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Antipsychotic Drugs in Dementia: Best Practice Guide (RCN)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This “Antipsychotic drugs in dementia: a best practice guide” booklet, has been published by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), with support from the Department of Health. The main content headings comprise: What is dementia? Behavioural and psychological symptoms … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, RCN, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitation, Antipsychotics, Apathy / Indifference, Assess, Atypical Antipsychotics, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Delusions, Four Seasons Health Care, Hallucinations, Hallucinations in People with Dementia, History of Antipsychotic Use in Dementia, Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour, Misidentifications, Neuroleptics, Paranoid Ideas, PEARL (Positively Enriching And Enhancing Residents’ Lives) Project, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Sube Banerjee, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychosis, Reduplications, Review (STAR) Initiative, Sleeping, Stop, Think, Wandering | Leave a comment

Professor Alistair Burns and Professor Martin Rossor Talk on Dementia Research (Department of Health, Dementia)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary In this Department of Health video web blog post, Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) talks to Professor Martin Rossor from the Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN) about dementia research. Read more and view … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Health, For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, NIHR, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Animal Research, BioBank (National Cohort), Care Homes Research: ENRICH Resource, Dementia Research Proposals, Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), DeNDRoN: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network, Enabling Research in Care Homes (ENRICH), ENRICH: Care Homes Research Resource, Memory Clinics, National Institute for Health Research, NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, Participation in Research, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Martin Rossor (DeNDRoN), Research Careers, SDO (National Institute for Health Research), Translational Research | Leave a comment

PM’s Challenge On Dementia, Part 3: Dementia Friendly Communities and Improving Dementia Research (Department of Health, Dementia)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary In this Department of Health video web blog posting, Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) talks, in his third web blog video on the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, about the creation of dementia-friendly communities and efforts to improve … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, NIHR, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection by Brain Scan, Brain Scans, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), David Cameron, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), ESRC, National Institute for Health Research, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Alistair Burns | Leave a comment

Authorisation Process for Clinical Commissioning Groups Summarised (Department of Health)

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary A letter and a set of slides outlining the authorisation process for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have been issued to primary care cluster chief executives and local authority chief executives. Read more: Authorisation process for Clinical Commissioning Groups issued (Department of Health). Full Text … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, National, NHS, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Authorisation Process, CCG Authorisation Process, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Dame Barbara Hakin (National Managing Director of Commissioning Development), David Behan (Director General for Social Care; Local Government and Care Partnerships) | Leave a comment

Understanding Personal Health Budgets (Department of Health)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This leaflet explains the concept of personal health budgets for individuals, especially those with long-term conditions, and how these budgets are expected to be used … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Planning, CHC: NHS Continuing Healthcare, Direct Payments, Long-Term Conditions, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Notional Budgets (PHBs), Personal Health Budgets, Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Personalisation of Social Care, Personalised Care, Real Budgets Held by Third Parties (PHBs), Social Care | Leave a comment

Guidance on National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health)

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[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) | Leave a comment

Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: The Video. Health and Care Improvements (Department of Health, Dementia)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary As is well-known, the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia covers three main threads: Improvements to health and care. Dementia friendly communities. … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Health, Diagnosis, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Dementia Care and Support Compact, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Information and Advice, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of People with Dementia, Local Information, National Dementia CQUIN, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Alistair Burns | Leave a comment

Transforming Health and Social Care for People with Dementia (Department of Health, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group)

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[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 | 16 Comments

Hip Fractures and Dementia (Department of Health, Dementia)

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary In this Department of Health video web blog posting, Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) discusses … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), National, National Audit Office, NHS, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Epidemiology, Fragility Hip Fractures, Hip Fractures, National Audit Office (NAO), Professor Alistair Burns | Leave a comment

Living Well With Dementia: Design Challenge (Design Council)

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Design Council, in partnership with the Department of Health, held a competition to encourage the development of five innovative ideas for products and services which should “make lives simpler, better and more enjoyable for those with dementia and … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, Department of Health, Management of Condition, National, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 3D Accelerometers, A+B Studio, Age-Friendly Communities, Alzheimer Scotland, BT Innovate & Design, Buddi Telecare, CREO Strategic Solutions, Crossmodal Research Lab, Dehydration, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Design Council, Dogs for People with Early Stage Dementia, Dogs for the Disabled, FeedHenry, FLY Design, Glasgow School of Art, Grouple, Gwen Coleman, Ifung Lu, Jewish Care, Living Well With Dementia: Design Challenge, Louise Wilson, Malnutrition in the Community, Meike Walcha, Nutrition, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Support, Olfactory Experience, RFID, Rodd Design, Scent Clock, Sebastian Conran Associates, Studiohead, University of Oxford, Wristbands | Leave a comment

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