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Category Archives: Local Interest
Guidance on National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework is intended to link a proportion of each service providers’ income … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, CQUIN Dementia Goal, CQUIN Frameworks, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospital, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Diagnostic Assessment, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Discharge Planning, FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Falls, FAR: Find Assess Refer, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital Discharge, Identification and Referral, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health), National Dementia CQUIN, National Dementia CQUIN: Quick Guide, NHS Safety Thermometer, NHS Safety Thermometer Goal, NHS Safety Thermometer User Guide, Pressure Ulcers, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Referral, Safety Thermometer, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Wounds (Pressure)
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Transforming Health and Social Care for People with Dementia (Department of Health, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary Health and care organisations are working on improvements to dementia services as defined in the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge. The … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Carers UK, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged ADASS, CCQ, Dementia Champions Programme, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Health and Care Group, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, English Community Care Association, Essex County Council, Health and Social Care Integration, Hertfordshire County Council, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing for Older People, Integrated Care, Integration, Memory Services, NHS Institute, NHS South West, NICE, Nursing and Care Quality Forum, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Alistair Burns, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Foundation Trust, Sarah Pickup (ADASS), SE Dementia Group, Service Integration, Sir Ian Carruthers (NHS South West), Sussex Partnership, UK Home Care Association
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Automated Pill Dispenser Project Evaluation (Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This end of project evaluation report, from Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands, covers the PivoTell automated pill dispenser. Mark 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged ADASS, Adult Social Care and Inclusion: Walsall MBC, Alliance Boots, Assessment Flowchart, Automated Pill Dispenser Project, Automatic Medicine Dispensers, Business Case, Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP), Charter & Plan Ltd, Community Pharmacies, Compliance Aids, Cost Analysis, Coventry City Council, Directors of Adult Social Services in the West Midlands (ADASS), Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Health Services Management Centre: University of Birmingham, Herefordshire County Council, Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands, Local Authorities, Medication Management Leads, Murray’s Healthcare, NHS West Midlands, North East Essex PCT, PCT Clusters, PCT Telecare Leads, Pharmacy Services: Community, PivoTell, PivoTell Automated Pill Dispenser Mk 3, Prescriptions Dispensed in the Community, Prevention and Early Intervention (ADASS), Primary Care Trusts in the West Midlands, Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (IEP), Right Pills at the Right Time, Simon Adams Consulting Ltd, Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire North PCT, Telford and Wrekin Council, University of Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands ADASS Telehealthcare Network, West Midlands Regional ADASS Telehealthcare Network, West Midlands SHA, Wolverhampton City Council, Worcestershire County Council
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Admiral Nurses to Support Carers of Ex-Armed Services Dementia Sufferers (Walsall People)
Summary The Royal British Legion and Dementia UK are soon to recruit three Admiral Nurses to support the carers of people with dementia who previously served in the Armed Forces. This service - which is to be launched in Walsall, Wolverhampton and Dudley – recognises … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Admiral Nurses, Armed Forces Dementia Sufferers, Carer Fatigue, Carers, Dementia UK, Ex-Armed Services Dementia Sufferers, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Information and Advice, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of People with Dementia, Needs of Carers, Royal British Legion, Support for Carers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Walsall People
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CCQ Watchdog Declares Care Improved at New Cross Hospital (Express and Star)
Summary A report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust is now meeting all of its targets for the care and welfare of patients, meeting nutritional needs, co-operating with other providers, assessing and monitoring the quality … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, CQC: Care Quality Commission, In the News, Local Interest, Patient Information, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, Standards, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Care Quality Commission, CCQ, Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme (CQC), Express and Star
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Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 7, February 2012
Announcement Volume 2 Issue 7 of the “Dementia: the Latest Evidence” newsletter first appeared on February 12th 2012. A link to the downloadable .pdf version follows: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 7, February 2012.
