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Monthly Archives: November 2018
More on the Population Health Concept (King’s Fund / BBC News / Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions / NHS England)
Summary The King’s Fund sees population health as being key to reducing health inequalities and achieving better health outcomes locally. Their vision of population health involves four pillars: The wider determinants of health. Behaviours and lifestyles. The places and communities … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accountability Frameworks and Relationships in Public Health System, Advice on Prescription Partnership: South Liverpool Citizens Advice and Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, Ageing Population, Ageing With Multimorbidity, Aligned Incentives, Anticipatory Care Models, Anticipatory Care Planning and Integration, Attribution of Deaths to Risk Factors in England (2013), Avoiding Escalation of Care, BBC Health News, Beacon Medical Group (Plymouth), Beacon Medical Group: Primary Care Home (PCH) Test Site, Behavioural Change, Behavioural Pathways to Health Inequalities, Berkshire West ICS, Beyond Integrated Care: Population Health Systems, Bicester Healthy New Town Initiative, Big Data, Blackpool, Bournemouth (Dorset), Bridport Integrated Hub, Broad Determinants of Health, Canadian Institute of Advanced Research, Cherwell District Council, Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO), Clarity of Roles and Accountability, Collaboration, Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Care, Communities and Service Design, Communities in Pathways of Care, Community Commissioning, Community Development (CD), Community Development: Improving Population Health, Community Health Initiatives, Community Involvement, Community-Centred Approaches to Health and Wellbeing, County Durham Partnership, Critical Success Factors for PHM, Deloitte Centre for Health Solutions, Deloitte LLP (“Deloitte”), Deloitte’s Population Health IT and Data Analytics Maturity Framework, Deloitte’s Population Health Maturity Framework, Determinants of Health, Determinants of Multimorbidity, Devolution and Place, Digital Infrastructure, East London, Enablers for Progress in Local Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Gaps in Care Programme (Northwell Health US), Geographical Health Inequalities, Gesundes Kinzigtal (GK), Gesundes Kinzigtal Model, Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP), Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Services, Health Behaviour Policy, Health Determinants, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Information Technology, Health Survey for England (HSE), Improving Population Health, Information Technology, Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Integrated Health and Care in Action (NHS England Case Studies), Integrated Health and Care System and Communities, Investment in Information Technology, Joint Working Between NHS and Social Care Systems, Kaiser Permanente, Leadership Across Local Areas, Leadership Maturity and Good Governance, Leadership Styles for Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Leeds, Lifestyle Factors, Local Health and Care Record Exemplar (LHCRE), Local System Leadership, Marmot City Infrastructure, Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Morbidity Rates Attributed to Risk Factors in England, Morecambe Bay Health and Care System, Multi-Morbidity, New Ways of Working, NHS as a Wider Determinant of Health, NHS Long Term Plan (2019), Northwell Health, Northwell Health US, Nudge, Obesity, Obesity Epidemic, Patient Engagement, PHM Approaches in England, Place-Based Collaboratives, Place-Based Leadership, Population Health, Population Health Management, Population Health Management in England, Population Health Management (PHM), Population Health Maturity Framework (Deloitte), Population Health Perspective, Population Health Systems, Population Health: Definitions, Population Healthcare, Population Risk Stratification, Population Targeting and Segmentation, Prevention, Prevention Approaches, Prevention Better Than Cure, Prevention Transformation Fund, Proactive Identification and Monitoring of High-Risk Patients, Promoting Return to Home Care (Post Escalation), Public Health, Public Health Policy, Public Health Versus Population Health, Quadruple Aim for All, Realignment of Funding Flows and Incentives, Reducing Health Inequalities, Reducing Inequalities in Population Health, Roles for City Governments in Population Health, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Shared Culture, Shared Technology, Social and Community Networks, Social Determinants of Health (SDH), Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Economic and Environmental Determinants (SEEDS), Social Economic and Environmental Determinants of Health and the Health Divide, Societal Determinants of Health, Soft Drinks Industry Levy, Soft Drinks Industry Levy (aka the Sugar Tax), South Somerset NHS Vanguard, South Somerset Symphony Programme (PACS), Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs), Symphony Programme (Somerset), Tax and Price (Health Behaviour Policy), Transition to Integrated Care: Population Health Management in England, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Vision for Population Health: Towards a Healthier Future King’s Fund), Vitality (Insurer), West Dorset Frail Elderly Virtual Ward: Bridport Integrated Hub, Wider Determinants of Health, Wigan Council, Wigan Deal: Adult Social Care and Wellbeing, Wigan’s Deal for Health and Wellness
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Systematic Review on Cognitive Therapy for Persons With Dementia (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders)
Summary A review has been produced regarding the effectiveness of reality orientation, skills training and mixed cognitive training interventions as potential interventions for slowing or reversing cognitive impairment for people living with dementia. It found inconsistent and inconclusive results (as … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Behavioural Science Institute: Radboud University, Cognition-Oriented Treatments, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Therapy, Cognitive Therapy for Persons With Dementia, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training and Rehabilitation, Committee on Care Interventions for Individuals with Dementia and Their Caregivers: Design of Systematic Reviews, Committee on Care Interventions for Individuals with Dementia and Their Caregivers: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Communication Science: University of Amsterdam, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders, eHealth Lab Research Group: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Faculty of Health Sciences: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Heterogeneity, Netherlands, Open Evidence Research: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Population Intervention Comparators Outcomes Timing Settings and Study Designs (PICOTS) Table, Radboud University (Nijmegen), Reality Orientation, RO: Reality Orientation, Skills Training, Skills Training (Cognition-Oriented Treatments), Skills Training Interventions, Spain, United States: National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), University of Amsterdam, UOC eHealth Center (eHC): Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
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A Hospice-Based Dementia Service (JGCR / BBC News)
Summary Regarding a hospice-based service for people with dementia. “Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne established a specialist nurse-led service for people with dementia in 2012. We report here its development and experience over a five-year period”. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Admiral Nurses, Assessment of Pain in Elderly Patients With Severe Dementia, BBC Health News, Cultural Competence, Cultural Competency, Culturally Competent End-of-Life Care, Culturally Competent Hospice Care, Hospice Care, Hospice Movement, Hospice-Based Dementia Services, Hospice-Based Services for People With Dementia, Hospices, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Agitation / Aggression Scale, Old Age Mental Health Services, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People’s Mental Health Services, Pain and Disruptive Behaviour, Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD), Pain Management, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospices, Palliative Care in the UK, Personal Social Services Unit: University of Manchester, Place of Death, Preferred Place of Death, Specialist Dementia Nurses, St Christopher’s Hospice, Tameside, University of Manchester, Willow Wood Hospice (Ashton under Lyne)
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Neck Scan for High Intensity Pulse to Predict Risk of Cognitive Decline / Dementia? (BBC News)
Summary Ultrasound scans of blood vessels in the neck may help to predict certain types of dementia and cognitive impairment: Persons with: “ …the highest intensity pulse (the top quarter of participants) at the beginning of the study were about … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged AHA Scientific Sessions Conference (Chicago November 2018), BBC Health News, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, High Intensity Pulse (Neck), Mini-Strokes, Ultrasound Scans of Neck Blood Vessels, University College London (UCL), Vascular Dementia
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Dementia Training Resource (HEE / Skills for Health / Skills for Care / Leeds Beckett University)
Summary A new information resource, compiled at Leeds Beckett University, is intended to help with implementation of the Dementia Training Standards Framework; particularly regarding Tier 2 training for people who work regularly and directly with people living with dementia. Full … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Education England (HEE), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Workers in England, Advance Care Planning, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), Audit of Dementia Education and Training in UK Agaist National Benchmark Standard, BMC Health Services Research, Centre for Applied Dementia Studies: University of Bradford, Centre for Dementia Research: Leeds Beckett University, Claire Surr: Leeds Beckett University, Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Common Induction Standards for Support Workers, Communication Interaction and Behaviour in Dementia Care, Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication Support, Core and Common Competences for Support Workers, Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Curriculum for UK Dementia Education, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Care, Dementia Core Skills: Education and Training Framework (HEE), Dementia Education and Training, Dementia Education Principles and Standards, Dementia Education Standards and Principles (HEE), Dementia Identification, Dementia Identification Assessment and Diagnosis, Dementia Qualifications (Skills for Care), Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia Training Resource List (HEE), Dementia Training Standards Framework, Dental and Oral Health, Distressed Behaviour, Distressed Behaviour: Triggers, Education and Training, Education and Training of Registered Nurses and Care Assistants, Education and Training Progression, Educational and Clinical Supervision, Educational Relevance of Dementia Training, Effective Communication, End of Life Dementia Care, Equality Diversity and Inclusion in Dementia Care, Faculty of Health Studies: University of Bradford, Families and Carers as Partners in Dementia Care, Health and Wellbeing in Dementia Care, Health Education England Dementia Training Resource List, HEE: Health Education England, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Dementia Care, Independence, Independence and Relationships, Independence and Wellbeing, Knowledge Skills and Attitudes (Staff), Law, Law Ethics and Safeguarding in Dementia Care, Leadership in Transforming Dementia Care, Learning and Development for Social Care Workers Supporting People with Dementia, Leeds Beckett University, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well With Dementia and Promoting Independence, Oral Healthcare, Oral Hygiene, Person-Centred Dementia Care, Person-Centred Dementia Care and Support, Research and Evidence-Based Practice in Dementia Care, School of Health and Community Studies: Leeds Beckett University, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Skills for Care Qualifications, Skills for Care Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), Skills for Care’s Workforce Capacity Planning Guidance, Skills for Health, Skills for Health (SfH), Social Care, Social Care Qualification Framework, Social Care Technical Competences for Support Workers, Social Care Workers: Skills for Supporting People with Dementia, Social Care Workforce, Standardisation in Dementia Education and Training, Supporting Dementia Workers, Supporting People with Dementia (Common Core Principles), Training the Social Care and Health Workforce, Triggers and Responses to Stressed or Distressed Behaviours, UK Core Skills Training Framework, UK Dementia Congress (Brighton 2018), University of Bradford, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Training
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