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Category Archives: For Researchers (mostly)
Probably of interest to Researchers.
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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Professor Alistair Burns and Professor Martin Rossor Talk on Dementia Research (Department of Health, Dementia)
Summary In this Department of Health video web blog post, Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) talks to Professor Martin Rossor from the Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN) about dementia research. Read more and view … Continue reading →
Posted in Department of Health, For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, NIHR, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Animal Research, BioBank (National Cohort), Care Homes Research: ENRICH Resource, Dementia Research Proposals, Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), DeNDRoN: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network, Enabling Research in Care Homes (ENRICH), ENRICH: Care Homes Research Resource, Memory Clinics, National Institute for Health Research, NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, Participation in Research, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Martin Rossor (DeNDRoN), Research Careers, SDO (National Institute for Health Research), Translational Research
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Who Benefits Most From Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)? (University College London)
Summary The study investigated the factors which predict who is likely to benefit from Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST). Two hundred and seventy-two people with dementia took part in a 7-week CST intervention and were assessed pre-treatment and post-treatment. Results were also … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEIs), AChEIs, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), CST: Patient Response Factors, Mental Health Sciences Department (University College London), North East London NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Martin Orrell, Quality of Life Indicators, Reality Orientation, Reminiscence, UCL: Department of Mental Health Sciences, University College London
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PM’s Challenge On Dementia, Part 3: Dementia Friendly Communities and Improving Dementia Research (Department of Health, Dementia)
Summary In this Department of Health video web blog posting, Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) talks, in his third web blog video on the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, about the creation of dementia-friendly communities and efforts to improve … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, NIHR, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease: Early Detection by Brain Scan, Brain Scans, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), David Cameron, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), ESRC, National Institute for Health Research, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Alistair Burns
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Recent Briefings on Integrated Health and Social Care (SCIE)
[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
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Tagged Barriers to Integration, Health and Social Care Integration, Integrated Care, Integration, Principles of Integration, Service Integration, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
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New Intelligence on End of Life Care in England (National End of Life Care Intelligence Network)
[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
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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
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Delirium: Evidence Update (NHS 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
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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
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Acute Hospital Care for Older People: Leadership, Culture Change and Quality (Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing / NIHR SDO)
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
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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
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EVIDEM: Evidence-Based Interventions in Dementia (National Institute for Health Research)
Summary Evidence-Based Interventions in Dementia (EVIDEM) is a database devoted to changing practice regarding dementia care in the community, and developing and testing interventions from early recognition to end of life. EVIDEM is a consortium of academic and NHS professionals. … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, End of Life Care, For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, NHS, NIHR, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust, EOL, EVIDEM: Evidence-Based Interventions in Dementia, Evidence-Based Interventions in Dementia (EVIDEM), National Institute for Health Research, NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, Steve Iliffe: Professor of Primary Care for Older People; University College London, University College London
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End of Life Care: Methods Review (School for Social Care Research, London School of Economics and Political Science)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary This NIHR review provides an overview of the numerous research methods which have been used in end of life care … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, End of Life Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, NIHR, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Annual Quality Assurance Assessment (AQAA) Reports, Assessment of Pain for People Dying With / From Dementia, Carers, Comfort Assessment in Dying (CAD-EOLD), Dementia and Discomfort, Dying, End of Life Care, End of Life Care Research, End of Life in Dementia Scales (EOLD), Evaluating End of Life Care, Health and Social Care, Hospice Care, Kings College London, London School of Economics and Political Science, Methods Review, Mortality, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NEoLCN Resource, Outcomes, Palliative Care, Place of Death, Satisfaction with Care at the End-of-Life (SWCEOLD), School for Social Care Research (SSCR), Short Observational Work For Inspection (SOFI), Social Care, SSCR Methods Review, Symptom Management at the End-of-Life (SM-EOLD), University of Kent, University of Manchester, University of York
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