Monthly Archives: September 2012

NICE Pathways for NICE Guidance

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary NICE Pathways is an online tool which brings together summaries of selected NICE guidelines, and related information, … Continue reading →

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Change of Name to “Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence” Newsletter

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[The changes mentioned in this item appear in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Announcement From early October 2012 the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust newsletter “Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter” will be re-branded … Continue reading →

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Elements of Care for Patients with a Diagnosis of Dementia (York Health Economics Consortium)

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This rapid review, dated 2009, examined systematic reviews, guidelines, primary studies and cost-effectiveness analyses for evidence concerning interventions for patients in acute care suffering from dementia. This horizon scanning study was performed at the very early stages, and before … Continue reading →

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Patient-Level Costing and Efficiency Savings? (Nuffield Trust)

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary This Nuffield Trust report suggests many hospitals in England are unable to track costs, often due to … Continue reading →

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Pharmacy Led Reviews of Anti-Psychotic Prescribing for People with Dementia (BMC Psychiatry)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary Antipsychotics prescribed for people with dementia are associated with approximately 1800 excess deaths in the UK … Continue reading →

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Measuring National Wellbeing (House of Commons Library)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary There is an increasing interest worldwide in measuring and monitoring wellbeing, whether at the individual, social … Continue reading →

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The Impact of Social Care Funding on the NHS (NHS Confederation)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary In this briefing report entitled “Papering Over the Cracks” the NHS Confederation has issued a warning … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: September 2012

NICE Pathways for NICE Guidance

Elements of Care for Patients with a Diagnosis of Dementia (York Health Economics Consortium)

Patient-Level Costing and Efficiency Savings? (Nuffield Trust)

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