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Category Archives: End of Life Care
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 →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, An Innovation Challenge Prize (Dementia), Angela Rippon, Awareness, Awareness Raising, Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, BioBank (National Cohort), Bolton Dementia Action Alliance, Brain Scans, Care and Compassion, Care and Support White Paper, Care Homes, Carer Support, Carers, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, Compassion, Compassion and Care, Coventry Dementia Action Alliance, Dame Sally C. Davies, David Cameron, Dementia Care and Support Compact, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Champions Programme, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friends, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Health and Care Group, Dementia Innovation Challenge Prize, Dementia Pledge, Dementia Research Portal, Dementia Risk Assessments, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Derbyshire Dementia Action Alliance, Dignity, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, East Midlands Regional Board, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), English Community Care Association, ESRC, Essex County Council, Falmouth Dementia Action Alliance, Francis Inquiry, Francis Report, Health and Care Champion Group, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, Health Reform, Hertfordshire County Council, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing for Older People, Information and Advice, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of People with Dementia, Innovation Challenge Prize, Integration, Jeremy Hughes (Alzheimer’s Society Chief Executive), Leicestershire Dementia Action Alliance, Lincoln Dementia Action Alliance, Living Well with Dementia Research, Local Dementia Action Alliances, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), MAGDR, MAGDR: Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research, Medical Research Council (MRC), Memory Services, Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP), Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research, Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research (MAGDR), MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology: Cambridge, MSNAP Accreditation, MSNAP: Memory Services National Accreditation Programme, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Dementia CQUIN, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health Research, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NHS Health Check Programme, NHS Institute, NHS Reform, NHS South West, NICE, NIHR Translational Research Collaboration, NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, Norfolk and Suffolk Dementia Alliance, Northamptonshire Dementia Action Alliance, Nottinghamshire Dementia Action Alliance, Nursing and Care Quality Forum, Our Health, Personalised Care Planning, Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: Annual Report (2013), Professor Alistair Burns, Public Health England, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Dementia Registers, Research Champion Group, Social Care, South Lincolnshire Dementia Action Alliance, Staffordshire Dementia Action Alliance, Tavistock Dementia Action Alliance, Torbay Dementia Action Alliance, Translational Research, UKHCA, United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA), Warwickshire Dementia Action Alliance, West Midlands Dementia Action Alliance, Wolverhampton Dementia Action Alliance, Yorkshire & Humber Dementia Action Alliance
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Dying Matters (Dying Matters Coalition)
Posted on April 23, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The Dying Matters Coalition was set up in 2009. They have created a wide range of resources to help people start conversations about dying, death and bereavement. “Dying Matters is a broad-based and inclusive national coalition of 28,000 members, which aims to … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, End of Life Care, National, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Bereavement, Death, Decision-Making at End of Life, Difficult Conversations, Dying, Dying Matters, Dying Matters Awareness Week, Dying Matters Coalition, End of Life Care Discussions, End of Life Care for People with Dementia, Find Your 1% Campaign, Hospice Care, National Council for Palliative Care, National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), National End of Life Care Programme, Palliative Care, Treatment at End of Life
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RCGP Commissioning Guide on End of Life Care (RCGP)
Posted on April 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has release “RCGP Commissioning Guidance in End of Life Care” to provide GPs and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) with a six-step framework to support the delivery of improvements in the health, social care … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Year of Care, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment (ADRT), Any Qualified Provider (AQP), Bereavement Services, CCGOIS: Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set, Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (CCGOIS), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Innovation and Research Centre, Co-Morbidity of Dementia, Commissioning Guide on End of Life Care (RCGP), Consistency of Care, Dignity and Spiritual Care, DNACPR, Dying Matters, E-Learning End of Life Care for All (E-Elca), Electronic Palliative Care Coordinating Systems (EPaCCS), End of Life Care (RCGP), End of Life Care Patient Charter, EOLC Commissioning, EPaCCS, Find Your 1% Campaign, Gold Standards Framework (GSF), Gold Standards Framework for Care Homes (GSFCH), Goodcare Practice, GSF Accreditation for GP Practices, GSF Prognostic Indicator Guidance, GSF RCGP Quality Hallmark Award for Accredited Practices, GSF’s Five Standards for Accreditation, Guide on End of Life Care (RCGP), Independent Groups, Integrated Commissioning, Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Atlas, Matters of Life and Death, Multimorbidity, Multiple-Morbidities, National Council for Palliative Care, National Council for Palliative Care Resources, National End of Life Care Intelligence Unit, National End of Life Care Programme (NEoLCP), National Gold Standards Framework Centre for End of Life Care, NEoLCIN, NEoLCN Resource, NHS End of Life Care Intelligence Network, NHS End of Life Care Programme, NHS End of Life Care Strategy and Programme, NHS Shropshire CCG, NICE EOLC for Adults Quality Standards, NICE Quality Standards in End of Life Care, Nicetown CCG, Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) Guidelines, Palliative Care, Patient Rated Experience Measures (PREMs), Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), PDSA Cycles, PDSA Improvement Methodology, Plan Do Study and Act (PDSA), Planning Your Future Care, Practice QOF Palliative Care Points, PROMS and PREMS, PROMs: Patient Reported Outcome Measures, QIPP, QIPP Agenda, Quality Accountability Report, Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), RCGP, RCGP Centre for Commissioning, RCGP Commissioning Guide on End of Life Care, RCGP End of Life Care Team, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Six Steps in EOLC Commissioning, Social Care, Spirituality, Voluntary Sector, Workforce Development, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Training
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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, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia 2013: the Hidden Voice of Loneliness (Alzheimer’s Society)
Posted on April 13, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The Alzheimer’s Society’s second annual report examines the quality of life for people with dementia. This report concentrates on findings from a survey showing that (i) over half of the general public believe people with dementia lead a poor … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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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
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Tagged Prevention, EOL, High Quality Commissioning, Commissioning Task, Health Care Reform, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Health and Social Care, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Emergency Admissions, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Health and Social Care Integration, NHS Reform, Elective Admissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Integrated Commissioning, Long-Term Care (LTC), Preventative Care, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions, Medication Errors, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Place of Death, Emergency Care, Care and Support White Paper 2012, Self-Management, Self-Care, Public Health Reform, Intermediate Care Teams, Outcome-Based Commissioning, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Admissions, Age and Ageing, Emergency Services, Social Care Reform, Preventive Care, NHS England, Priorities for Commissioners (King's Fund), Clinical Commissioning, Ageing Population, Care Management, Prescription Management, Primary Prevention, Secondary Prevention, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACS), Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs)
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Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia: QS30 (NICE)
Posted on April 8, 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 published this quality standard “QS30: Supporting people to live well with dementia”, which covers the care and support of people with dementia. QS30 applies to social care settings and … Continue reading →
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Support for Commissioners of Dementia Care (NICE)
Posted on April 6, 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 issued a guide to support commissioners, clinicians and managers in the commissioning of high-quality evidence-based care for people with dementia and their carers. The NICE support for commissioning dementia … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Vision and Strategy (Department of Health)
Posted on March 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The Making a Difference in Dementia strategy recognises the “unique and specialist contribution” that nurses can make in the care of people with dementia. The vision / strategy demonstrates the 6Cs for dementia care (Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment) … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Difficult Conversations in Dementia (Dementia, Department of Health)
Posted on January 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary A “Ten Step Toolkit for Clinicians Involved in End of Life Discussions” has been published, which offers guidance for people dealing with dementia patients and their families. This handbook, written by Clive Lewis OBE DL, is based on the principles from his … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Clive Lewis OBE DL, Difficult Conversations, Difficult Conversations in Dementia, Difficult Situations, End of Life Conversations, End of Life Discussions, Globis Mediation Group, Ten Step Toolkit for Clinicians
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