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Category Archives: Statistics
Carey Mulligan Supports Dementia Awareness-Raising Campaign (BBC News)
Summary A Yougov poll, commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Society, indicates that more than four out of 10 people know – or have known – someone with dementia. The survey also indicates strong concern about dementia across all ages, not least amongst the young. … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Awareness, Awareness Raising, BBC News, Carey Mulligan, Dementia Awareness Week 2012, Dementia Awareness-Raising Campaign, Remember the Person, Saga Homecare: Dementia Awareness Week™, YouGov
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Over 60s Account for Half of Hospital Admissions Income (NHS Information Centre)
Summary Information released by the NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre indicates more than half of the income hospitals get for admissions attracting a mandatory tariff under the national Payment by Results (PbR) system comes from dealing with people … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Hospitals, Emergency Admissions, Funding and Admissions, General Hospitals, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Hospital Admission Rates, Hospital Admissions Income, Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES) PbR Data, National Mandatory Tariffs, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre, NHS Information Centre, Payment by Results (PbR)
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Secondary Uses Service (NHS Information Centre)
Summary The Secondary Uses Service (SUS) is healthcare data warehouse which provides access to anonymous patient-based data for purposes other than direct clinical care. This facilitates reporting and analysis to support the NHS in the delivery of healthcare services, including: Healthcare planning. Commissioning … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Core Data Warehouse, eDQRS (Electronic Data Quality Report Service), Hospital Episodes Statistics (HES), NHS Comparators, NHS Connecting for Health, NHS Information Centre, Payment by Results (PbR), RTT KPI Guidance, Secondary Uses Service (SUS), SUS Data Quality Dashboards, SUS Data Warehouse, SUS Extract Mart (SEM), SUS Payment by Results (PbR)
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Dementia: a Public Health Priority (WHO / ADI)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary There are approximately 35.6 million people living with dementia worldwide today. This number is likely to double by 2030, and … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged 10/66 Dementia Research Group, 10/66 Dementia Research Group (ADI), ADI, Advocacy and Advice Services, Alzheimer’s Disease International Kyoto Declaration (2004), Alzheimer’s Disease International’s 10/66 Dementia Research Group, Awareness Raising, Burden of Dementia, Civil Society Initiatives, Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Dementia Policies Plans and Strategies, Early Stage Dementia Care Support Requirements, Early Stage Dementia Symptoms, Eight Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Epidemiology, Late Stage Dementia Care Support Requirements, Late Stage Dementia Symptoms, mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP), mhGAP: mental health Gap Action Programme (WHO), Middle Stage Dementia Care Support Requirements, Middle Stage Dementia Symptoms, National and Subnational Dementia Policies and Plans, Prevalence of Dementia, Seven-Stage Model for Planning Dementia Services, Six Stages of Acceptance of Dementia, Social Epidemiology, Stages of Acceptance of Dementia, Supporting People with Dementia (Common Core Principles), WHO, WHO's Evidence Resource Centre (mhGAP), Young Onset Dementia (YOD)
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Dementia 2012: National Challenge (Alzheimer’s Society)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary This report presents the Alzheimer’s Society’s new evidence on the experiences of people with dementia; in particular the results of … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Respite Care and Breaks, Age-Friendly Cities, Autonomy and Choice, Awareness Raising, Carers’ Breaks, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Choice and Control Over Decisions, Connected Communities Project, David Cameron, Dementia 2012: National Challenge (Alzheimer's Society), Dementia Café Network, Dementia Cafes, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia Without Walls Project, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Information and Advice, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of People with Dementia, Keeping Active, Manchester: Age Friendly City, Peer Support Services, Plymouth Dementia Action Alliance (PDDA), Plymouth University Dementia Research, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Respite Care, Short-Term Breaks, Social Epidemiology, Stigma, Support for Carers, Support Stay Save (Report), Supportive Communities, University of Plymouth’s Dementia Research team (PDRT), Valuing Older People (VOP), YouGov
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Spotlight on Dementia Care (Health Foundation)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary The Health Foundation’s “Spotlight on Dementia Care” report, written by Matrix Evidence, assembles a huge volume of statistical evidence, good … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care in General Hospitals, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Cognitive Stimulation Therapy at Dementia Academy in Norfolk, Community Care, Comparative Costs of Community Care, Costs, Costs of Dementia Care, Costs of Social Care for Older People, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Metrics, Dementia Quality Standards, Dementia Skills Gap, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Enriched Opportunities Programme, Epidemiology, General Hospitals, Guidance for Commissioners, Health and Social Care, Health Foundation, Home and Community Care Services, Information and Metrics, Integrated Care, MAGDR, MAGDR: Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research, Manchester Health and Social Care Trust, Matrix Evidence, Memory Clinics, Memory Services, Mersey Care NHS Trust, Mind the Gap, Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research (MAGDR), National Guidance and Quality Standards, NICE Guidelines Dementia, Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health Foundation Trust, Norfolk Clinical Academy for Dementia, Personal Social Services, Prescribing, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Prevalence of Dementia, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Research Funding, Social Care, Social Epidemiology, Social Services, Spotlight on Dementia Care, Transforming General Hospital Care, Typical Dementia Care Pathway
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Health and Social Care Bill: List of the Organisations For and Against? (Guardian.co.uk)
Summary Regarding the Health and Social Care Bill which was passed earlier this week, here is a complete list of those organisations which were for and against. Read more: Health and social care bill: who’s against (and for) it? Full list visualised (Guardian.co.uk).
Posted in Department of Health, In the News, National, NHS, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Allied Health Professions Federation, British Geriatrics Society, British Psychological Society, Health and Social Care Bill, NHS Alliance, NHS Health and Social Care Bill, Patients Association, Royal College of GPs, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, UK Faculty of Public Health, Unison, Unite
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Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures 2012 (Alzheimer’s Association)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 8, March 2012]. Summary This report from the Alzheimer’s Association provides a statistical summary of United States data concerning Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as … Continue reading
Posted in International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms, Alzheimer's Disease: Diagnosis, Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Disease: Causes, Alzheimer’s Disease: Death Rates by Age (US), Alzheimer’s Disease: Duration of Illness from Diagnosis to Death (US), Alzheimer’s Disease: Facts and Figures 2012, Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors, Alzheimer’s Disease: Treatment, Caregiving (Carers), Dementia: Definition and Specific Types, Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Mortality, People with Dementia Who Live Alone, Prevalence of Dementia, Projections (US), Racial and Geographic Disparities (US), Statistics, Survival After Diagnosis of Dementia, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Use and Costs of Hospice Care (US), Use and Costs of Long-Term Care Services (US)
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