Category Archives: Guidelines

Stroke Rehabilitation: Long-Term Rehabilitation After Stroke (NICE CG162)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Approximately 110,000 people in England, 11,000 people in Wales and 4,000 people in Northern Ireland have a stroke each year. Although most people survive their first stroke there are usually lasting effects. Over 900,000 people in England live with … Continue reading →

Falls Assessment and Prevention in Older People: CG161 (NICE)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline covers the assessment and prevention of falls in older people. This guideline updates and replaces the earlier guidance on “Falls (NICE Clinical Guideline 21)” and includes information on the … Continue reading →

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NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (NICE / CKS)

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has made available a new version of the Clinical Knowledge Summaries service. Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS) was until recently available under the name of Prodigy. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries is … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Delirium, Depression, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Guidelines, Hypertension, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Blood Pressure, CKS, CKS: Formerly Prodigy, Diabetes, Influenza, NICE CKS, NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS formerly Prodigy), NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (NICE / CKS), Prodigy, Type 2 Diabetes, Urinary Tract Infection, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) | 1 Comment

Canadian Guidelines on Parkinson’s Disease 2012 (Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation / Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences)

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Canadian guideline presents a broad and up-to-date synthesis of the latest evidence and best guidelines available internationally. The sources for the original recommendations (NICE: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, AAN: American Academy of Neurology, or EFNS: European Federation of Neurological … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Depression, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, International, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Autonomic Dysfunction, Canada, Canadian Guidelines on Parkinson's Disease 2012, Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation, Communication, Constipation, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dopamine, Dopamine Agonists, Erectile Dysfunction, Hypophonia, Le Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT), Levodopa, Lewy Body Dementia, Monoamine-Oxidase B Inhibitors, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Orthostatic Hypotension, Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Psychosis, Sleep Disorders, Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), University of Ottawa | Leave a comment

Standards of Conduct for Nursing Practice (NMC)

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This code, originally published by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) in 2008, defines the foundations for good nursing and midwifery practice, and specifies the fundamentals for safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the public. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

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Updated National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (Royal College of Physicians)

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

Summary This updated guideline, from the Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party at the Royal College of Physicians, covers: Commissioning of stroke services. Organisation of stroke services. Acute phase care. Secondary prevention. Recovery phase from impairments and limited activities: rehabilitation. Long-term management. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, National, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, Stroke, Telecare, UK | Tagged Acute Transient Event (TIA), Apraxia, Cerebral Venous Thrombosis, Cerebrovascular Events, Commissioning Stroke Services, Gait Retraining, Intercollegiate Stroke Working Party, Intracerebral Haemorrhage, Ischaemic Stroke, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), National Stroke Strategy Quality Markers, Neurovascular Events, Non-Haemorrhagic Stroke, Nursing Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Nutrition and Dietetics Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Occupational Therapy Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Pain Management, Physiotherapy Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Poststroke Care, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Primary Care Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Psychological Care After Stroke, Psychological Interventions After Stroke, Psychology Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Reablement, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services, Specialist Stroke Services, Speech and Language Therapy Concise Guide for Stroke 2012, Stroke Rehabilitation, Subarachnoid Haemorrhage, Telemedicine, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), Transient Ischaemic Attacks, Treadmill Retraining, Walking Aids | Leave a comment

Diabetes in Older Adults: US Consensus Report (ADA / Diabetes Care)

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

Summary The American Diabetes Association (ADA)’s Consensus Development Conference on diabetes and older adults has resulted in the release of this consensus report. It covers: The epidemiology and pathogenesis of diabetes in older adults. The evidence on the prevention and treatment … Continue reading →

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Safe Staffing on Older People’s Wards (RCN)

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Royal College of Nursing (RCN) toolkit helps assess nursing staffing levels on older people’s wards, and on wards where the majority of patients are elderly people. The aim is to support reviews of staffing on hospital wards and … Continue reading →

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NICE Pathways for NICE Guidance

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

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary NICE Pathways is an online tool which brings together summaries of selected NICE guidelines, and related information, … Continue reading →

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EFNS-ENS Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Disorders Associated with Dementia (European Federation of Neurological Societies)

Posted on September 1, 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 and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary The revised EFNS guidelines for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) were published in 2010. The new EFNS dementia guidelines … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Guidelines

NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries (NICE / CKS)

Canadian Guidelines on Parkinson’s Disease 2012 (Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation / Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences)

Updated National Clinical Guideline for Stroke (Royal College of Physicians)

Diabetes in Older Adults: US Consensus Report (ADA / Diabetes Care)

NICE Pathways for NICE Guidance

EFNS-ENS Guidelines on Diagnosis and Management of Disorders Associated with Dementia (European Federation of Neurological Societies)

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