Category Archives: Commissioning

Commissioner’s Interest

Reducing Under-Usage of Medications (British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology)

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A meta-analysis investigating the impact of pharmaceutical care interventions for medication underuse in older people has shown that such interventions, including medication reviews, can reduce medication under-use in older people. Full Text Link Reference Meid, AD. Lampert, A. [and] … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly, Ageing Population, Assessing Care of Vulnerable Elderly (ACOVE), Assessment of Underutilization (AOU) Index, British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacists, Community Pharmacists, Cooperation Unit Clinical Pharmacy: University of Heidelberg, Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoepidemiology: University of Heidelberg, Germany, Good Prescribing, Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Reactions, Medication Reviews, Medication Underuse in Older People, Medication-Related Problems in the Elderly, Medications Under-Use, Optimisation of Pharmacotherapy in Older People, Pharmacist-Led Medication Reviews, Pharmacists, Polypharmacy in the Elderly STOPP and START Criteria, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Reducing Under-Usage of Medications, School of Pharmacy: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to Right Treatments (START), STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions), STOPP and START Criteria, Sub-Optimal Prescribing in Older Inpatients and Outpatients, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Under-Usage of Medications, Undermedication, United States, University of Colorado, University of Heidelberg, USA | Leave a comment

Getting the Dementia Care Pathway Right (NHS RightCare / NHS England)

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS RightCare has produced a scenario which throws into contrast an optimal dementia care pathway as distinct from the possibly more common “sub-optimal” pathway alternative(s). Costings for an ideal pathway are presented, compared with those for an example sub-optimal … Continue reading →

Infographics Summarise the Many Relationships Between Health and Work / Unemployment (PHE / Work Foundation)

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) and The Work Foundation have jointly produced thirteen infographics on the relationships between health and work: Spotlight on mental health. Cost of ill-health. Health of the working age population. Health of UK employees. Spotlight on … Continue reading →

Oral Health in Care Homes: QS151 (NICE)

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced a quality standard with the aim of improving the quality of life for care home residents. Full Text Link Reference Oral health in care homes: NICE Quality Standard … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK | Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Services, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Commissioning for Excellence in Care Homes, Dementia Support Services in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dental and Oral Health, Dental Health, Dental Healthcare, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Living Well in Care Homes, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s Quality Standard on Oral Health in Care Homes, NICE Care Pathway: Oral Health for Adults in Care Homes, NICE Care Pathways, Oral Health, Oral Health in Care Homes (NICE QS151), Oral Healthcare, Oral Hygiene, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life | Leave a comment

Innovation for Efficiency, Productivity and Affordability in Healthcare (ILC-UK / EY)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A report from the International Longevity Centre covers seven examples of UK-based and international schemes involving innovation. These examples are: Memory First: an integrated dementia service run by a consortium of 162 GPs across 41 practices in Staffordshire. Urban … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accelerating Innovation, Access to Care, Access to General Practice, Access to GP Services, Adopters and Adoption of Innovation, Affordability, Affordability of Care, Ageing Population, Barriers to Innovation, Belgium, Benefits of Case Management, Care Coordination / Case Management Approaches For People With Dementia Living at Home, Case Management, Closing the NHS Funding Gap, EASYCare, EASYCare Project, Economic Sustainability, Effective Innovation for Affordable Healthcare, Efficiencies and Productivity Gains, Encouraging Innovation, Ernst & Young, EY, Health and Social Care Integration, Home Dialysis, ILC-UK: International Longevity Centre UK, Innovation, Innovation and Improvement, Innovation for an Ageing Population, Integrated Dementia Care, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), Manchester Royal Infirmary, Memory Assessment Services, Memory Clinics, Memory First, Memory First (Staffordshire), Memory Services, NHS Belongs to the People, NHS Efficiency Challenge, NHS Funding, NHS Funding Gap, Operational Productivity and Performance (Carter Report), Personalised Case Management, Potential NHS Provider Productivity improvements, Productivity, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) Programme, Productivity in the NHS, Protocol 3 (P3), Redesigning Care Pathways, Redesigning Services, Research and Innovation, Rio de Janeiro, Science and Innovation, Service Redesign (Telehealth), Service Redesign for Productivity, Service Transformation, SOS 2020, Staffordshire, Supporting Economic Growth, Supporting Research and Innovation, Sustainability, Tackling Barriers to Innovation, Tackling Variation, Task Force on E-Health, Transformational Commissioning, Transformational Technologies, Transformative Technology, Transparency, Unwarranted Variations, Urban E-Health Pilot, Variations in Procurement, Variations in Spending, Wasted Resources | Leave a comment

Dementia Assessment and Referral to GPs: DeAR-GP (NICE / HIN)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It was already known that between 75% – 89% of care home residents have dementia, but many of these persons do not receive a diagnosis. The Health Innovation Network (HIN) worked with five care homes to design the Dementia … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Primary Care, Access to Services, Activity in Care Homes, Adult Mental Health Services, AMT-4 (Abbreviated Mental Test – 4) Case-Finding Tools, Assessment and Referral, Best Practice in Care Homes, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Case Finding in Care Home Sector, Commissioning for Excellence in Care Homes, Community Mental Health, Community Referrals, Confusion in Care Homes, Delirium in Care Homes, Dementia (QS1), Dementia Assessment Referral to GP (DeAR-GP), Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case-Finding Tools (Evaluation in Care Homes), Dementia Support Services in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Department of HealthCare Management, Diagnosis and Referral, Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University (Greifswald Germany), Faculty of Law and Economics: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany, Health Innovation Network (HIN), Identification and Referral, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Living Well in Care Homes, Memory Assessment Services, Memory Assessments, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NICE Quality Standard 1 (QS1), NICE Quality Standards, Nursing Older People, Nursing Standard, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Rapid Diagnosis and Referral, Referral, Referral Protocols, Residential Care Homes, South London, Timely Referral, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life | 1 Comment

Toolkit for Reducing Health Inequalities (NIHR / CLAHRC / Care North West Coast)

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Health Inequalities Assessment Toolkit (HIAT) has been developed, by the Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care North West Coast, to help reduce inequalities in health. The main topic headings comprise: Introduction: what HIAT is and … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, NIHR, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK | Tagged Access to Care, Access to Services, Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs), BAME Challenges, Barriers to Older People Accessing Help and Support, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Groups, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), BME Communities, Care North West Coast, CLAHRC: Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, CLAHRCs: NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC), Differential Health Outcomes, Difficult to Reach Groups, Due North, Enduring Disabilities and Disadvantage, Engaging BME Communities, Geographical Variations, Hard to Reach Groups, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities and Socio-Economic Inequalities in Health, Health Inequalities Assessment Toolkit (HIAT), Health Inequalities Assessment Toolkit: National Institute for Health Research, Health Inequalities in England, Health Inequality Monitoring, Improving Access to Healthcare, Local Action on Health Inequalities, Local Action on Reducing Health Inequalities, Mental Health Inequalities, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs), Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis (PIPA), Patient and Public Involvement (Facilitators of Innovation), Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), PROGRESS, PROGRESS Factors, Public Involvement Impact Assessment Framework, Reducing Health Inequalities, Regional Variations, Socially Stratifying Factors, Socio-Economic Barriers to Uptake of Health Checks, Socio-Economic Deprivation, Socioeconomic Deprivation, Socioeconomic Position (SEP), South Asian Communities, Targeting Hard-to-Reach Groups, Toolkit for Reducing Health Inequalities, Unacceptable Variations, Unequal Access, Unwarranted Variations, Variations in Service, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Commissioning

Toolkit for Reducing Health Inequalities (NIHR / CLAHRC / Care North West Coast)

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Google Translate (100+ Languages)

Recommended Sites