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Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy (Dementia Action Alliance / Wolverhampton City Council / Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This page on the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA)‘s website clarifies Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy. “The Joint Dementia Strategy developed by Wolverhampton City Council and Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust sets out how the city will meet the objectives identified … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Hospital, New Cross Hospital Dementia Outreach Service, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Admissions, Angela Rippon, Association for Dementia Studies, Avoidable Admissions, Care Fit For VIPS, Care Homes, Carers Support Group, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Citizens’ Journey, Clinical Commissioning, CMHTs, Co-Production, Community Gateway, Creating Dementia Friendly Communities Conference (Wolverhampton), Creating Dementia Friendly Communities in Wolverhampton, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Critique and Evaluation of Dementia Care at New Cross Hospital, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Action Network (DAN), Dementia Café Live, Dementia Cafés (Wolverhampton), Dementia Care in Wolverhampton, Dementia Care Matters, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Opera Project, Dementia Outreach Team, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly City, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Demographics, Developing Dementia Friendly Wolverhampton, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Gemma Hammond (New Cross Dementia Carers Support Group), Grand Theatre (Wolverhampton), Improving Standards in Care Homes, Joint Dementia Strategy for Wolverhampton, Joint Dementia Strategy Steering Group (Wolverhampton), Julie Willoughby (Consultant Nurse: Dementia Services at Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust), Mapping of Universal and Preventative Services, National Dementia Strategy: Wolverhampton’s Forward Plan, Penn Hospital, Prevalence of Dementia, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Dawn Brooker, Putting People First, Reablement, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Safe Places, Santosh Kumari (Wolverhampton City Council), Santosh Kumari: Joint Commissioning Officer; Wolverhampton, Services in Wolverhampton, Specialist Dementia Nurses, Statistics, Support for Carers, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, University of Worcester, VIPS Framework of Dementia Care, VIPS Standards, West Midlands Dementia Action Alliance, Wolverhampton Carers’ Strategy, Wolverhampton City Council, Wolverhampton City Council: Joint Dementia Strategy Steering Group, Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust, Wolverhampton Dementia Action Alliance, Wolverhampton Local Authority, Wolverhampton Partnership Executive Board, Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust, Wolverhampton Science Park, Wolverhampton Social Services, Wolverhampton UK, Wolverhampton: Dementia Friendly City, Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy, Worcester University | Leave a comment

Demand on Accident and Emergency Services Unsustainable? (BBC News)

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Levels of demand on NHS accident and emergency departments in England have been described as unsustainable by David Prior, the head of the Care Quality Commission. Mr Prior has suggested there is a need for a diversion of resources from hospital services towards greater investment … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accident and Emergency Departments: Planning and Design, Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Avoidable Admissions, BBC Health News, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCGs, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), College of Emergency Medicine, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, General Hospitals, GPs, Health Care Reform, Home and Community Care Services, Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments, Hospital Admission Rates, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, NHS Reform in England, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Primary Care, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Public Service Reform, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Reform, Unplanned Hospital Admissions | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in National, NHS, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Universal Interest, Standards, Acute Hospitals, UK, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Patient Care Pathway, For Social Workers (mostly), Quick Insights, Person-Centred Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment | Tagged Acute Care, National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, General Hospital Care, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Hospital Emergency Departments, Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Design Council, Emergency Admissions, Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, University College London, Design for People with Dementia, Acute Hospitals, Whole Systems Approach, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Redesigning Services, Emergency Care, Commissioning Urgent and Emergency Care for Older People, Commissioning an Integrated Emergency Department (A&E), Integrated Emergency Department (A&E), Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU), Service Redesign, Emergency Services, National Audit of Dementia Care in Hospitals 2011, Whole Systems Redesign, Emergency Preparedness, Patient Flows, Hospital Accident and Emergency Departments, Accident and Emergency Departments: Planning and Design, Emergency Departments: Planning and Design, College of Emergency Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Bartlett, SINTEF: Norway, Equality Act 2010, Health Building Notes (HBN), Tidal Flow, Whole Systems Design, Design Thinking, Design-Led Techniques, Violence in Accident and Emergency Services, Aggression in Accident and Emergency Services, Design for Public Good | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Barriers to Integration, BBC Health News, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dignity, Dignity in Dementia, Emergency Admissions, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Emergency Departments, Patient Admission, Patient Care, Patient Discharge, Patient Experience, Patient Flows, Patient Safety, Patient Transfers, Patients Lost in Hospitals (RCN Allegation), Queue Nurses, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Nursing's Annual Conference, Safari Rounds, Stacking Nurses, Unplanned Hospital Admissions | Leave a comment

Transforming Health Care: Ten Priorities for Commissioners (King’s Fund)

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This paper outlines priorities for commissioners in the NHS, with a view to changes to the healthcare system from April 2013. “The ageing population and increased prevalence of chronic diseases require a strong re-orientation away from the current emphasis on acute and episodic care towards … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Age and Ageing, Ageing Population, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACS), Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), Avoidable Admissions, Care and Support White Paper 2012, Care Management, Clinical Commissioning, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Task, Elective Admissions, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Emergency Services, EOL, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, High Quality Commissioning, Integrated Commissioning, Intermediate Care Teams, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medication Errors, Mental Health and Wellbeing, NHS England, NHS Reform, Outcome-Based Commissioning, Place of Death, Prescription Management, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Primary Prevention, Priorities for Commissioners (King's Fund), Public Health Reform, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Secondary Prevention, Self-Care, Self-Management, Social Care Reform, Unplanned Hospital Admissions | Leave a comment

Whole Systems Demonstrator Programme: Inconclusive Effect of Telehealth on Quality of Life and Psychological Outcomes (BMJ)

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This British Medical Journal articles reports the most recent results from the trial assessing the effect of second generation, home based telehealth on health-related quality of life, anxiety, and depressive symptoms over 12 months in patients with long term … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, Depression, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Anxiety, BMJ, Brief State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, City University London, Cornwall, Diabetes, Elective Admissions, Emergency Admissions, EQ-5D), Health Related QoL (SF-12, Heart Failure, HRQoL: Health-Related Quality of Life, Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, Kent, London School of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Treatment, Minimal Clinically Important Differences (MCIDs), Mortality Rates, Newham, Patient Reported Outcomes, Quality of Life Indicators, Quality of Life Research, School of Health Sciences: City University London, University of Manchester, University of Oxford, University of Southampton, Whole System Demonstrator Programmes, Whole Systems Demonstrator Telehealth Questionnaire Study, Whole Systems Demonstrator Telehealth Trial, Whole Systems Redesign, WSD: Whole System Demonstrator Programme | Leave a comment

Care Management Programs Reduce Hospital Admissions and Readmissions in Chronically Ill and Vulnerable Patients (Commonwealth Fund)

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Three USA-based case studies are used to illustrate the potential of care management programs for reducing preventable hospital admissions and readmissions by improving the coordination of care and patient transitions. Full Text Link Reference McCarthy, D. Cohen, A. and … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest | Tagged Admissions, Avoidable Admissions, Bridging Activities, Care Planning, Care Transitions, Care Transitions of Older People, Choice Health Plans (USA), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Commonwealth Fund, Community-Based Rehabilitation Services, Community-Based Support, Discharge Planning, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Innovations in Care Transitions, Managing Transitions, Palliative Care, Personalised Care Planning, Post-Discharge Activities, Post-Discharge Hotlines, Post-Discharge Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Risk Stratification, UCSF Medical Center, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s (VNSNY), Vulnerable Adults | Leave a comment

Alternative Pathway Integrating Housing, Care and Support (National Housing Federation)

Posted on January 14, 2013 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, Volume 3 Issue 6, February 2013]. Summary This National Housing Federation report, intended for the attention of local commissioners of health and social care, illustrates the advantages of integrated … Continue reading →

Posted in ADASS, Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accord Housing Association Ltd, ADASS Housing Network, Admissions to Residential Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Alliance Homes, Anchor, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Avoidable Admissions, BCHA, Bedford Citizens Housing Association, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Brighter Futures, Caldmore Housing, Calico Homes, Cambridgeshire County Council, Care & Repair England, CDS Co-operatives, Circle Anglia, Coast & Country Housing, Dane Group, Dolphin Square Foundation, East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Extra Care Housing, ExtraCare Charitable Trust, Family Mosaic, Gentoo Group, Guinness, HACT, Halton Housing Trust, Hanover, Hanover Housing, Havebury Housing Association, Health and Housing Partnerships, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Select Committee Report on Social Care, Home from Hospital Services, Home Group, Housing 21, Housing 21's Dementia Specialist Community-Based End of Life Nurse, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Providers, Huntingdonshire District Council, IN Business for Neighbourhoods, Integrated Care Pathway, Integration, Integration of Housing Care and Support, Jeremy Porteus, Kingswood NHS Assessment and Treatment Unit, Leicester City Council, Leicester City Council Adult Social Care, Leicester City Council Supporting People, Liverpool PCT, Local Authorities, Local Government Association, Look Ahead, Mencap, Metropolitan Borough Council, MHA Care Group, Midland Heart, Moat, Moxley Court, National Housing Federation, National Housing Federation: Dementia and Housing Working Group, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group, North Somerset Council, One Housing Group, Orbit Group, Osborne Homes, Peabody Housing Trust, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Redcar & Cleveland Council, Retirement Housing, Riverside, Scope, Service Integration, Short-Term Intermediate Housing, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Swan, Synergy, Temple Place, Tower Hamlets Community Rehabilitation and Recovery Service, Viridian, Warrington Health Consortium, Westminster Social Services, Willow Housing, Yarrow | Leave a comment

Full-to-Bursting Hospitals Pose Potential Dangers (BBC News / Dr Foster / NHS Choices)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The latest Dr Foster Hospital Guide for 2012 indicates that most hospitals in England are “full to bursting”, resulting in potentially dangerous environments for patients. It has been estimated that hospitals should run optimally at around 80-85% capacity to allow room to cope … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, NHS Choices, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, Bed Days, Bed Occupancy, Bed Use (Acute Hospitals), Behind the Headlines, Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dr Foster, Dr Foster Hospital Guide, Dr Foster's My Hospital Guide: Efficiency & Mortality, Emergency Admissions, General Hospitals, Generalised Hospital Mortality, Health and Social Care Integration, Hospital Beds, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Integration, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mortality, Mortality Rates, My Hospital Guide: Efficiency & Mortality, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventable Hospital Mortality, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Service Integration, Total Bed-Days in Hospital, Urinary Tract Infection | Leave a comment

Survey Suggests Adult Social Care Worsening Under Cut-Backs (BBC News)

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary More than 85% of respondents to a survey by Age UK and the College of Social Work said that care for vulnerable older people has been suffering because of funding cuts. This survey of 200 social workers suggests that the impact … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Survey, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, BBC Health News, College of Social Work, Councils, Dignified Care, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Local Authorities, Local Councils, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Social Work, Social Workers | Leave a comment

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