Tag Archives: Length of Stay (LoS)

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

Hospital Hotels: Patient Hotels to Ease Strain on Hospital Wards? (BBC News)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary It is estimated that 30,000 patients each year are kept in hospital despite being well enough to be discharged, particularly elderly patients waiting for a place in a nursing home and people with dementia. Based on figures from 2010, … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Average Length of Stay (Hospitals), Baroness Sally Greengross (APPG on Dementia), Barriers to Integration, BBC Health News, Bed Days, Bed Occupancy, Bed Use (Acute Hospitals), Bed-Blockers, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Hospital Beds, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Hotels, Impact of Dementia on Length of Stay, Inpatient Beds, Length of Stay (LoS), NHS England, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), Over-Crowded Hospital Wards, Patient Care, Patient Discharge, Patient Flows, Patient Hotels, Patient Safety, Patient Transfers, University College London Hospitals (UCLH) | Leave a comment

NHS Facts and Figures: Interactive Charts on Performance and Funding (Nuffield Trust)

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

Summary The Nuffield Trust has produced charts on NHS performance and funding, using publicly available data. “This series of interactive charts illustrates key data on health care spending, hospital activity, performance, prescribing, and NHS staffing and other resources, for England … Continue reading →

Posted in For Researchers (mostly), Mental Health, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Bed Occupancy, GPs, Hospital Beds, Inpatient Beds, Length of Stay (LoS), Mortality, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, Northern Ireland, Prescriptions, Referral-to-Treatment (RTT) Waiting Times, Spending on Health and Social Care, Waiting Times, Wales | Leave a comment

Support for Commissioners of Dementia Care (NICE)

Posted on April 6, 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 issued a guide to support commissioners, clinicians and managers in the commissioning of high-quality evidence-based care for people with dementia and their carers. The NICE support for commissioning dementia … Continue reading →

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D:Kit Self-Assessment Resource Pack (DAA’s Right Care Call to Action to Create Dementia-Friendly Hospitals)

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

Summary The D:Kit Self-Assessment resource has been compiled using a comprehensive and up-to-date collection of resources in order to support acute hospitals in meeting the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA)‘s Right Care Call to Action to Create Dementia-Friendly Hospitals. It reflects the National CQUIN for … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Carers UK, Dementia Action Alliance, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Admiral Nurses, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Agreed Care Plans, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Assessment and Diagnosis, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Bradford Teaching Hospital, Bradford Teaching Trust, Bradford University Dementia Group, Butterfly Scheme, Care in General Hospitals, Care Plan, Care Planning, Carer’s Assessment, Carers Northern Ireland, Carers UK Guide to Coming Out of Hospital, Carers UK Guide to Involving and Consulting Carers, Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Core Care Plans: Discharge Pathway with MDT Involvement, CQUIN Dementia Goal, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals (Dementia Action Alliance), D:KIT: NHS Self Assessment Resource for Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia And Carers: Workers' Resource, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Champions, Dementia CQUIN, Dementia Design Audit Tool, Dementia Diagnostic Assessment Form, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia UK, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Dementia: Workers and Carers Together, Diagnosis and Assessment, Discharge Planning, Distressed Behaviour, Eight Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Excellent Care in a Dementia Friendly Acute Hospital: Evaluation Report, Falls, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, GP Dementia Risk Notification Form, Hospital Discharge, Hospital to Home Care Pack, Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Involving And Consulting Carers: A Guide To Giving Carers An Effective Voice, Kings Fund EHE Assessment tool, Length of Stay (LoS), Mortality, National Audit of Dementia Care, National Dementia CQUIN, Needs Assessments, Needs of Carers, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, NHS Right Care, NHS Self Assessment Resource for Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals: D:KIT, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Support, Pain Management, Personalised Care Planning, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Professor Alistair Burns, QIPP Right Care Programme, RCN, RCN Commitment to Care, RCN Dementia Project, RCN Dementia Resources, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Right Care, Right Care (Invitation Letter), Right Care Programme, Right Care: Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Psychiatrists National Audit Tool, SCIE Dementia Gateway, South West Dementia Partnership Compendium, South West Dementia Partnership Competency Framework, South West Dementia Partnership Learning and Education Resources, Stirling University, Support for Carers, Supporting People with Dementia and Their Carers in Health and Social Care, Yorkshire Outdoors | Leave a comment

The Right Care: Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals (Department of Health)

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

Summary The Department of Health has written to acute trusts reminding them of a campaign run by the Dementia Action Alliance which urges hospitals to become dementia-friendly. Hospitals are requested to commit to becoming dementia-friendly during March 2013. This letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Care Minister Norman Lamb, CQC's Care Update 2013, CQUIN Dementia Goal, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals (Dementia Action Alliance), D:KIT: NHS Self Assessment Resource for Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia CQUIN, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report, Francis Report, Length of Stay (LoS), NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, NHS Self Assessment Resource for Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals: D:KIT, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Professor Alistair Burns, Right Care, Right Care (Invitation Letter), Right Care Programme, Right Care: Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Sir David Nicholson | 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

Health Policy Under the Coalition Government (King’s Fund)

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This review examines the coalition government’s policies on health care and summarises emerging performance issues. Full Text Link Reference Gregory, S. Dixon, A. Ham, C. [Eds] (2012). Health policy under the coalition government: a mid-term assessment. London: The King’s … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), King's Fund, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Long-Term Care: Projections, Alcohol Consumption, Care Quality Commission, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Clinical Effectiveness, Coalition Government, CQUIN Frameworks, Efficiency, Equity, Future Healthcare, Future Long-Term Care Costs, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health Policy, Health Promotion, Length of Stay (LoS), Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Mortality, Mortality Rates, National Dementia CQUIN, NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHS Mandate, NHS Outcomes Framework, Obesity, Patient Experience, Patient Experience Research, Patient Safety, QIPP, Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), Smoking, Strategic Clinical Networks, User Experience | Leave a comment

European Health at a Glance: 2012 (OECD)

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report includes key indicators, from across 35 European countries, which summarise health status, determinants of health, health care resources and activities, quality of care, health expenditure and financing. The indicators selected … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alcohol Consumption, Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Average Length of Stay (Hospitals), Avoidable Admissions, Epidemiology, European Community Health Indicators (ECHI), European Health, European Union (EU), Finance, Financial Context, Financial Issues, Financing of Health Care, Health Expenditure, Health: Financing, Hospital Beds, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Mortality, Hospital Mortality Rates, International Comparisons, Length of Stay (LoS), Life Expectancy, Men vs. Women (Diseease Prevalence), Mortality, Obesity, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Overweight, Prevalence of Dementia, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Public Health, Smoking, Social Epidemiology | Leave a comment

Competitive Integration in the NHS (Policy Exchange)

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This report from the Policy Exchange think-tank asserts that NHS funding arrangements encourage acute hospitals to admit patients instead of trying to treat patients at a community level or in their own homes. It shows that by international standards … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute and Community Service Provider Integration, Adult Social Care, Anticipatory Care Planning and Integration, Barriers to Integration, Care Integration, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Integration, Clinically Integrated Systems, Community Care, Competitive Integration, Conditions for Integration, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Financial Fragmentation in the NHS, Functional Integration, Funding and Admissions, GP Practice, GPs, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, Health Reform, Hospital Admission Rates, Hospital Admissions Income, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Integration, Integration of Health Promotion and Illness Intervention, Length of Stay (LoS), Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Models of Care: Integrated Models, Multi-Agency Integration, NHS Reform, Perverse Incentives, Policy Exchange, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Principles of Integration, Public Service Reform, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Reform, Service Integration, Social Care, Surplus Capacity in the NHS, Systemic Integration, Whole System Demonstrator (WSD), WSD: Whole System Demonstrator Programme | Leave a comment

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