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Tag Archives: Dehydration
Preventable Deaths Due to Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals (BMJ Quality and Safety)
Summary This retrospective case record review found that incidence of preventable hospital deaths, while lower than previous estimates, is still substantial. This study reviewed estimated life expectancy upon hospital admission, identified problems in care contributing to death and assessed whether … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Adverse Events, BMJ Quality and Safety, Care in General Hospitals, Chief Medical Officer, Dehydration, Department of Health Services Research and Policy, Diagnostic Errors, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Generalised Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Hydration, Imperial College London, Inadequate Drug or Fluid Management, Institute of Health and Society, Institute of Health and Society (Newcastle University UK), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Mortality, National Patient Safety Agency, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13, NHSOF: NHS Outcomes Framework, Patient Safety Incidents, Poor Clinical Monitoring, Preventable Deaths in English Acute Hospitals, Preventable Hospital Deaths, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Retrospective Ccase Record Review (RCRR), US Institute of Medicine Report: To Err is Human
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Quality of NHS and Social Care Declining? (BBC News / Care Quality Commission)
Summary The latest report from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has suggested that the quality of services provided to people across the health and care sectors in England may be beginning to suffer. The report presents a summary of over 13,000 inspections … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Aaron Park Mews, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Provision (CQC), Ageing, Ageism, Airedale General Hospital, Any Qualified Provider (AQP) Programme, BBC Health News, BMI Healthcare, Butterfly Scheme, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality Commission, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Sheffield, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Communication, Community Care, CQC's 16 Essential Standards, Cross-Organisation Learning, Dehydration, Delayed Transfers of Care, Dental Healthcare, Dignity, Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme (CQC), Dignity and Nutrition Reports, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Dementia, Direct Payment, Direct Payments, Discharge Planning, Domiciliary Care, EHRC, Elder Abuse, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Engagement, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Health and Social Care, Health Care Provision, Health Foundation's MAGIC Programme, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Inspections, Human Rights, Hydration, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Independent Community Health Care, Independent Health Care, Independent Hospital-Based Services, Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Lorna House, MAGIC (Making Good Decisions in Collaboration) Programme, MAGIC Programme, Medicine Record-Keeping, Merevale House, NHS Bed Numbers in England, NHS Community Health Care, NHS Complaints Process, NHS Hospital Activity, NHS Hospital-Based Services, Nuffield Health Shrewsbury Hospital, Nursing Homes, Nutrition and Hydration, Patient Complaints, Patient Discharge, Patient Involvement, Patient Referred to as a Task or as a Number, Personal Health Budgets, Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Preventable Hospital Admissions, Primary Dental Care, Primary Medical Services, Reablement, Reablement Services, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Record-Keeping, Residential Care Homes, Safeguarding, Seeing the Task, Self-Funding, Service User Involvement, Social Care, Social Care Workforce, South Tyneside District Hospital, Staff Motivation, Staff Shortages, Staff Training, Staffing (Care Homes), Staffing (Hospitals), Staffing Levels, Task-Centred Care, User Complaints, User Involvement, Whistleblowing, Whiston Hospital, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Planning and Development
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Latest Patients’ Association Report on NHS Care (BBC News / Patients’ Association)
Summary The third annual report on NHS care from the Patients’ Association presents disturbing new examples of poor care, where patients are thought to have been neglected, left in pain and / or without food and water. Read more: BBC New: Action urged … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Nutrition, Patients Association, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Ageism, BBC Health News, Care in General Hospitals, Dehydration, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Dementia, Elder Abuse, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Human Rights, NHS Care, Nutrition and Hydration, Patients Association, Safeguarding
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Dehydration in Older People Awareness Week 2012: DiOPW (NACC)
Summary The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is holding the annual Dehydration in Older People Awareness Week (DiOPW) between June 11th – 17th 2012. “The aim is to draw attention to the importance of good hydration in a care … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Dehydration, Dehydration Can Kill: Powerpoint Presentation, Dehydration in Older People Awareness Week 2012: DiOPW, Dehydration in Older People Toolbox Talk, DiOPW (NACC), Hydration, NACC Dehydration Awareness Week 2012, NACC Dehydration Awareness Week 2012: Golborne High School Winning Poster Design, NACC Dehydration Awareness Week 2012: Water Companies Encourage Sussex Pensioners to Drink More Water, NACC Heat Advice Brochure, NACC: National Association of Care Catering, National Association of Care Catering (NACC), Nutrition and Hydration, Social Care, Spotting the signs of Dehydration: Leeds Leaflet, Warm Weather - Time for a Drink
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Nutritional Optimisation for Older People with Dementia (Nursing Standard)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 7, February 2012]. Summary This article examines interventions to establish and maintain adequate nutritional intake in older people with dementia. The problems of inadequate hydration … Continue reading
Posted in For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, NHS, Nutrition, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Universal Interest
Tagged Advanced Dementia Nutrition, ANH: Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Dehydration, Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme (CQC), Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Nutritional Support
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National Overview of Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme (Care Quality Commission)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 4, November 2011]. Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a summary report about the inadequate standards of care received by older people … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Nutrition, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Care Quality Commission, Dehydration, Dignity and Nutrition Inspection Programme (CQC), Dignity and Nutrition Reports, Hydration
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