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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 →

Dying Well at Home: Integrated Working (SCIE)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) guide is about enabling people to die at home when they wish, and improving the quality of their care. Sections of the guide, online, comprise: Recommendations. Choosing to die at home. Dying … Continue reading →

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Documentation for the National Dementia Prevalence Calculator (NHS England / Dementia Partnerships)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary NHS England has created a set of tools to enable GPs, practices and CCGs to monitor and improve dementia diagnosis rates and the follow-up care and support for people with dementia. Effective use of these tools requires some explanation. … Continue reading →

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Dementia Prevalence Calculator and Supporting Toolset (NHS England)

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

Summary In an effort to improve the care and support for people with dementia, and for their families / carers, there is a national ambition for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to improve diagnosis rates by March 2015. This tool set … Continue reading →

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Dementia Innovation Challenge Prizes (NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia makes available £1 million for winning innovative NHS projects designed to increase diagnosis rates. The idea of the Challenge Prize is to bring about reductions in the proportion of people whose dementia goes undiagnosed … Continue reading →

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Update on Novel Coronavirus Infection (Department of Health)

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

Summary This Central Alerting System alert offers a Department of Health update on the global situation regarding human infection with novel coronavirus. Healthcare professionals are advised to remain vigilant. From September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of a … Continue reading →

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NHS England’s National Ambition to Improve Dementia Diagnosis Rates (Department of Health)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, has announced that NHS England is running the first national ambition to improve dementia diagnosis rates. The plan is to achieve a target of two-thirds of people with dementia being identified and … Continue reading →

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Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: Annual Progress Report (Department of Health)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This report gives an account of progress in the first year of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. The achievements against the three main areas of the challenge are described, with progress reports from the three Dementia Challenge Champion … Continue reading →

Integrated Care and Support: Landmark Shared Commitment (Department of Health)

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

Summary This Department of Health framework document on the integration of health and social care establishes the agreement to create “joined-up” care. It explains how multi-agency working in local areas can use existing structures to bring together Local Authorities, the … Continue reading →

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Shared Commitment Between NHS and Local Government Leaders to Integrate Care (BBC News)

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

Summary Figures from Age UK, based on analysis of government statistics, show that elderly hospital patients face increasing delays for social care help before they can be discharged. Hospital patients awaiting discharge typically wait for more than 30 days on average … Continue reading →

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