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Dementia Awareness Week: Thinking Ahead (UKMi)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This edition of Thinking Ahead, from UK Medicines Information (UKMi), has been written for Dementia Awareness Week May 19th – 25th 2013. Full Text Link (MS Word format). Reference Hall, J. (2013). Thinking Ahead: Worrying changes nothing. Talking changes everything. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Charitable Bodies, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Information, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease: Medicines, Dementia Awareness Week 2013, Dementia Awareness Week: Thinking Ahead, Depression in Dementia, Management of Medicines, Medicines Management, MHRA Drug Safety Updates, NICE Pathways, NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance: TA217, Saga Homecare: Dementia Awareness Week™, Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia: QS30 (NICE), UK Medicines Information (UKMi), UKMi | Leave a comment

Reducing Health Inequalities: Health Professionals’ Roles (UCL Institute of Health Equity)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The report discusses ways to reduce health inequities. Full Text Link Reference Allen, M. Allen, J. [and] Hogarth, S. (2013). Working for Health Equity: The Role of Health Professionals. London: UCL Institute of Health Equity, Department of Epidemiology and Public … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, British Association for Music Therapy, Education and Training, Epidemiology, Health and Wellbeing, Health Equity, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Institute of Health Equity (UCL), Mental Health Recovery, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, NHS Organisations, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Professor Sir Michael Marmot, Public Health, Public Health Services, RCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs), Statistics, UCL Institute of Health Equity, University College London, University College London (UCL), Wellbeing, Workforce as Advocates, Workforce Development, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

Improvements to Carer Support from GPs (BBC News)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Roughly seven million people in the UK provide unpaid care to relatives or friends who could not otherwise live independently. The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) estimates that one in 20 patients registered with GP practices may be an unpaid carer. Given the known impact of … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Auditing, Avoidable Admissions, BBC Health News, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Distress, Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carers, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Registers in GP Practices, Carers' Champions, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, GP Practices: Carers Registers, GP Surgeries, GPs, Information for Carers, Listening to Carers, Needs of Carers, Preventable Hospital Admissions, RCGP, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Staying at Home, Stress Reduction, Support for Carers, Supporting Caregivers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Young Carers | Leave a comment

Resources to Reduce Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia (UKMi / East & South East England Specialist Pharmacy Services)

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This document assembles a collection of resources to support primary and secondary care pharmacists in reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotics for patients showing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). The resources are based on the “Medicines Use … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication, Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Atypical Antipsychotics, Audit of Antipsychotic Prescribing in Dementia Patients, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Call to Action on Antipsychotic Drugs (Dementia Action Alliance), CPPE, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), East & South East England Specialist Pharmacy Services, East of England, Health and Social Care Information Centre, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, London, London Antipsychotics Audit and Reduction Exercise in Primary Care, Management of Medicines, Medicines and Falls in Hospital, Medicines for Elderly Linked to Dementia, Medicines Management, Medicines Use and Safety Secondary Care Workshop, National Audit of Dementia Care in Hospitals, National Dementia and Antipsychotic Prescribing Audit 2012, National Prescribing Centre, National Prescribing Service: Australia, NHS London, NHS London: Medicines Use and Safety Team, NHS Sussex, Pharmacists, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Professor Sube Banerjee, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Right Prescription (Dementia Action Alliance), Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Safeguarding and Medicines, South Central & South East Coast, Southampton City NHS Trust, Sussex Partnership NHS Trust, UKMi, Underlying Causes of BPSD | Leave a comment

Emotional Impact of Stroke (BBC News / Stroke Association)

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary A survey of more than 2,700 stroke survivors and their carers in the UK by the Stroke Association has found that many patients and their families / carers experienced emotional suffering. The emotional impact of a stroke is often overlooked and given a lower priority than … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Anxiety, BBC Health News, Carer Support, Communication Support, Community Rehabilitation, Emotional Impact of Stroke, Family Carers, Feeling Overwhelmed: Third Report in Life After Stroke Campaign, Information and Advice, Life After Stroke Campaign, NHS Stroke Improvement Programme, Prevalence of Stroke, Psychological Support (for Carers), Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services, Stroke Association, Stroke Improvement Programme, Stroke Rehabilitation, Stroke Survivors’ Declaration, Support for Carers | Leave a comment

Exploring the Potential of Deep Brain Stimulation (TED Talk by Neurosurgeon Andres Lozano)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Neurosurgeon Andres Lozano discusses recent developments in the potential uses of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the alleviation of symptoms across many different neurological / neuropsychological conditions, including Parkinson’s Disease, dystonia, depression and other mental illnesses, and possibly even … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, International, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Andres Lozano (Neurosurgeon), Brain Imaging, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Alzheimer Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Dementia, Dystonia, Fornix, Lewy Body Society, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), MCI, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), MRI, MRI Scans, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuroimaging, Neuroimaging of Dementia, Neurological Disease, Neurology, Neuropsychology, Nucleus Basalis of Meynert, Pre-Dementia (MCI), TED Conference, TED Talks, TEDTalks, TEDxCaltech, Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, University of Toronto, YouTube | Leave a comment

Effects of Music Therapy on BPSD (Ageing Research Reviews)

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The authors of this study investigated the effects of music therapy on the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), cognitive function and activities of daily living in patients with dementia. Indications are that music therapy is effective for … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing Research Reviews, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Musical Interventions, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine | Leave a comment

NHS Facts and Figures: Interactive Charts on Performance and Funding (Nuffield Trust)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Nuffield Trust has produced charts on NHS performance and funding, using publicly available data. “This series of interactive charts illustrates key data on health care spending, hospital activity, performance, prescribing, and NHS staffing and other resources, for England … Continue reading →

Posted in For Researchers (mostly), Mental Health, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Bed Occupancy, GPs, Hospital Beds, Inpatient Beds, Length of Stay (LoS), Mortality, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, Northern Ireland, Prescriptions, Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, Spending on Health and Social Care, Waiting Times, Wales | Leave a comment

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, Proposed for Next Newsletter, 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

Transforming Health Care: Ten Priorities for Commissioners (King’s Fund)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This paper outlines priorities for commissioners in the NHS, with a view to changes to the healthcare system from April 2013. “The ageing population and increased prevalence of chronic diseases require a strong re-orientation away from the current emphasis on acute and episodic care towards … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing Population, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACS), Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), Avoidable Admissions, Care and Support White Paper 2012, Care Management, Clinical Commissioning, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Task, Elective Admissions, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Emergency Services, EOL, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, High Quality Commissioning, Integrated Commissioning, Intermediate Care Teams, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medication Errors, Mental Health and Wellbeing, NHS England, NHS Reform, Outcome-Based Commissioning, Place of Death, Prescription Management, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Primary Prevention, Priorities for Commissioners (King's Fund), Public Health Reform, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Secondary Prevention, Self-Care, Self-Management, Social Care Reform, Unplanned Hospital Admissions | Leave a comment

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