Tag Archives: Integration

Dying Well at Home: Integrated Working (SCIE)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) guide is about enabling people to die at home when they wish, and improving the quality of their care. Sections of the guide, online, comprise: Recommendations. Choosing to die at home. Dying … Continue reading →

Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: Annual Progress Report (Department of Health)

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

Summary This report gives an account of progress in the first year of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. The achievements against the three main areas of the challenge are described, with progress reports from the three Dementia Challenge Champion … Continue reading →

Benefits of Integrated Care: Findings from 16 Integrated Care Pilots in England (RAND Europe)

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This RAND Europe evaluation report summarises the results from 16 different pilot projects sponsored by the Department of Health to explore ways of integrating patient care from different local providers. Local decision-makers should not underestimate the challenges involved in … Continue reading →

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Integrated Care and Support: Landmark Shared Commitment (Department of Health)

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

Summary This Department of Health framework document on the integration of health and social care establishes the agreement to create “joined-up” care. It explains how multi-agency working in local areas can use existing structures to bring together Local Authorities, the … Continue reading →

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Shared Commitment Between NHS and Local Government Leaders to Integrate Care (BBC News)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Figures from Age UK, based on analysis of government statistics, show that elderly hospital patients face increasing delays for social care help before they can be discharged. Hospital patients awaiting discharge typically wait for more than 30 days on average … Continue reading →

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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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Improving the Allocation of Health Resources in England (King’s Fund)

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

Summary This paper explores models of health resource allocation in the NHS and how resource allocation is expected to work post-April 2013. Full Text Link Reference Buck, D. [and] Dixon, A. (2013). Improving the allocation of health resources in England: How … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Global Perspectives on Ageing, Population Growth and Healthcare (KPMG)

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The “Something to teach, something to learn” report examines the challenges for international health systems in finding strategies to cope with rapidly growing and ageing populations. The perspectives of 22 countries are considered. Despite the differences internationally, underlying common … Continue reading →

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Integrated Dementia Care: the Eight Pillars Model of Community Support (Alzheimer Scotland)

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

Summary Dementia affects the lives of 84,000 people in Scotland. Alzheimer Scotland’s “Eight Pillars” model was designed to facilitate the integration of health care interventions with social care interventions in Scotland. This report defines an integrated, comprehensive and evidence-based approach … Continue reading →

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