Tag Archives: Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs

Government’s Care Bill 2013-14 (HM Government / Department of Health)

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

Summary The Care Bill aims to modernise the law and put people’s wellbeing at the heart of the care and support system. The first reading of this bill took place in the House of Lords on May 9th 2013. There are three … Continue reading →

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Online Training for Stroke Care Teams and a Patient Information Brochure (Wessex HIEC / University of Central Lancashire)

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

Summary Wessex HIEC (Southampton University and the Wessex Stroke Forum Clinical Leads Group for ESD) and local networks have developed a resource to assist earlier hospital discharge for stroke care patients with the support of community-based teams. This online training … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), NHS, Patient Information, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Community Rehabilitation, Community Rehabilitation Teams, Discharge, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Support, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Early Supported Discharge Teams, Elderly Rehabilitation Services, ESD: Early Supported Discharge, Hospital Discharge, Integrated Discharge Process, Patient Discharge, Post-Discharge Activities, Post-Discharge Support, Poststroke Rehabilitation, Reablement, Reablement Services, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services, Southampton University, Specialist Community Rehabilitation Teams, Stroke Care Teams, Stroke Rehabilitation, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), University of Central Lancashire, Wessex HIEC, Wessex Stroke Forum Clinical Leads Group for ESD | Leave a comment

Medication Reconciliation and Patient Understanding on Hospital Discharge (Journal of General Internal Medicine)

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Since adverse drug events upon hospital discharge are common and sometimes serious, this US study investigated the prevalence of medication reconciliation. It found that medication reconciliation and patient understanding (or carer’s understanding, possibly in the case of dementia patients) … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), International, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Adverse Drug Events, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Drug History, Errors: Prescribing, Failed Discharges, Hospital Discharge, Integrated Discharge Process, Medication Accuracy, Patient Admission, Patient Counselling, Patient Discharge, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), United States, Yale-New Haven Hospital | Leave a comment

Hospital2Home Resource Pack for Housing and Care Integration (Housing LIN / Healthcare Today UK)

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary A resource pack has been developed to support cross-sector co-operation across housing, health and social care. The “Hospital2Home” … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, ADASS, Age UK, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged ADASS Housing Network, Age-Friendly Communities, All Partly Parliamentary Group (Housing & Care for Older People) Inquiry, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BGS, British Geriatrics Society, British Red Cross, Care & Repair England, Care and Repair, Care and Repair England, Care Integration, Chartered Institute of Housing, College of Occupational Therapists, Community Occupational Therapy Interventions, Department for Communities and Local Government, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Extra Care Housing, Foundations, Health and Social Care Integration, Healthcare Today UK, Home from Hospital Services, Hospital Discharge, Hospital to Home (Hospital2Home), Hospital2Home Resource Pack, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing for Older People, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing With Care, Integrated Discharge Process, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integration, Jeremy Porteus, Local Government, Local Government Association: LGA, Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, New Realities Limited, Occupational Therapists, Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPPs), RCN, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Sheltered Housing Schemes, Task and Finish Groups | Leave a comment

Re-Prioritisng Ward Rounds (BBC News / RCP / RCN)

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

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary Ward rounds are being neglected in some hospitals, to the detriment of patients, largely due to the lack … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, BBC Health News, Communication, Decision Making, Dignity, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Engagement, Engaging Patients, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Hospital Discharge, Interdisciplinary Teams, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multidisciplinary Teams, Patient Counselling, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Patient-Centered Care, Protecting Vulnerable People, RCN, RCP, Record-Keeping, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Shared Decision-Making, User Involvement, Vulnerable Adults, Ward Rounds | Leave a comment

Breaking News: Evaluation Report Published for Excellent Care in a Dementia Friendly Acute Hospital (University of Worcester, Association for Dementia Studies)

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

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary We have just this week learned that the final evaluation of the New Cross Hospital Dementia Project … Continue reading →

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National Audit of Intermediate Care Report 2012 (NHS Benchmarking Network, British Geriatrics Society)

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary Unnecessary hospital admissions and longer acute hospital stays by the frail and elderly need to be reduced significantly in order … Continue reading →

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Emergency Hospital Beds: Variations in Use by Patients Over 65 (King’s Fund)

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 1, August 2012]. Summary This King’s Fund report explores variations in the use of hospital beds by patients aged over sixty-five years and who … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Acute Hospitals, Acute Provider Performance, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Bed Use (Acute Hospitals), Clinically Integrated Systems, Commissioner Behaviour / Relationships, Community Care, Community Care Beds and Services, Community Factors, Community Nursing, Community Support Services, Community Support Team, Demand-Side Factors, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Bed Use, Emergency Hospital Beds, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, General Hospitals, GPs, HCHS: Hospital and Community Health Services Needs Index, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, HES: Hospital Episode Statistics, Hospital and Community Health Services (HCHS) Needs Index, Hospital Beds Use: Variations, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Hospital Factors (Supply Side), Hospital Transition Between Home and Supported Accommodation, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Commissioning Support, Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Integration, Length of Stay (LoS), Local Authority and Social Care, Local authority Care Supply and Capacity, NHS Devon and South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Office for National Statistics’ (ONS), Patient Factors (Demand Side), Primary Care, Rurality, Social Care, South Devon Healthcare Community, Supply-Side Factors, Supported Accommodation, System Relationships Factors, Torbay Care Trust, Urban PCTs, Whole Systems Approach | Leave a comment

Draft Care and Support Bill (HM Government)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary The draft Care and Support Bill proposes new simplified legislation covering adult care and support, replacing the existing more complex … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Assessments, Care and Support Bill, Care Funding, Care Integration, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Support, Carers, Deferred Payments, Direct Payments, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Draft Care and Support Bill, Family Carers, Funding Reform, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Education England, Health Research Authority, HEE: Health Education England, Hospital Discharge, HRA: Health Research Authority, Independent Living Fund, Integration, Local Education and Training Boards, Needs Assessments, Needs of Carers, Personal Budgets, Public Bodies Act 2011, SAB: Safeguarding Adults Boards, Safeguarding Adults Boards, Social Care, Support for Carers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

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