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Tag Archives: Identification and Referral
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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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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Great Western Ambulance Service: Initiatives in Dementia Identification
[A version of this abstract appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 9, April 2011]. Abstract Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust has been involved in raising awareness among ambulance crews so that they may better help patients with dementia. Ambulance … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Ambulance Crews, Dementia Identification, Great Western Ambulance Service, Identification and Referral, Referral, South West Dementia Partnership
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More Information on the Take Heart Project (NHS Local)
Summary The Take Heart project does not aim to improve people’s memory. Instead, it helps people with suspected dementia to understand the causes of their condition and provides advice and information to help control contributory cardiovascular factors. 97 per cent of the people referred … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, NHS, Patient Information, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alerter Checklist, Identification and Referral, Mental Health Care, NHS Local, Referral, Rehabilitation Team: Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Social Services, Social Workers, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council's Rehabilitation Team, Take Heart Project
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Social Workers Help Spot Potential Dementia Patients (NHS Local)
Summary The Take Heart project in Stoke-on-Trent is introduced in this NHS Local web page. This project offers support and advice to people who show early signs of developing dementia. The identification and referral of “at risk” patients by professionals … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, NHS, Patient Information, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alerter Checklist, Dementia Indicators, Identification and Referral, NHS Local, Potential Dementia Patients, Referral, Rehabilitation Team: Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Social Workers, Stoke-on-Trent, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council's Rehabilitation Team, Take Heart Project
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