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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Alzheimer’s Brain Damage Reversed by Deep Brain Stimulation? (NHS Choices)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 5, December 2011]. Summary Alzheimer’s Disease could be eased by regular small fleeting pulses of electricity. A small safety trial to test “deep brain … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS), Behind the Headlines, Dana Foundation, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), Krembil Neuroscience Discovery Fund, Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Neurological Research and Education Foundation, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Standardised Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (sLORETA), University of Toronto, University of Zurich
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Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework: Handbook of Definitions (Department of Health)
Summary This handbook of data definitions clarifies the technical detail of each measure in the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), with worked examples. The purpose of this handbook is to enable consistency in reporting and data interpretation. The ASCOF … Continue reading
Posted in Department of Health, For Social Workers (mostly), National, Standards, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Health and Social Care, Local Government Group (LGG), Social Care, Social Services
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Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) Families and Personalisation (Carers UK)
Summary BAME carers have specific cultural needs and often struggle to secure tailored support from traditional services. Personalisation should offer the ideal opportunity for BAME families in this regard, in that the recipients of personal budgets may exercise choice and … Continue reading
Posted in Carers UK, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Patient Information, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Afiya Trust, BAME Carers, Black Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME), Direct Payment, Half a Million Voices: Improving Support for BAME Carers (Carers UK), Individual Budgets, National Black Carers and Carers Workers Network, Personal Budgets, Personalisation of Social Care, Personalisation: Rough Guide (SCIE, Resource Allocation Scheme (RAS), Self-Directed Services
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CQC Inspections to Target Poor Home Care (Department of Health Media Centre)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 5, December 2011]. Summary On November 22nd the Care Services Minister Paul Burstow praised the Care Quality Commission’s announcement that it has planned a programme of … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Care at Home, Care Quality Commission, Former Care Services Minister Paul Burstow, Home and Community Care Services, Home Care Standards, Living at Home, Paul Burstow (Former Care Services Minister)
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UCL Institute of Health Equity: Narrowing the Health Gap
Summary The University College London (UCL) Institute of Health Equity has been launched to help reduce health inequalities through action on the social determinants of disease. The UCL Institute of Health Equity is led by Professor Sir Michael Marmot and … Continue reading
Making Personal Budgets Work for People with Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 5, December 2011]. Summary This report recommends that the personal budget system be adapted to meet the needs of people with dementia. Currently more … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Dementia Care, Direct Payment, Personal Budgets, Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Self-Directed Support, Social Care
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Scheme to Support Healthcare Assistants Announced (Department of Health)
Summary A scheme to support the training standards of healthcare assistants was unveiled by Health Secretary Andrew Lansley on November 15th 2011. Speaking at the NHS Employers conference in Liverpool, Andrew Lansley described plans to develop a code of conduct and minimum training … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Workers, Andrew Lansley (Former Health Secretary), Former Health Secretary Andrew Lansley, Healthcare Assistants, Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Skills for Health, Voluntary Register(s) for Healthcare Support Workers
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