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The State of Caring 2013 (Carers UK)

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This report presents the results of a survey of over 3,000 carers across the UK. Many carers struggle without advice or support, and find that caring affects their health, finances and careers adversely. Carers UK proposes five challenges to … Continue reading →

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Personal Budgets and Health: a Review and a Summary (PRUComm / Department of Health)

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

Summary The UK Government is committed to the use of personal health budgets for health service users. This follows an evaluation of the pilot programme 2009-2012 and relates to a wider personalisation agenda in health and social care reform in … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Australia, Canada, Care Planning, CCGs, Centre for Health Services Studies, Centre for Health Services Studies: University of Kent, CHC: NHS Continuing Healthcare, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Continuing Healthcare Framework (NHS CHC), Direct Payment, Direct Payment Support Services, Direct Payments, Empowerment, Europe, Funding Reform, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Health and Social Care Services, Health Care Reform, International Programmes, Managing Personal Health Budgets, NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC), NHS Reform, Payment Reform, Peoplehub, Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Health Budget Team (Department of Health), Personal Health Budgets, Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Personal Health Budgets Peer Networks, Personal Health Budgets Pilot Sites, Personal Health Budgets Resources, Policy Research Unit in Commissioning and the Healthcare System, PRUComm, Social Care Reform, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, United States, University of Kent | Leave a comment

Agenda for Later Life 2013 (Age UK)

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Age UK report explores the challenges facing older people today, looking at both the over-65s and people approaching later life. Section headings include: Key indicators for later life. Challenges and opportunities for 2013. Later life with attitude. … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, National, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Age Action Alliance, Age and Ageing, Age Discrimination, Age UK’s Agenda for Later Life, Ageing, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Ageism, Attitudes to Ageing, Avoidable Admissions, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), BME: Black and Minority Ethnic, Emergency Readmissions, Finance, Financial Issues, Financial Planning, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Services, Health and Wellbeing, Healthy Life Expectancy, Home Care, Home Care Support, Human Rights, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy of Older People, Lifestyle, Money Matters, Pensions and Savings, Personal Finances, Poverty, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Indicators, Quality of Life Research, Travel, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Volunteering, Work and Learning | Leave a comment

Using NICE Guidance and Quality Standards to Improve Practice (NICE)

Posted on April 27, 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 produced this guide on the effective use of NICE guidance into day-to-day practice. It helps in assessing how well each organisation is implementing NICE’s recommendations, and how to move forwards. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NICE Guidelines, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adoption of Evidence into Practice, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Adult Social Care Services, Best Practice, CCG Legal Duty, Evidence into Practice, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Delivery Models, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Services, Local Government, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Constitution, NHS Outcomes Framework, NICE, NICE Guidance, NICE Pathways, NICE Quality Standards, NICE Social Care Guidance and Standards, NICE Social Care Quality Standards, NICE Social Care Standards, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Regulatory Requirements, Social Care, Supporting Adoption of Evidence into Practice | Leave a comment

Five Hours a Day: Systemic Innovation for an Ageing Population (NESTA)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This report explores the impact of ageing on society and what this might mean in terms of innovation. Nesta proposes taking a systematic look at how people live in the context of changing demographics, looking especially at issues which … Continue reading →

Posted in National, International, For Doctors (mostly), For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Universal Interest, Standards, Community Care, UK, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Patient Care Pathway, For Social Workers (mostly), Quick Insights | Tagged Staying Independent, Living at Home, Care at Home, Public Service Reform, Health Care Reform, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Intergenerational Relations, Innovation, Economic Questions, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Costs, Health Economics, Health and Social Care Integration, Care Integration, NHS Reform, Health Reform, Care Funding, Housing for Older People, Integrated Commissioning, Future Long-Term Care Costs, Home Care, Health and Social Care Services, Integrating Outcomes, Retirement Housing, Health and Social Care Delivery Models, Integration, Reform, Demographic Time-Bomb, Ageing, Ageism, Social Policy and Society, People Powered Health (NESTA), Adult Social Care Funding, General Housing, Social Housing, Funding Reform, Independent Living, Life Expectancy, Public Health Reform, Diffusion of Innovation, Non-Involvement, Personal Finances, Social Care Funding, Care4Care, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Demographic Change and Public Services, Aging, Active Involvement Groups, Future Health, Future Social Care, Future Healthcare, Future Funding Models, Future Trends Analysis, Demographics, Economic Modelling, People Powered Health Programme, Independent Living At Home, Age and Ageing, Social Economics, Fairer Care Funding, Funding of Care and Support, Integration of Housing Care and Support, Future Trends, Sustainable Funding, Social Demographics, Economic Sustainability, Social Care Reform, Housing Policy, Staying at Home, Whole Systems Redesign, Healthy Life Expectancy, Working for Longer, Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Ageing, Lack of Preparedness for Ageing, The Current NHS Model is Outdated, Innovation for an Ageing Population, NESTA, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA), Housing, Five Hours a Day, Purposeful Work, Planning for Life, Living Room, Encore Careers: USA, The Amazings: UK, The Experience Corps: USA, Men in Sheds: Australia, Men in Sheds, Tyze Personal Networks: Canada and UK, Social Prescribing: UK, Meals with Mates: Australia, Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI), Shared Lives Plus: UK, Product and Service Innovation, Political Innovation, Market Innovation, Cultural Innovation:, Systematic Experimentation, Policy Innovation, Innovation Infrastructure | Leave a comment

Ready for Ageing? (House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change)

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary A recent report from the Select Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change warns that Government and society at large are unprepared for ageing. A broad range of policy areas are addressed, with comprehensive analyses of the potential impact … Continue reading →

Posted in National, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Universal Interest, Standards, Acute Hospitals, Community Care, UK, Statistics, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Patient Care Pathway, For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, Practical Advice, Management of Condition, BBC News, Integrated Care | Tagged Office for National Statistics, ONS, Staying Independent, Living at Home, Care at Home, Good Practice Standards, Baroness Sally Greengross (APPG on Dementia), Public Service Reform, Health Care Reform, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Intergenerational Relations, Economic Questions, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Costs, Health Economics, International Longevity Centre, Extra Care Housing, Health and Social Care Integration, Care Integration, NHS Reform, Health Reform, Care Funding, Housing for Older People, Integrated Commissioning, Future Long-Term Care Costs, Home Care, Health and Social Care Services, Integrating Outcomes, Retirement Housing, Health and Social Care Delivery Models, Integration, Reform, Demographic Time-Bomb, Housing Providers, Ageing, Healthcare at Home, Ageism, Intergenerational Mingling, Intergenerational Cohesion, Social Policy and Society, Adult Social Care Funding, General Housing, Housing21, Public Health Funding, Social Housing, Funding Reform, Independent Living, Office for National Statistics’ (ONS), Life Expectancy, Public Health Reform, Personal Finances, Social Care Funding, Dying at Home, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Demographic Change and Public Services, House of Lords Committee on Public Service and Demographic Change, Intergenerational Fairness, Intergenerational Solidarity, Aging, Future Health, Future Social Care, Future Healthcare, Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), Future Funding Models, Future Trends Analysis, Demographics, Economic Modelling, Independent Living At Home, Age and Ageing, Social Economics, Fairer Care Funding, Funding of Care and Support, Integration of Housing Care and Support, Future Trends, Sustainable Funding, Social Demographics, Economic Sustainability, Social Care Reform, Housing Policy, Staying at Home, Pensions and Savings, Healthy Life Expectancy, Working for Longer, Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Ageing, Lack of Preparedness for Ageing, Unpreparedness for Ageing, The Current NHS Model is Outdated | Leave a comment

Health and Care System Struggling Over Dementia (BBC News / CQC’s Care Update 2013)

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

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has concluded that the health and social care system in England is struggling to cater for the needs of people with dementia. It has found that both hospitals and care homes have been failing … 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, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Burden of Dementia, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Transitions, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), CQC Review of Home Care Services 2013, CQC's Care Update 2013, CQUIN Dementia Goal, Dehydration, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Champions, Dementia Identification, Dementia Thematic Review, General Hospitals, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Services, Health Episode Statistics, Home Care, Home Care Services: CQC Survey, Hospital Inspections, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, Impact of Dementia on Care Services, Impact of Dementia on Hospital Mortality, Impact of Dementia on Hospital Readmission, Impact of Dementia on Length of Stay, Impact of Dementia on Patients in Hospital, Independent Healthcare, Integration of Health and Social Care, Length of Stay (LoS), Managing Transitions, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mortality Rates, NHS Workforce, Place of Death, Pressure Sores, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Residential Care Homes, Social Care, Social Care Reform, Social Care Workforce, Staff Awareness, State of Care 2011/12 Report, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Unrecorded Cases of Dementia, Urinary Infections, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

Consultation on NICE Social Care Standards (Department of Health)

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

Summary The Department of Health is consulting care users, families and carers, service commissioners, care providers and staff about all aspects of social care. This is part of a review of the topics for inclusion in NICE social care guidance and standards. The comprehensive set of NICE … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Community Care, Department of Health, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Attachment and Permanence, Community Rehabilitation, Continuing Care, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Experiences, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Services, Homeless Older People, Homelessness and Ill-Health, Incontinence, Integration of Health and Social Care, Learning Disabilities, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Medicines Management, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE, NICE Quality Standards, NICE Social Care Guidance and Standards, NICE Social Care Standards, Patient Experience, Personal Experience of Dementia, Pressure Sores, Reablement, Reablement Services, Service User Experience, Sexuality, Social Care, Social Care Provision, Social Care Quality Standards, Social Care Standards, Social Isolation, Substance Misuse, Urinary Incontinence, User Experience, Vision for Social Care, Young Carers | Leave a comment

Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice Programme (Department of Health)

Posted on October 3, 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 The Department of Health has launched the Developing Care Markets for Quality and Choice Programme (DCMQC) to help … Continue reading →

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Quality of Care and Support / Caring For Our Future (Department of Health)

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary In addition to Provider Quality Profiles (PQPs), the Department of Health is planning to introduce a range of new tools to help deliver better quality services and to improve the care people receive / experience. Recognised quality schemes in development, … Continue reading →

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