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Tag Archives: Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward
Dementia Care at New Cross Hospital Wins National Patient Safety Award (Health Service Journal and Nursing Times)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary Innovative work to improve hospital care for patients with dementia has resulted in the Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust (RWHT) … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, Standards, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards, Dementia Ward, Health Service Journal (HSJ), New Cross Hospital Dementia Care Bundle, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, Patient Safety Awards 2012, Physical Illness and Dementia Ward, Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward, RWNHST
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Nutritional Care of Patients with Dementia in the Acute Setting (Complete Nutrition)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 11, June 2012]. Summary This article discusses the role of the dietitian in an acute hospital working with dementia patients. It outlines various causes of … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, New Cross Hospital Dementia Outreach Service, NHS, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Aspiration Pneumonia, Association for Dementia Studies, Autonomy (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Beneficence (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Complete Nutrition, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia Outreach Team, Dementia Ward, Dietetic Input, Dietetics, Dieticians, Down’s Dementia, Dysphagia, Enteral Feeding, Ethical Framework for PEG Placement, Hydration, Justice (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, NHS West Midlands, Non-Maleficence (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Nutrition and Hydration, Nutrition Support, Nutritional Care in the Acute Setting, Nutritional Support, PEG Placement, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG), Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward, Quality of Life (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, Specialist Macmillan Dietitian, Speech and Language Therapy (SALT), Susan Merrick, Susan Merrick (Specialist Macmillan Dietitian), Tube Feeding, University of Worcester, Worcester University
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A Neglected Gem: The Dementia Friendly Hospital (Presentation Slides)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 7, February 2012]. Summary This freely-available but under-publicised set of presentation slides gives a professionally produced and graphically pleasing summary of the background, philosophy, personnel and … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital Dementia Outreach Service, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Action Network (DAN), Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Ward, General Hospitals, Grace Hampson (Project Manager of the New Cross Hospital Dementia Project), Matron Karen Bowley, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, Outreach Dementia Service, Physical Illness and Dementia Ward, Professor Dawn Brooker, Professor Dominic Upton, Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward, University of Worcester, Worcester University
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Interior Design at the New Cross Hospital’s Physical Illness and Dementia Ward (World Interior Design Network)
[A version of this abstract appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 9, April 2011]. Summary The World Interior Design Network (WIDN) trade paper / website, serving the global interior design community, has published a brief feature article about … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Local Interest, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, Quick Insights, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross, Dementia Ward, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, Physical Illness and Dementia Ward, Plan for £30m Wolverhampton Dementia Care Centre, Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, RWNHST, Wolverhampton City Council
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New Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward: the Business Case
Excerpt A proposal has been established for the redesign and refurbishment of a designated dementia ward which will be sited in the old ESS ward opposite EAU. D7 will move into the dementia ward, supervised by Dr. Daryl Leung. There … Continue reading
