Tag Archives: Engagement

Use of Social Media Among Patients and Carers (BMJ Open)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary There is a large and growing amount of literature concerning the use of social media by patients and caregivers. The authors of this article proposed to “map” and evaluate the state of the existing literature, with a view to … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Alberta, Alberta Research Centre for Health Evidence: University of Alberta, Australia, Blogging, Blogs, Canada, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Charles Sturt University, Collaborative Projects, Content Communities, Digital Technology, Empowerment, Engagement, Evaluation of Social Media Use, Experiences, Facebook, Faculty of Education: Charles Sturt University, Feedback, Microblogs, New South Wales, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), Patient Experience, Patient Feedback, School of Information Studies: Charles Sturt University, Self-Management Education, Service User Experience, Short Message Service: SMS, Smartphones, Social Bookmarking, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Guidance, Social Media Platforms, Social Networking Sites, Social Sharing, Twitter, University of Alberta, User Experience, Video Sharing, Vimeo, Virtual Worlds, Wagga Wagga, YouTube | Leave a comment

Potential Roles of Social Media in the NHS (NHS Employers)

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This NHS Employers briefing shows how social media is becoming central to the effective working of the NHS and argues for a more open and “permissive” approach (coupled with clarity on professional behaviour and the importance of confidentiality). The guidance in “HR and social media in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Barriers to Integration, Barriers to Technology Implementation, Blogging, British Medical Association’s Social Media Guidance, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Continuing Professional Development, Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Digital by Default, Digital Exclusion, Digital First (Formerly Digital by Default), Digital Technology, Empowerment, Engagement, Experiences, Facebook, Feedback, General Medical Council’s Social Media Guidance, Government Digital Service (GDS), Health and Care Professions Council Social Media Guidance, Leadership Via Social Media Platforms, Learning and Professional Development, Linkedin, Microblogging, NHS Employers, Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Social Media Guidance, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Experience, Patient Feedback, Picture Sharing, Professional Sharing, Public Engagement Exercises, RCN's Social Media Guidance, Royal College of General Practitioners’ Social Media Guidance, Service User Experience, Social Bookmarking, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Guidance, Social Media in the NHS, Social Media Platforms, Social Sharing, Staff Engagement, Twitter, User Experience, Video Sharing, Vimeo, YouTube | Leave a comment

Services and Support for People with Dementia Within Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK (APPG on Dementia / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia 2013 “Inquiry into services and support for people living with dementia in the UK within minority ethnic groups” has been investigating the extent to which there may be unique conditions in various … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged African-Caribbean, All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia: 2013 BAME Inquiry, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, APPG Dementia Inquiry 2013, APPG on Dementia, Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, BAME Carers, BAME Challenges, BAME Experiences, Bangladeshi Community, Baroness Sally Greengross (APPG on Dementia), Barriers and Facilitators to Participation, Barriers to Eary Diagnosis, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic Older People, Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Caribbean, Blood Pressure, BME Communities, BME People with Dementia, BME: Black and Minority Ethnic, Charlotte Curran, Chetna Shah, Chinese, Community Perspective, Cuimhne: Irish Memory Loss Alliance, Cultural Relativism, Cultural Relevance, Cultural Sensitivity, Culturally Relevant Services, Dementia Awareness, Demographics, Dr Jo Moriarty, Dr Mina Bobdey, EAWA: Enfield Asian Welfare Association, Enfield Asian Welfare Association, Engagement, Ethnic Health Issues, Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector, ETHNOS, Federation of Irish Societies, Hamid Rehman, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Indian, Inequalities in Health Outcomes, Initial Onset and Diagnosis, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, Link between Stroke and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Mental Health: Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, Minority Ethnic Groups (UK), Negative Stereotypes, Older Ethnic Minority People, Older Irish Community, Omar Khan, Pakistani, Professor Rob Stewart, Runnymede Trust, Services and Support for BAME Communities, Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Isolation, South Asian Community, Stigma, Tower Hamlets Community, Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Welfare Services, White Irish | Leave a comment

Avoiding Unnecessary Hospital Admissions (SCIE Social Care TV)

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

Summary This SCIE Social Care TV video examines how to help reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, concentrating particularly on integrated health and social care for elderly people and those with long-term conditions. Key messages in the narrative indicate: Older people often … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, 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, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Ageing Population, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Care Homes, Care Integration, Commissioning an Integrated Emergency Department (A&E), Community Support, Empowerment, Engagement, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health Care Reform, Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Length of Stay (LoS), Multi-Agency Integration, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Problem Prevention, Reablement, Reablement Services, Rehabilitation, Residential Care Homes, Social Care, Social Care TV, Step Down, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Whole System Demonstrator (WSD), WSD: Whole System Demonstrator Programme | Leave a comment

Patient Experience Overall Measure: Health Statistics Notes and Guidance (Department of Health)

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

Summary Documents have been produced by the Department of Health to supply further technical information, notes and guidance relating to the patient experience overall measure. These guides cover methodology, user engagement in patient experience statistics, and a quality statement on … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Engagement, Feedback, Health Statistics, Measuring Patient Experience, National Patient Survey Programme, National Statistics, NHS Outcomes Framework, Overall Patient Experience Score, Patient Choice, Patient Experience, Patient Experience Measurement System, Patient Experience Overall Measure, Patient Experience Programme, Patient Feedback, Patient Satisfaction, Service User Experience, United Kingdom Statistics Authority, User Experience | Leave a comment

Dementia 2013: the Hidden Voice of Loneliness (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society’s second annual report examines the quality of life for people with dementia. This report concentrates on findings from a survey showing that (i) over half of the general public believe people with dementia lead a poor … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Activities and Engagement, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), ASCOF, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Autonomy and Choice, Care and Support Planning, Care and Support White Paper, Care Homes, Care Planning, Choice, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Coping Mechanisms, Dementia 2013 (Alzheimer's Society), Dementia 2013 Survey, Dementia Café Network, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Supportive Communities, Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), DeNDRoN: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network, End of Life Care for People with Dementia, Engagement, Hidden Voice of Loneliness Report (Alzheimer's Society), Improving Dementia Services in Northern Ireland, Information and Advice, Integrating Health and Social Care Personal Budgets, Lack of Support for People With Dementia, Living Alone with Dementia, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, National Dementia Vision for Wales, Neighbours, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Assembly Executive, Personal Budgets, Pets, Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Planning and End of Life Care, Preventing Loneliness, Quality of Life Indicators, Quality of Life Promotion, Quality of Life Research, Self-Directed Support, Social Contact and Dementia, Social Networks, Support and Coping Mechanisms, Support Networks, User-Controlled Organisations, Welsh Government | Leave a comment

Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia: QS30 (NICE)

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published this quality standard “QS30: Supporting people to live well with dementia”, which covers the care and support of people with dementia. QS30 applies to social care settings and … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, 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, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health Foundation, National, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (2013/14), Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2012/13, Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Assistive Technology, Autonomy and Choice, Care of People with Dementia: Quality Standard, Care Planning, Choice, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Community Empowerment, Dementia Quality Standard, Draft Quality Standard: Social Care, Engagement, Evaluation of Care Models, Extra Care Housing, Housing, Housing Adaptations, Independent Advocacy, Informed Choice, Leisure, Leisure Activities and Social Networks, Living Well With Dementia: Draft Dementia Quality Standard (NICE), Local Advisor, Memory Assessment Services, Memory Clinics, Mental Capacity Act 2005, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Outcomes Framework 2013/14, NICE Quality Standard 1 (QS1), NICE Quality Standard 1. Dementia, NICE Quality Standard 30. Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia, NICE–SCIE Guideline on Supporting People with Dementia and Their Carers in Health and Social Care, Palliative Care, Patient Choice, Personalised Care Planning, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework (2013-16), Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Quality Standard on Care of People with Dementia, Quality Statements, Service User Involvement, Sheltered Housing Schemes, Social and Leisure Needs, Social Care, Social Housing, Supported Accommodation, Supporting People to Live Well With Dementia, Supporting People to Live Well with Dementia: QS30 (NICE), User Involvement | Leave a comment

Dementia Care Patchy: NICE Unveils Standards for Dementia Care in England (BBC News / NICE)

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has assessed the standard of care provided for people with dementia to be ”patchy”. NICE has released the new standard for dementia care in England, including ten standards, covering issues such … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2012/13, Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, BBC Health News, Care Planning, Choice, Community Empowerment, Dementia Quality Standard, Draft Quality Standard: Social Care, Engagement, Evaluation of Care Models, Informed Choice, Living Well With Dementia: Draft Dementia Quality Standard (NICE), Memory Assessment Services, Memory Clinics, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NHS Outcomes Framework, Palliative Care, Patient Choice, Personalised Care Planning, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Quality Statements, Social Care, Supported Accommodation, Supporting People to Live Well With Dementia | Leave a comment

Improving Later Life (Age UK)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This electronic book is a compilation of themed insights, each of the sections being written by various experts in their fields, concerning the best evidence available on the main issues in the health and wellbeing of people aged 85 … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Assistive Technology, BBC News, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (AVA), Achievement: Six Senses, Action on Elder Abuse, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Ageing, Ageing Well, Ageism, Assistive Technology, BBC Health News, Belonging: Six Senses, Care Homes, Care in General Hospitals, Continuity: Six Senses, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Dental Healthcare, Detecting Elder Abuse, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity Code, Elder Abuse, Empowerment, Enabling Technology, Engagement, Exercise, Eye Health, Fourth Age, General Hospitals, Health and Social Care, Heterogeneity, Hospitals, Incontinence, Independence and Relationships, Living Long, Living Well with Dementia, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mentally Stimulating Activity in Old Age, Moderate Exercise, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple Health Issues, Multiple-Morbidities, National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People, Nonagenarians, Oldest Old, Oldest Old Age (Age UK), Oldest Old in the United Kingdom, Patient Involvement, Personalised Care, Personhood, Physical Exercise Programmes, Preconceptions (Misconceptions), Preparing for a Better Later Life, Preventative Care, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Professor Alistair Burns, Purpose: Six Senses, Quality and User Involvement, Regular Exercise, Relationship-Centred Care, Remember the Person, Security: Six Senses, Sedentary Behaviour, Seeing The Person, Senses, Service User Involvement, Significance: Six Senses, Silver Book, Six Senses, Six Senses (Security Belonging Continuity Purpose Achievement Significance), Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Disturbances, Sleep Fragmentation, Sleeping Problems, Social Care, Social Care Provision, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Social Life, Social Networks, Social Relationships, The Silver Book, Urinary Incontinence, User Involvement, Whole Person Medicine | Leave a comment

Alzheimer’s Society Holds Dementia Friends Information Sessions (Department of Health)

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Volunteers across England are now able to sign up for training / awareness sessions to become a Dementia Friend. Over 12,000 people have already registered an interest in becoming a Dementia Friend. Over 60 Dementia Friends sessions and 30 Dementia Friends Champion … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Awareness, Awareness Raising, Campaigning, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Rural Parishes, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Empowerment, Engagement, Office of Civil Society, Preventative Care, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Staff Awareness, User Involvement, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Volunteering, Volunteers | Leave a comment

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