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Safe Staffing Alliance Warning on Hospital Nurses Staffing Levels (BBC News)

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Safe Staffing Alliance has issued a warning about hospital ward staffing levels in England. The recommended nursing staff to patients ratio is thought to be 1 to 4, but is reported that hospital wards regularly have registered nurses looking after eight patients; which could be unsafe … Continue reading →

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Safari Rounds to Locate Lost Hospital Patients? (BBC News)

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary More news and allegations arising from the RCN’s Annual Conference in Liverpool. It has been asserted that hospital over-crowding and pressures on A&E occasionally reach the point that patients may get “lost” in UK hospitals when they are switched from ward to ward. Consultants then … Continue reading →

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More From the RCN’s Annual Conference in Liverpool (BBC News)

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

Summary Nurses feel they are being targeted and treated unfairly. More “fall-out” from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)’s Annual Conference in Liverpool: Read more: BBC News: Is nurse training plan a stupid idea?. Reference Triggle, N. (2013). Is nurse training plan … Continue reading →

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Nurses’ Energies Mis-Directed on Non-Essential Paperwork? (BBC News)

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary A Royal College of Nursing (RCN) poll of 6,000 nurses has found that 17.3% of their working hours (i.e. more than one-sixth of their working week) is occupied doing non-essential paperwork and administrative support work such as filing, photocopying and ordering supplies. … Continue reading →

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Putting Patients First: NHS England’s Business Plan for 2013/14 – 2015/16 (NHS England)

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary NHS England has published a business plan oriented towards putting patients at the entre of improving care. “Putting patients first: the NHS England business plan for 2013/14 – 2015/16” is a three-year plan for measuring health and care service performance using … Continue reading →

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Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Vision and Strategy (Department of Health)

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Making a Difference in Dementia strategy recognises the “unique and specialist contribution” that nurses can make in the care of people with dementia. The vision / strategy demonstrates the 6Cs for dementia care (Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment) … 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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“This is Me” Tool (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The “This is Me” information tool supplies staff with summary information about the person with dementia as an individual, with unique needs, preferences, likes, dislikes and interests. The “This is Me” leaflet has been updated to give it wider relevance for people with dementia receiving … Continue reading →

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Quality Standards in Nutritional Care: a Toolkit for Commissioners and Providers in England (BAPEN)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The British Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) toolkit, entitled “Malnutrition matters: meeting quality standards in nutritional care – a toolkit for commissioners and providers in England”, contains guidance on defining relevant, measurable outcomes related to nutritional care … Continue reading →

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Hospital2Home Resource Pack for Housing and Care Integration (Housing LIN / Healthcare Today UK)

Posted on October 28, 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 A resource pack has been developed to support cross-sector co-operation across housing, health and social care. The “Hospital2Home” … Continue reading →

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