Monthly Archives: May 2013

Assessing the Quality of Memory Services (BMJ / CCQI)

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This article discusses work underway to assess the quality of memory services across the UK as the provision of these services expands. The Royal College of Psychiatrists has launched the Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP), which adopts a three … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accreditation (Memory Services), College Centre for Quality Improvement (CCQI), Memory Services, Memory Services National Accreditation Programme, Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP), MSNAP Accreditation, MSNAP Accreditation Committee, MSNAP Project Team, MSNAP Review Team, MSNAP: Memory Services National Accreditation Programme, Quality and Accreditation, Royal College of Psychiatrists’ MSNAP Team, Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Service Quality and Accreditation Projects, South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation | Leave a comment

Hazel Blears Praises Salford’s Efforts to Support People with Dementia (Manchester Gazette)

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Hazel Blears, Salford and Eccles MP, praised work in Salford to support people with dementia during an event marking Dementia Awareness Week. Read more: Hazel Blears Praises Salford’s Efforts to Support People with Dementia. Manchester Gazette. Reference Hazel Blears Praises Salford’s Efforts to Support … Continue reading →

Posted in All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, In the News, National, NHS, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, APPG on Dementia, Dementia Awareness Week, Hazel Blears, Humphrey Booth Resource Centre (Swinton), Salford, Salford Royal Hospital | Leave a comment

High-Dose Painkiller Heart Risk (NHS Choices / BBC News)

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Commonly-used painkillers, such as ibuprofen and diclofenac, can increase the risk of heart problems slightly if taken in high doses over a long time. This conclusion was arrived at by meta-analysis of data from 639 separate clinical trials. The risks remain … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices, Pain, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Chronic Pain, Coxib and Traditional NSAID Trialists' (CNT) Collaboration, Coxibs, Diclofenac, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Ibuprofen, Inflammatory Arthritis, Lancet, Musculoskeletal, Naproxen, Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS), NSAIDS: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Osteoarthritis, Pain Management, Pain Relief, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Oxford | Leave a comment

Human Rights: Guidance for Commissioners of Home Care (Equality and Human Rights Commission)

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This guide has been created to assist local authority elected members and staff, involved in the commissioning and procurement of home care, to understand the obligations upon them under the Human Rights Act 1998. The main section headings cover: … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Absolute Rights, Accountability, Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, Autonomy and Choice, Citizen Participation, Commissioners of Home Care, Commissioning Home Care, Dignity in Care Champions, ECHR, ECHR: European Convention on Human Rights, Elderly Human Rights, Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), Equality and Human Rights Commission, European Convention on Human Rights, FREDA Principles, Home Care, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Human Rights, Human Rights Act (UK Parliament 1998), Human Rights Culture, Local Accountability, Mental Wellbeing, Participation, Participation and Respect, Participation of Older People, Perspective of Service User, Physical Wellbeing, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Psychological Wellbeing, Public Function Test, Qualified Rights, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Older People, Self-Determination, Service User Experience, Service User Involvement, Service Users, Shared Values, Subjective Wellbeing, User Participation, Wellbeing | Leave a comment

Stroke Patients Show Signs of Recovery in Stem-Cell Treatment Trial (BBC News / NHS Choices)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An early piece of research into the safety and tolerability of stem cell therapy called ReN001 for the treatment of ischaemic stroke (where blood supply to the brain is blocked by blood clots) suggests that the nine people included … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Choices, Quick Insights, Scotland, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Ischaemic Brain Damage, Ischaemic Stroke, PISCES Trial, Stem Cell Research, Stem Cells, Stroke Rehabilitation, Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA), Transient Ischaemic Attacks, University of Glasgow | Leave a comment

Mandate to Health Education England (Department of Health)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Department of Health document is the government’s mandate to Health Education England (HEE). It covers strategic objectives for workforce planning, health education, and training and development. HEE works, with the networks of employers and Local Education and Training Boards, … Continue reading →

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Funding Extra Care Housing Technical Brief (Housing LIN)

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

This Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) Technical Brief explains the methods of Funding Extra Care Housing. This document provides details about the sources of capital and revenue funding available to support investment for developing new extra care housing, and for maintaining existing extra care housing … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Social Workers (mostly), Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care Funding, Affordability, Affordable Homes Programme, Care and Support Housing Fund 2013-17, Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Continuing Healthcare, Council Tax Benefit (CTB), Direct Payment, Direct Payments, Disability Living Allowance (DLA), EBITDA, Eligibility for Care, Exempt Accommodation, Extra Care Fund, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Extra Care Housing Fund, Financial Issues, Financial Management, Funding Extra Care Housing, Funding of Care and Support, Funding Reform, Future Funding Models, Gross Development Value (GDV), HCA’s Affordable Homes Programme, Health and Housing, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), High Net Worth Individuals, Homes and Communities Agency, Homes and Communities Agency’s Affordable Homes Programme, Housing, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (HAPPI), Housing Policy, Housing With Care, Local Authorities with Adult Social Care Responsibilities (LA ASCRs), Local Authority Housing, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), NHS Continuing Healthcare, NHS Funding, OEIC: Open Ended Investment Companies, Personal Budgets, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Personal Independence Payments, Property Company (PropCo), Retirement Housing, Sheltered Housing Schemes, Social Care Funding, Social Housing, Staying at Home, Staying Independent, Supported Housing, Sustainable Funding, Welfare Reform Act (WRA) | Leave a comment

Monthly Archives: May 2013

Hazel Blears Praises Salford’s Efforts to Support People with Dementia (Manchester Gazette)

High-Dose Painkiller Heart Risk (NHS Choices / BBC News)

Stroke Patients Show Signs of Recovery in Stem-Cell Treatment Trial (BBC News / NHS Choices)

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