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Supporting Dementia Workers: a Manager’s Guide to Learning and Development for Social Care Workers Supporting People with Dementia (Skills for Care)

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This guide is designed to assist managers in developing their workforce to enable them to provide high quality of care for people with dementia. The guide covers workforce planning and development to improve outcomes for people with dementia, and … Continue reading →

End of Life Care Primary Care Trust Profiles (National End of Life Care Programme)

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) has launched the End of Life Care Profiles for each Primary Care Trust (PCT) in England. There is one profile for each PCT in England to help with service planning. These are available … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, National, NIHR, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged End of Life Care, End of Life Care Profiles, End of Life Care Research, Environments for Care at End of Life, InstantAtlas Metadata Guide, InstantAtlas™ Mapping Software, Key Performance Indicators (KPI): End of Life Care, National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, NEoLCIN: National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, PCT Clusters, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), Treatment at End of Life | Leave a comment

Sustainable Health and Social Care For Commissioners / Health and Wellbeing Boards (SCIE)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This briefing from Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) offers commissioners, and members of health and wellbeing boards, a summary of the “policy and operational drivers” for a sustainable development approach to the design and delivery of health and … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Birmingham’s Climate Change Adaptation Partnership, Climate Change and Vulnerable People Project, Commissioners, Coventry City Council, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Integration, Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), NHS Sustainable Development Unit, Personalisation, Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Sustainable Health and Social Care, Sustainable Social Care Programme, Think Local Act Personal, UK Climate Change Act (2008) | Leave a comment

Recent Briefings on Integrated Health and Social Care (SCIE)

Posted on May 14, 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 updated research briefing from Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) entitled “Factors that promote and hinder joint and integrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Barriers to Integration, Health and Social Care Integration, Integrated Care, Integration, Principles of Integration, Service Integration, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) | Leave a comment

New Intelligence on End of Life Care in England (National End of Life Care Intelligence Network)

Posted on May 13, 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 latest report from the National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) called “What do we know now that … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Association of Palliative Medicine / Specialist Advisory Council, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Care in General Hospitals, Dignity Therapy, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, End of Life Care, End of Life Care for People with Dementia, Environments for Care at End of Life, EOL, EPaCCS, General Hospitals, Gold Standards Framework (GSF), Gold Standards Framework After Death Analysis, Hospice Care, Inpatient Hospital Care: Last Year of Life, Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), Methylnaltrexone, National Care of the Dying Audit Hospitals (NCDAH) Round 3, National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, NEoLCIN: National End of Life Care Intelligence Network, New Intelligence on End of Life Care in England (2012), Palliative Care, Palliative Care Funding Review, Place of Death, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Primary Care: Last Year of Life, Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF), Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), Social Care, Specialist Palliative Care, VOICES Survey: East Berkshire and the Isle of Wight | 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

Acute Hospital Care for Older People: Leadership, Culture Change and Quality (Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing / NIHR SDO)

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Attempts to ensure high quality and dignified care for vulnerable groups of service users, such as frail older people and those with dementia, have been an enduring challenge for nearly 50 years in the NHS. Indeed, a range of … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, NIHR, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 2006), 2008), 2009), Age Discrimination, Ageism, Avery Healthcare Group Ltd., Bed-Blockers, Culture Change, Dignity, Dignity and Nutrition Reports, Dignity Challenge (Social Care Institute for Excellence, Dignity in Dementia, Dignity Nurses, Dignity: At the Heart of Everything We Do Campaign (RCN, Enriched Environments, Frequent Flyers, Impact of Pace, Impoverished Environments, Incurables, Institute of Work Psychology (University of Sheffield), Leadership, Metrics to Meaning, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Nursing Team Climate, Older Peoples’ Rehabilitation and Assessment (OPRA), Organisational Culture and Climate, Patient-Centred Care, Patients Not Numbers; People Not Statistics (Patients’ Association, Person-Centred Care, Personal Social and Psychological Implications of Illness, Poor Law Institutions, Rapid Assessment and Discharge Scheme (RADS): Pace Exemplified, Relationship-Centred Care, Senses Framework, Shaping Culture, Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing (University of Sheffield), Sue Ryder Centre for the study of Supportive Palliative and End of Life Care (University of Nottingham), The Productive Ward, Toolkit for Culture Change: Rearranging Deckchairs on the Titanic, Urgency: the Enemy of Importance, Workhouses | Leave a comment

Acute Care Toolkit: Improving Care for Frail Older People (Royal College of Physicians)

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This is the third in a series of acute care toolkits. It recommends procedures for the initial assessment on admission, and later Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGAs), as ways to improve the care of frail older patients. The toolkit has … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), Guidelines, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Dementia, Incontinence, Acute Care, Falls, Delirium, EOL, Acute Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Integrated Care, Hospital Emergency Departments, Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, BGS, British Geriatrics Society, EoLCP: End of Life Care, Integration, Immobility, Acute Care Toolkits (RCP), Improving Care for Frail Older People, RCP: Royal College of Physicians, Initial Assessment on Hospital Admission, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Acute Medical Units (AMUs), Geriatric Liaison Teams, Clinical Assessment of Frail Older People, Frailty Syndromes: 30-Second Guide, Polypharmacy, Urgent Care Axis: Points for Intervention (Jay Banerjee’s Silver Book), The Silver Book, Whole Systems Approach, Models of Care: Age-Related Models, Models of Care: Integrated Models, Models of Care: Needs-Related Models, Geriatric Liaison Services in the AMU, High-Quality Acute Care (RCP Toolkit), Handover | Leave a comment

Evidence Supports Intentional Rounding (King’s College London)

Posted on April 27, 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 January 2012 the Prime Minister made calls for higher standards of nursing care and compassion. One of his main … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Rounds, Comfort Rounds, David Cameron, Four P’s: (Positioning; Personal Needs; Pain; Placement), Harm Free Care Campaign, Hospital Pathways Project, Hourly Ward Rounds, Intentional Rounding, Kings College London, National Nursing Research Unit, Proactive Patient Rounds, Studer Group, Time to Care, Ward Rounds (Nurses Inspection Regime) | Leave a comment

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards in England 2010/11 (Care Quality Commission)

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s second annual report on deprivation of liberty safeguards has identified that some care homes and hospitals are failing to meet their obligations on liberty safeguards. The safeguards regarding the deprivation of liberty are intended … Continue reading →

Posted in CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, NHS Choices, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospitals, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission, CCQ, Deprivation of Liberty Applications, Deprivation of Liberty Authorisation Rates, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), General Hospitals, Independent Hospitals, Mental Health Act Commissioners, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre (IC), Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding and Medicines, Safeguarding in the NHS, Shared Lives and Supported Living Schemes, Staff Awareness, Staff Training, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

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