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Monthly Archives: August 2012
NICE Guideline on Assessing Risk of Fragility Fractures in Osteoporosis (NICE)
[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary This clinical guideline (CG 146) offers evidence-based advice on the assessment of fragility fracture risk in adults. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Hip Fractures, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Bone Mineral Density (BMD), DXA Scan, Fall and Fracture Prevention, Falls and Fractures, Fracture Risk, Fragility Hip Fractures, FRAX, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NICE Clinical Guideline CG146, Osteoporotic Fracture Risk, QFracture Algorithms
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Supporting People to Live Well With Dementia: Draft Dementia Quality Standard (NICE)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary This draft quality standard has been designed to improve quality of care for people living with dementia. The standard is … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Housing, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2012/13, Advocacy, Advocacy and Advice Services, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Care Planning, Choice, Community Empowerment, Dementia Quality Standard, Draft Quality Standard: Social Care, Engagement, Evaluation of Care Models, Informed Choice, Living Well With Dementia: Draft Dementia Quality Standard (NICE), Local Advisor, Memory Assessment Services, Memory Clinics, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NHS Outcomes Framework, Palliative Care, Patient Choice, Personalised Care Planning, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Quality Statements, Social Care, Supported Accommodation, Supporting People to Live Well With Dementia
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Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions (NHS Confederation / Mental Health Network)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary Long-term physical conditions are often linked to adverse mental health and wellbeing. Long-term physical conditions may affect people’s mental health. Poor … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation), National, NHS, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham City Hospital, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Coronary Heart Disease, CQUIN Frameworks, CQUINs, Diabetes, Emergency Readmissions, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing in Patients with Long-Term Conditions, HDAT: High Dose Antipsychotic Monitoring Clinic, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Length of Stay (LoS), Liaison Psychiatry Services, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Mental Illness, Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Mental Health Liaison Services, Mental Health Services, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, NHS East Lancashire Long-Term Conditions Pilot, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Outcomes Framework 2011/12, NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13, No Health Without Mental Health, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions, QIPP, Quality Innovation Productivity and Prevention (QIPP), RAID, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID), Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Reducing Unplanned Hospitalisation, Wellbeing, West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Yorkshire Centre for Psychological Medicine
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NICE Social Care Quality Standards: Open for Consultation (NICE)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary Social care is a new area of responsibility for NICE, following the Health and Social Care Act this year. NICE has … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Care, Adult Social Care, Health and Social Care Act (2012), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NICE, NICE Social Care Quality Standards, Personalisation of Social Care, Personalised Care, Social Care, Social Care Quality Standards
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Personal Health Budgets: Easy Read Leaflet (Department of Health)
[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary The Department of Health has published an easy-read version of the Understanding Personal Health Budgets information … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Information, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Care Planning, CHC: NHS Continuing Healthcare, Direct Payments, Easy Read Leaflets, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC), Notional Budgets (PHBs), Peoplehub, Personal Budgets, Personal Health Budgets, Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Personalisation of Social Care, Personalised Care, Personalised Care Planning, Real Budgets Held by Third Parties (PHBs), Social Care
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Young Cannabis Smokers Risk Irreversible Lower IQ (BBC Health News / PNAS)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary Research suggests that young people (below the age of 18 years) who smoke cannabis regularly risk a significant and … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Health News, Cannabis, Cannabis Smokers, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Dunedin Study, Dunedin: New Zealand, Epidemiology, Modifiable Risk Factors, New Zealand, Persistent Cannabis Use, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Risk Factors, Smoking Cannabis, Social Epidemiology, Terrie Moffitt, University of Oregon, Young Cannabis Smokers
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Good Support for People with Complex Needs (Social Policy Research Unit)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary This Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU) document summarises findings from a study into the evidence on good practice in social care … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, NIHR, Person-Centred Care, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care for People with Complex Needs, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Commissioning, Commissioning for People with Dementia in Salford, Complex Needs, Essex Dementia Care, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Holistic Approaches, Independent Living, Independent Living Training, Individual Level Support, Integrated Commissioning, Intensive Case Management, Inter-Professional Training, Live-in Support, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multidisciplinary Specialist Teams, NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR), Person-Centred Dementia Care, Person-Centred Dementia Care and Support, Personal Budgets, Service Organisation, Social and Leisure Needs, Social Care, Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU), Specialist Social Work, SPRU: Social Policy Research Unit (University of York), Support for People with Complex Needs, University of York
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Wolverhampton Mayor Bert Turner Raises Record £55,000 (Birmingham Mail)
Summary Six charities share a record £55,171 raised by Wolverhampton Mayor Coun. Bert Turner during his term of office. The Dementia Ward at New Cross Hospital is to receive £29,171, and Compton Hospice will get £15,000. The Wolverhampton branch of the Alzheimer’s Society also receives £8,000. … Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Local Interest, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Alzheimer's Society: Services in Wolverhampton, Compton Hospice, Mayor Bert Turner, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, Physical Illness and Dementia Ward
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Peer Support in Mental Health and Learning Disability (Mental Health Foundation)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary The “Peer support in mental health and learning disability” report provides an overview of peer support in mental health (including … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health Foundation, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Bipolar UK, Brighter Futures Project, DEEP, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP), Developing Peer Support for Long Term Conditions: Lothian and Lanarkshire, Empathy (Peer Support), Empathy and Understanding, Empowerment, Hearing Voices Network, Hope and Encouragement, JCP-MH: Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH), Learning for Life: Northamptonshire, Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) Self Management Fund, MDF: The Bipolar Organisation, Mental Health Recovery, Mind the Gap: Somerset, MyCare, National Dementia Strategy, Peer Support, Peer Support - Making it Happen, Peer Support – Principles in Practice, Peer Support Roles, Peer Support Workers, Peer to Peer, Putting People First, Right Here Fermanagh, Right Here Programme, Right Here: England and Northern Ireland, Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health (SDC), Scottish Recovery Network, Self Help for People with Dementia: London, Self-Directed, Self-Esteem (Peer Support), Self-Help, Self-Help Groups, Self-Management, Self-Referral, Social Networks, Strategies for Living, Together, Valuing Families: Kent
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