enriched Opportunities Programme, Epidemiology, General Hospitals, Guidance for Commissioners, Health and Social Care, Health Foundation, Home and Community Care Services, Information and Metrics, Integrated Care, MAGDR, MAGDR: Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research, Manchester Health and Social Care Trust, Matrix Evidence, Memory Clinics, Memory Services, Mersey Care NHS Trust, Mind the Gap, Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research (MAGDR), National Guidance and Quality Standards, NICE Guidelines Dementia, Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Foundation Trust, Norfolk Clinical Academy for Dementia, Personal Social Services, Prescribing, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Prevalence of Dementia, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Research Funding, Social Care, Social Epidemiology, Social Services, Spotlight on Dementia Care, Transforming General Hospital Care, Typical Dementia Care Pathway
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NHS Innovation Health and Wealth (Department of Health, Dementia)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary Approximately 600,000 people in the UK are primary carers for persons with dementia. It is estimated that carers save the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Caregiving (Carers), Carer Support, Carers, Carers’ Breaks, Family Carers, Innovation Health and Wealth, Needs of Carers, NHS Innovation Health and Wealth, NICE–SCIE Guideline on Supporting People with Dementia and Their Carers in Health and Social Care, Professor Alistair Burns, Support for Carers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers)
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Guidance for Commissioners of Liaison Mental Health Services to Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH) has produced this guide on commissioning mental health (psychiatric) liaison services in … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Birmingham City Hospital, Care in General Hospitals, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH), Dementia Care in Acute Settings, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, JCP-MH: Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH), Liaison Expert Reference Group (JCP-MH), Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Mental Health Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Team, RAID, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID)
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Guidance for Commissioners of Dementia Services (JCP-MH)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary This document has been written by Ruth Eley and the JCP-MH editorial team. It is based broadly on the Dementia … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Centre for Commissioning (Royal College of General Practitioners), Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning Guides, Commissioning Support, Commissioning Task, Dementia Expert Reference Group, Dementia Services (JCP-MH), Guidance for Commissioners, Integrated Commissioning, JCP-MH: Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH), Mental Health Commissioning, National Dementia CQUIN, Royal College of General Practitioners: Centre for Commissioning, Value in Commissioning
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Guidance on Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies (Department of Health / BMA Guidance)
Summary A Department of Health document advises health and wellbeing boards (and their partners) about performing and contributing to Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and joint health and wellbeing strategies under the new health and care system. Health and wellbeing boards … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Best Value Practices, BMA Guidance, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Outcomes, Duty to Consult and Best Value Duty, Health and Overview Scrutiny Committees, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Healthwatch, Integration, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Local Accounts, Local Assets, Local Authorities, Local Authority Scrutiny Functions, Local HealthWatch, NHS Commissioning Board, Outcomes Framework, Pooled Budgets (Pooled Funds), Public Health England (PHE), Public Sector Equality Duty, Responsible Commissioners, Safeguarding Adults Board, Statutory Duty, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS)
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The Authorisation Process (BMA Guidance)
Summary Authorisation is the process by which Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) are taken to be ready and able to take statutory responsibility for the commissioning process and budget. This BMA guidance identifies the risks and opportunities in the authorisation process, … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), Guidelines, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Authorisation Process, BMA Guidance, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Developing Clinical Commissioning Groups, Domains of Competence (CCGs), Health and Social Care Bill, Local Medical Committees (LMCs), NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHSCB, QIPP, Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention, Six Domains of Competence (CCGs), Towards Authorisation
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Accountability and Scrutiny in the New Structures (BMA Guidance)
Summary This discussion paper, produced jointly by the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) and the Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS), explores the concepts of accountability and scrutiny in the new NHSstructures. GPs and Local Medical Committees (LMCs) are encouraged to ensure … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), Guidelines, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accountability, BMA Guidance, Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS), CfPS: Centre for Public Scrutiny, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition (GPCOG), Health and Wellbeing Boards, Inclusiveness, Local Medical Committees (LMCs), New Structures, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), Scrutiny, Transparency
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Patient Experience in Adult NHS Services (NICE)
Summary The National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) have produced a quality standard and guidance to help ensure patients have a good experience of care in the NHS. This quality standard aims to ensure care is individualised and … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Diversity Equality and Language, Guidance Development Group (NICE GDG), Indicators for Quality Improvement Programme, NHS Information Centre, NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13, Patient Experience in Adult NHS Services (NICE), Person-Centred Care, Quality measures, Quality Standard for Patient Experience in Adult NHS services
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