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Monthly Archives: December 2012
National Pain Audit 2010/12: Final Report (Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership)
Summary This National Audit of Pain Services collected detailed data on pain services in England and Wales. The audit was funded by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and performed in partnership with the British Pain Society and Dr Foster … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Pain, Standards, UK
Tagged British Pain Society, Dr Foster, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), HQIP, National Audit of Pain Services, National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), National Pain Audit, National Pain Audit 2010/12, Pain Management, Pain Relief
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Social Value Guide (Social Enterprise UK)
Summary This guide from Social Enterprise UK, in association with Anthony Collins Solicitors, is intended to help with embedding social value in commissioning and procurement. It is aimed at local government or public bodies which will affected by the Public Services … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Anthony Collins Solicitors, Best Value Duty, Contract Management, Duty of Best Value, Local Area Plan, Local Assets, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Decision-Making, Local Government, Local Policy Development, Local Strategic Commissioning, Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), Public Service Reform, Public Services, Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, Sandwell Community Caring Trust, Social Economics, Social Economy, Social Enterprise UK, Social Enterprises, Social Value, Social Value Act 2012, Social Value Guide, Sustainable Community Strategy
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Free Older Persons’ Bus Passes Promote Active Travel and Regular Exercise (NHS Choices / American Journal of Public Health)
Summary This is a further critical appraisal from the NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service, released during 2012, on elderly care and old-age health related topics appearing in the news. Full Text Link (a) Reference Free bus pass is ‘ticket … Continue reading
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Travel, American Journal of Public Health, Department of Primary Care and Public Health: Imperial College London, Exercise, Exercise for Dementia, Exercise Regimens, Free Older Persons' Bus Passes, Imperial College London, Incidental Physical Activity, Moderate Exercise, National Bus Pass, National Travel Survey, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Activity Rehabilitation Schemes, Regular Exercise
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Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Gene Studied in Young Adults (NHS Choices / Lancet Neurology)
Summary This is another critical appraisal from the NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service, released during 2012, on elderly care and dementia-related topics appearing in the news. Full Text Link (a) Reference Early-Onset Alzheimer’s gene explored in teens. London: NHS … Continue reading
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices
Tagged Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative, Amyloid Precursor Protein (APP), Anonymous Foundation, Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer's Disease, Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Boston University Department of Psychology, Brain Imaging, Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF), Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Biomarkers, Colciencias, Colombian Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative Registry in Medellín Antioquia, Common Genetic Risk Factor Links Alzheimer’s Disease and Type 2 Diabetes (SorCS1), CSF, CSF Aβ, CSF Aβ(1-42), Department of Psychiatry: University of Arizona, Early-Onset Alzheimer's Gene, Fluid Biomarker Analysis, Forget Me Not Initiative, Genetic Profiling, Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease, Hereditary Form of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Lancet Neurology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), MRI, MRI Scan, Neurogenomics Division: Translational Genomics Research Institute (Phoenix), Nomis Foundation, Presenilin 1 (PSEN1), Presenilin 2 (PSEN2), PSEN1 E280A, State of Arizona, Translational Genomics Research Institute, University of Arizona, US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, US National Institute on Aging, Young Onset Dementia (YOD)
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