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Monthly Archives: January 2013
More Sleep to Avoid Memory Loss? (NHS Choices / Nature Neuroscience)
Summary A further critical appraisal of a dementia-related topic appearing in the news has been issued by the NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” team. Age-related shrinking in the prefrontal cortex is associated with impairment in the ability of older adults … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Behind the Headlines, Brain Atrophy, Brain Shrinkage, Cognitive Decline, Medial Prefrontal Cortex (mPFC) Atrophy, Memory, Memory Problems, Non-Rapid Eye Movement (NREM) Sleep, Regional Brain Atrophy, Sleep, Sleep and Neuroimaging Laboratory: University of California, Sleeping, Slow Wave Activity (SWA), University of California
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Difficult Conversations in Dementia (Dementia, Department of Health)
Summary A “Ten Step Toolkit for Clinicians Involved in End of Life Discussions” has been published, which offers guidance for people dealing with dementia patients and their families. This handbook, written by Clive Lewis OBE DL, is based on the principles from his … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
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Tagged Clive Lewis OBE DL, Difficult Conversations, Difficult Conversations in Dementia, Difficult Situations, End of Life Conversations, End of Life Discussions, Globis Mediation Group, Ten Step Toolkit for Clinicians
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Developing Clinical Senates (NHS Commissioning Board)
Summary Clinical Senates are to be established across the country from April 2013. There will be 12 Clinical Senates in England. Clinical Senates will include different professionals and include representatives of patients, volunteers and other groups. They are intended to work with Strategic Clinical Networks, … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Academic Health Science Networks, CCGs, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical Leadership, Clinical Senate Assembly, Clinical Senates, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), HWBs, Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs), Multi-Professional Clinical Leadership, Multi-Specialty Clinical Senates, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHSCB, Research Networks, Strategic Clinical Networks
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End of Life Care for People with Advanced Dementia (Jewish Care / UCL)
Summary This report covers the “End of Life Care in Advanced Dementia (ELCAD)” project. This was a three-year practice based study funded by the King’s Fund and carried out in a large Jewish Care nursing home in collaboration with University … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), King's Fund, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advanced Dementia, After Death Bereavement Questionnaire, Care Homes, Communication, Decision Making, Decision-Making at End of Life, Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), ELCAD: End of Life Care in Advanced Dementia, End of Life Care, End of Life Care for People with Dementia, End of Life Care in Advanced Dementia (ELCAD) Project, End of Life Care Research, Ethics and Decision-Making, Gold Standard Framework, Gold Standards Framework (GSF), Jewish Care, Jewish Care Homes, Lady Sarah Cohen House, Needs of Carers, QoL-AD Proxy, Relative’s General Health Questionnaire, Treatment at End of Life, University College London (UCL), Views of Relatives
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Social Demographics and Hospice Care Planning in the UK (Help the Hospices)
Summary The Help the Hospices Commission into the Future of Hospice Care aims to supply strategic direction for hospices for the next 10 to 20 years. The Commission into the Future of Hospice Care and Cicely Saunders International have published … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK
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Tagged BBC Health News, Care Funding, Charitable Funding, Cicely Saunders International, Commission into the Future of Hospice Care, Deaths in Usual Place of Residence (DiUPR), Demographics, Demos, DiUPR: Deaths in Usual Place of Residence, Dying for Change, Epidemiology, Financial Constraints, Financial Pressures, Help the Hospices, Help the Hospices Commission into the Future of Hospice Care, Hospice Care Planning, Hospice Movement, Hospices, Mortality, Mortality Rates, National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), Palliative Care Units, Place of Death, Prevalence of Dementia, PRISMA Survey, Social Demographics, Social Epidemiology, Sustainable Funding, Watford General Hospital
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Spirituality and Ageing: Implications for the Care and Support of the Elderly (Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services: IRISS)
Summary This Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) report examines how person-centred care can be enhanced by addressing the spiritual needs of elderly people. “Research into ageing and spirituality is based on assumptions of ageing as a … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Age and Ageing, Ageing, BBC Radio 4 News: Thought for the Day, Dignity, Dignity and Spiritual Care, Greek Verb LUO: Letting Go (Liberation / Resurrection), Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services: IRISS, IRISS: Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services, Palliative Care, Prayer, Presence: Being There, Ritual, Scottish Government, Scottish National Dementia Strategy, Scottish Social Services Council, Spiritual Reminiscence, Spirituality, Worship
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Sustainable Funding for Adult Social Care (London Councils)
Summary A funding gap of £907 million is forecast in the next five years in London. This document describes how councils are planning to narrow the funding gap for adult social care by working more closely with the NHS, improving … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Alternative Delivery Methods (Adult Social Care), Care Funding, Category Management, Demographic Changes, Demographics, Dilnot Commission Recommendations, Financial Issues, Health and Social Care Integration, Integration, Local Authorities, Local Authority Trading Companies (LATCs), Local Authority Trading Company (LATC), Local Government, Local Government Association, London, London Councils, Outsourcing, Partnership for Older People Projects (POPP), Preventative Care, Prevention, Social Care Funding, Social Enterprises, Sustainable Funding
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Factcheck: Do 2 in 5 (40%) of Hospital Patients Suffer From Dementia? (FullFact.org)
Summary Emily Craig decided to investigate the validity and origin of the often quoted statistic that 40% of patients in NHS hospitals suffer from dementia. Sir David Nicholson, the head of the NHS Commissioning Board, recently commented that “something like 40 per … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Emily Craig, FullFact.org, General Hospitals, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHSCB, Prevalence of Dementia, Sir David Nicholson
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Systematic Review of Efficacy, Feasibility, and Cost-Effectiveness of Cognitive Intervention in Alzheimer Disease (Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders)
Summary The authors of this systematic review attempted to evaluate the efficacy of cognitive interventions for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), estimate their feasibility and assess their cost-effectiveness. On the basis of four randomised controlled trials of cognitive intervention it … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Systematic Reviews
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Tagged Canada, CIPsi: University of Minho, Cognitive Intervention, Cognitive Intervention in Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Cognitive Training, Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care Research Office: University of Calgary, Mini-Mental State Examination, Neuropsychophysiology Laboratory: University of Minho, Portugal, School of Psychology: University of Minho, University of Calgary, University of Minho (Portugal)
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Elderly Patients to be Treated in the Community Where Possible (The Independent)
Summary Sir David Nicholson, head of the NHS Commissioning Board, has expressed the view that NHS hospitals are “very bad places” when it comes to the standards of care for frail, elderly patients. He proposes that new ways must be … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, BMA: British Medical Association, British Medical Association (BMA), Care in General Hospitals, Creating Dementia-Friendly Hospitals (Dementia Action Alliance), Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Falls, General Hospitals, Hospitals as Dangerous Places, Hospitals as Hazardous Places, Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHSCB, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Sir David Nicholson
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