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Tag Archives: Dementia Liaison Services
Mental Health Liaison Services for General and Community Hospitals: Service Specification for Dementia (Department of Health)
Summary This specification was designed to assist commissioners in the delivery of a service to support general and community hospitals in delivering better care to people with dementia. It was released as part of the Dementia Commissioning Pack in mid-2011, … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Assessment and Diagnosis, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Call to Action on Antipsychotic Drugs (Dementia Action Alliance), Care Planning, Checking Medication, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH), Community Hospitals, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Commissioning Pack, Dementia Liaison Services, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital Discharge, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Liaison Service Pathway, Mental Health Liaison Services, Mental Health Liaison Services for Dementia Care in Hospitals, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Team, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychotropic Medication
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Implementation Framework for No Health Without Mental Health (NHS Confederation)
[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary The Government published the ”No Health Without Mental Health” in February 2011; this is a cross-government, all-age strategy … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation), National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Hospitals, ASCOF, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Centre for Mental Health, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Dementia Liaison Services, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Wellbeing Boards, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Implementation Framework Working Group (No Health Without Mental Health), Implementing Recovery Through Organisational Change (ImROC) Programme, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Mental Health Dashboard, Mental Health Liaison Services, MHMDS, MHMDS: Mental Health Minimum Dataset, Mind, NHS Commissioning Board, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHSOF, NHSOF: NHS Outcomes Framework, No Health Without Mental Health, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, No Health Without Mental Health: Implementation Framework, PCT Clusters, PHE: Public Health England, PHOF, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychogeriatric Liaison Team, Public Health, Public Health England, RAID, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID), Rethink Mental Illness, Social Housing, Social Services, Time to Change, Turning Point
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Guidance on National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health)
[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, Falls, 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, CQUIN: NHS Safety Thermometer, 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 CQUIN, NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN 2012/13, NHS Safety Thermometer Goal, NHS Safety Thermometer User Guide, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Referral, Safety Thermometer, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Wounds (Pressure)
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Commissioning Guides: the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary In February 2012 the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health launched four commissioning guides: Primary mental health care. … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged CAMHS Transitions, Commissioning Guides, Dementia Liaison Services, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH), Liaison Services, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Liaison Services, Mental Health Liaison Services for Dementia Care in Hospitals, Practical Mental Health Commissioning: Volume 1 Setting the Scene, Primary Mental Health Care, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Royal College of General Practitioners, Strategic Health Authority Mental Health Leads’ Group, Values-Based Commissioning
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National Dementia CQUIN Coming Soon (Department of Health, Dementia)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 8, March 2012]. Summary The Department of Health is working on a national commissioning for quality and innovation (CQUIN) aimed at improving dementia care in hospitals. This CQUIN is due to … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Assessment, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Assessment, FAR Mnemonic, FAR: Find Assess Refer, Find Assess Refer (FAR), Forgetfulness Question (Memory Assessment), General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Identification and Referral, Memory Clinics, Mental Health Liaison Services for Dementia Care in Hospitals, National Dementia CQUIN, Professor Alistair Burns, Referral
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NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Dementia Strategy
Summary NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly started to prioritise improving dementia care following a county-wide review of services in 2007. The PCT has a three-year strategy to improve dementia care and has established a programme board. Services are jointly commissioned … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Telecare, Universal Interest
Tagged Arts for Health Scheme, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Dementia Strategy, Dementia Liaison Service, Dementia Liaison Services, Dementia Nurse Specialist, Dementia Peer Support Scheme, Dementia Strategy, High Quality Commissioning, Integrated Care Pilot, Memory Clinics, NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Opportunistic Testing, Phone-in Advice (Local Radio), Practice-Based Memory Nurse, World Class Commissioning
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