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Nutritional Care of Patients with Dementia in the Acute Setting (Complete Nutrition)

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

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 →

Antipsychotic Drugs in Dementia: Best Practice Guide (RCN)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

Over 60s Account for Half of Hospital Admissions Income (NHS Information Centre)

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

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) | Leave a comment

Hospital Discharge and BAME Carers (Carers UK)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Hospital discharge can present difficulties for carers; often particularly so for black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) carers as it may be assumed they will care for their own and / or where communications with family members may be … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Carers UK, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BAME Carers, BAME Challenges, Community Care (Delayed Discharge etc) Act (2003), Discharge Planning, Hospital Discharge, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge) | 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

Falls Prevention: New Approaches to Integrated Falls Prevention Services (NHS Confederation)

Posted on May 11, 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 This Briefing (No.234) from the NHS Confederation and the Ambulance Service Network summarises the findings and recommendations from a workshop … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ambulance Service Network (ASN), BBC Health News, Community Health Services Forum, Falls, Falls and Fracture Prevention in NHS South Central, Falls and Fractures, Falls and Syncope Service (FASS), Falls Assessment, Falls Prevention, Falls Reduction, Fragility Hip Fractures, Hip Fractures, Integrated Falls Prevention Services, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Newcastle Integrated Falls Pathway, NHS Confederation, North East Falls Prevention Strategy, Reduction in South Central (FRISCy) Group, Secondary Prevention of Falls | Leave a comment

Delirium: Evidence Update (NHS Evidence)

Posted on May 10, 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 This April 2012 “Evidence Update” on Delirium presents a summary of selected new evidence of relevance to the NICE (2010) … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, National, NHS Evidence, NICE Guidelines, Systematic Reviews | Tagged Benzodiazepines, Bright Light Therapy, CG103, Confusion (Delirium), Delirium Abatement Programme (DAP), Delirium Evidence Update, Delirium Prevention, Delirium Prevention and Management, Evidence Uncertainties, Haloperidol, Interventions to Prevent Delirium, Melatonin, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE Clinical Guideline CG103, Olanzapine, Pain Management, PRE-DELIRIC (Prediction of Delirium in ICU Patients), Risperidone, Rivastigmine, Think Delirium | 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

Severe Dementia Care: Homes Try Namaste Approach (BBC Health News)

Posted on May 5, 2012 by Dementia Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Research into provision of the best care possible for patients with advanced dementia who are terminally ill is relatively under-supported, so leading health charities are urging the Prime Minister to include this as a priority within his “dementia challenge”. Their efforts appear not to have gone … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care Homes, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia UK, End of Life Care, Jo Hockley (Consultant Nurse), Namaste: Honouring the Spirit, National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), Palliative Care, Park Avenue Care Home (Bromley; Kent), Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Social Care, Sooth the Senses, St Christopher’s Hospice, Sue Ryder | Leave a comment

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