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Nutritional Care of Patients with Dementia in the Acute Setting (Complete Nutrition)
Summary This article discusses the role of the dietitian in an acute hospital working with dementia patients who may have a reduced ability and desire to eat and drink resulting in a decline in their nutritional status. The article outlines … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Dementia Project, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, RWHT Authorial Affiliation, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
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Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Aspiration Pneumonia, Association for Dementia Studies, Autonomy (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Beneficence (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Complete Nutrition, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia Outreach Team, Dementia Ward, Dietetic Input, Dietetics, Dieticians, Down’s Dementia, Dysphagia, Enteral Feeding, Ethical Framework for PEG Placement, Hydration, Justice (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), New Cross Hospital, New Cross Hospital Dementia Outreach Service, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, NHS West Midlands, Non-Maleficence (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Nutrition, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutrition Support, Nutritional Care in the Acute Setting, Nutritional Support, PEG Placement, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG), Person-Centred Care, Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward, Quality of Life (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, Specialist Macmillan Dietitian, Speech and Language Therapy (SALT), Susan Merrick, Tube Feeding, University of Worcester, Worcester University
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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)
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 →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Apprenticeships, Auditing, B & H Care, Bronze to Platinum Training Programme (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council), Carebase, Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Common Induction Standards (CIS), Cornwall Adult Social Care Learning Partnership, Dementia Awareness Week 2012, Dementia Care Mapping, Diploma in Health and Social Care, Eight Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Health and Social Care, House of Memories (National Museums: Liverpool), Jewish Care, Learning and Development for Social Care Workers Supporting People with Dementia, Management Induction Standards (MIS), National Museams Liverpool, Nottingham City Council, PAS 800: Dementia Care Mapping, PSS, Qualifications and Credit Framework, Quantum Care, Skills for Care, Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Skills for Health, Social Care, Social Care Workers: Skills for Supporting People with Dementia, Social Care Workforce, Supporting Dementia Workers, Supporting People with Dementia (Common Core Principles), Sussex Dementia Workforce Development Group, Sussex DWDG, Sussex Health Care, Training the Social Care and Health Workforce, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Training
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National and Regional CCG Maps (NHS Commissioning Board)
Summary The NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB) has published national and regional maps showing the proposed geographical boundaries for CCGs. Full Text Link Reference Clinical Commissioning Groups in England: proposed geographical boundaries. London: NHS Commissioning Board, 2012.
Special Support for Dementia Sufferers in Scotland (BMJ)
Summary Everybody in Scotland newly diagnosed with dementia is guaranteed one year’s support, minimum. The one year post-diagnosis support will be delivered by a named individual who has been trained to help sufferers and their families understand the illness, manage … Continue reading →
Posted in National, International, For Doctors (mostly), Universal Interest, UK, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Diagnosis, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Scotland, Quick Insights
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Tagged Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia Champions, Alzheimer Scotland, British Medical Journal (BMJ), BMJ, Post-Diagnostic Support, Specialist Dementia Nurses, Edinburgh, Nicola Sturgeon (Scotland’s Health Minister), Henry Simmons (Chief Executive of Alzheimer Scotland)
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End of Life Care Primary Care Trust Profiles (National End of Life Care Programme)
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
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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
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Wandering Prevention Device (Lok8u Ltd)
Summary A local company (Lok8u Ltd) has launched a dementia wandering prevention device. This wrist mounted GPS / GSM / RF device may be used in the home and out and about. The main advantages of this equipment is that … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest
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Tagged Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Freedom Watch (Wandering), GPS/GSM Devices, Lok8u Ltd (Bromsgrove UK), RF Receiver and Watch, Stuart Bowden-Rooke, Wandering, Wandering in Dementia, Wandering Prevention Devices
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Antipsychotic Drugs in Dementia: Best Practice Guide (RCN)
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
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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
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Benefits of Independent Advocacy (Dementia Advocacy Network)
Summary This document reports 16 stories which have been selected to demonstrate the benefits that independent advocacy can have for the lives of people with dementia. The stories illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding of the advocates. These stories also indicate … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, Advocacy for Mental Health & Dementia: A4MHD (Leeds), Advocacy for Older People (Bedford), Advocacy Plus (London), Advocacy Plus London Ltd, Age UK (Wirral), Alzheimer’s Society (Belfast), Alzheimer’s Society (Nottingham), Appointeeship, Befriending, Care Packages, DAN: Dementia Advocacy Network, Dementia Advocacy Network (Dan), Dementia Concern (London), Devon & Torbay IMCA Service, East Hampshire Advocacy Scheme, EKTA Project Action for Asian Elders AND Carers (London), Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA), John Ellerman Foundation, Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Health Independent Support Team (Bolton), NHS Continuing Healthcare, Safeguarding of Adults Alert, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA), Sectioning under the Mental Health Act, Westminster Advocacy Service for Senior Residents: WASSR
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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
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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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Memory Clinics and GPs Compared for Effectiveness of Dementia Follow-Up Care (BMJ)
Summary This multicentre randomised controlled trial examined the effectiveness of post-diagnosis dementia treatment and coordination of care by memory clinics compared with that offered by general practitioners. Nine memory clinics and 159 general practitioners in the Netherlands were involved, studying … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged AD-Euro Study, Alzheimer Centre Amsterdam, Alzheimer Centre Limburg (Maastricht University Medical Centre), Alzheimer Centre Nijmegen, BMJ, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Catharina Hospital (Eindhoven), Centre Land van Cuijk (Boxmeer), Effectiveness of Dementia Follow-Up Care, Elkerliek Hospital (Helmond), English National Dementia Strategy, Gelderse Vallei Hospital (Ede), Memory Clinics, Memory Clinics and GPs Compared, National Dementia Strategy, Netherlands, Nijmegen Medical Centre, PLASA Study, Post-Diagnostic Support, Radboud University Department of Geriatrics, Rijnstate Hospital (Arnhem), Slingeland Hospital (Doetinchem), VU Medical Centre Amsterdam
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