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Safe Staffing Alliance Warning on Hospital Nurses Staffing Levels (BBC News)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Safe Staffing Alliance has issued a warning about hospital ward staffing levels in England. The recommended nursing staff to patients ratio is thought to be 1 to 4, but is reported that hospital wards regularly have registered nurses looking after eight patients; which could be unsafe … Continue reading →

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Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments: Planning and Design (Department of Health)

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Department of Health report offers guidance on the new build, or redesign, of A&E departments. This comprehensive document reminds clinicians and planners that consideration for patients with dementia and their carers can contribute to their feelings of safety … Continue reading →

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Keogh Review Visits for Lowest Performing 14 “Mortality Outlier” Hospitals (NHS England)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Experienced teams of doctors, nurses and patient representatives are to visit 14 hospital trusts where mortality ratios have shown higher-than-expected rates for the past two years. as part of NHS England‘s Keogh review. “…intelligence held by different organisations across the NHS … Continue reading →

Hospital Hotels: Patient Hotels to Ease Strain on Hospital Wards? (BBC News)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary It is estimated that 30,000 patients each year are kept in hospital despite being well enough to be discharged, particularly elderly patients waiting for a place in a nursing home and people with dementia. Based on figures from 2010, … Continue reading →

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Safari Rounds to Locate Lost Hospital Patients? (BBC News)

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary More news and allegations arising from the RCN’s Annual Conference in Liverpool. It has been asserted that hospital over-crowding and pressures on A&E occasionally reach the point that patients may get “lost” in UK hospitals when they are switched from ward to ward. Consultants then … Continue reading →

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NHS Constitution for England Updated (Department of Health)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary An updated NHS Constitution has been released to coincide with publication of the Department of Health’s official response to the Francis Inquiry report, “Patients first and foremost”. The NHS Constitution encapsulates the principles and values of the NHS in … Continue reading →

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Patients First and Foremost: Government Response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Public Inquiry Report (Department of Health)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The government’s official response to the Francis Inquiry report, entitled “Patients first and foremost” was published today. It defines the Department of Health‘s commitment and action plan for the health and care system. The main recommendations / resolutions include: Ofsted-style ratings for hospitals … Continue reading →

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Future Nurses Required to Train as Care Assistants Initially (BBC News)

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Department of Health‘s response to the Francis Inquiry Report is likely to include recommendations that nurses will be required to spend time performing duties such as washing and dressing, in the apprenticeship role of healthcare assistant, before embarking upon their degree training. There is … Continue reading →

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Interprofessional Working for Community-Dwelling Older People (NIHR SDO)

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) report relates to research into interprofessional working to support older people living at home with complex illnesses and disabilities. The researchers examined how professionals work together and how they might best work … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Avoidable Admissions, Care Homes, CCGs, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care (CRIPACC), Chronic Care, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Community Care, Community Support Team, Emergency Readmissions, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health Care Needs of Care Home Residents, Integrated Teams, Inter-Professional Working (IPW), Interdisciplinary Teams, Interprofessional Working, IPW Models (Case Management Collaboration and Integrated Team) Case Management, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Multidisciplinary Teams, Multiple Health Issues, Multiple Needs, Multiple-Morbidities, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), NHS Culture, NIHR, NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Programme, Older People, Palliative Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Primary Care, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Residential Care Homes, Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), Social Care, Social Care Professionals, Team Working, TOPIC: inTerprofessional Working for Older People In the Community, University of Hertfordshire, Unplanned Hospital Admissions | Leave a comment

Assessing the Quality of NHS Hospitals (MHP Health Mandate)

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary How do you measure quality in the NHS? This report offers an approach to obtaining an “at a glance” overall assessment of NHS hospital quality in England using a Quality Index. The MHP Health Mandate’s findings are: Many of … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Researchers (mostly), MHP Health Mandate, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Aggregate Quality Ratings, Annual Health Check, Calculating the Quality Index, Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, General Hospitals, Hospital Performance, Mapping Quality, MHP Health Mandate Quality Index, National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), National Audit of Dementia Care, Overall Quality of NHS Hospitals, Quality, Quality measures | Leave a comment

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