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Changes Needed in the Care Bill for Carers (Carers UK)

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

Summary This Carers UK briefing covers amendments which the charity has requested regarding the UK Government’s Care Bill, published last week. “Carers UK has warmly welcomed the Draft of the Bill, published last year, but we have also called for a number of … 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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Draft Care and Support Bill Report: Session 2012-13 (BBC News / House of Commons Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill)

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

Summary Even with the new cap on elderly care costs to be introduced in 2016, people at large will need a Government information and awareness-raising campaign to help them to understand their liabilities in terms of the potential lifetime costs … 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 →

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The Right Care: Improving Care for People with Dementia (Department of Health / NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement / Dementia Action Alliance)

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, in partnership with the Dementia Action Alliance, is launching a … Continue reading →

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Audit Commission Indicates Potential £300m Social Care Assessments Savings (BBC News / Audit Commission)

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary English councils performed approximately 1.8m assessments of people’s needs and reviews of their care during 2010/11, at a cost of about £2.2bn; which is around 12% of gross spending on adult social care. Councils in England could save £312m annually on … Continue reading →

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Draft Care and Support Bill (HM Government)

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary The draft Care and Support Bill proposes new simplified legislation covering adult care and support, replacing the existing more complex … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Assessments, Care and Support Bill, Care Funding, Care Integration, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Support, Carers, Deferred Payments, Direct Payments, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Draft Care and Support Bill, Family Carers, Funding Reform, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Education England, Health Research Authority, HEE: Health Education England, Hospital Discharge, HRA: Health Research Authority, Independent Living Fund, Integration, Local Education and Training Boards, Needs Assessments, Needs of Carers, Personal Budgets, Public Bodies Act 2011, SAB: Safeguarding Adults Boards, Safeguarding Adults Boards, Social Care, Support for Carers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Six Further Smart Guides on Engagement (NHS Networks)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary There are now ten booklets in the “Smart guides to engagement” series. This series of slim guides has been written for persons working in or with clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). These readable guides provide straightforward advice on all aspects of patient and public engagement. … Continue reading →

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