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Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (Previously Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust)

Mortality Rate of Persons With Pressure Ulcers in Hospital: a Local Audit (Wounds UK)

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An audit was performed at an NHS trust over a 6-month period to examine the mortality rates of patients reported to have SCALE grade 2, 3 or 4 pressure ulcers in acute care. It was found that 44% of … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, New Cross Hospital, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Statistics, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Co-Morbidity, Comorbidity, Complex Comorbidities, Decreased Tissue Perfusion, Dehydration, End of Life Care, End of Life Care Research, End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals, End-of-Life Skin Changes, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s SCALE: Skin Changes at Life’s End, Frailty, Hospital End-of-Life Care, Immobility, Incontinence, Inpatient Palliative Care, Irregular Blood Chemistry, Local Audit of Mortality Rates of Persons With Pressure Ulcers in Acute Hospitals, Localised Hypoxia, Loss of Function, Loss of Mobility, Malnutrition, Managing Comorbidity and Complexity, Mortality Rates, Mortality Rates of Persons With Pressure Ulcers in Hospital, Mortality Risk Factors, Multiple Comorbidities, NHS England Midlands and East: Stop the Pressure Campaign, Organic Deterioration Towards End of Life, Overlapping Risk Factors, Pain, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospitals, Palliative Care, Pressure Ulcer Incidence, Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Assessment, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Factors, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers, Reduced Mobility, Reduced Peripheral Tissue Perfusion, Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Risk Factors, Skin Changes at Life’s End (SCALE), Skin Failure, Skin Integrity, Stages of Pressure Ulcers, Stop The Pressure, Tissue Integrity, Wounds UK | Leave a comment

Under-Diagnosis of Dementia in the Community: an International Review (BMJ Open)

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A literature review and meta-analysis of 23 international studies on the under-detection (i.e. the failure to achieve a diagnosis) of dementia identified a pooled rate of undetected dementia assessed to be 61.7%. The rate of under-detection was higher in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Academic Institute of Medicine: University of Wolverhampton, Affluence and Health Inequalities, Age and Gender Differences in Diagnosis Rates, Anhui Medical University, Assessment and Diagnosis, Australia, Australian National University, Barriers to Early Diagnosis, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Centre for Research on Ageing Health and Wellbeing: Australian National University, China, Cognitive Assessment Tools, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Collaborative Research Centre-Early Diagnosis and Prevention: Australian National University, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening, Dementia Screening Debate, Department of Practice and Policy: University College London, Department of Psychiatry: University of Liverpool, Department of Public Health: Wolverhampton City Council, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis at Primary Care Level, Diagnosis Gap, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Screening, Effectiveness of Early Detection and Treatment, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Ethics and Decision-Making, Europe, Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing: University of Wolverhampton, General Practice, GPs, Health Inequalities, India, Liverpool, Mental Health Inequalities, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), New Cross Hospital: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, North America, Post Graduate Academic Institute of Medicine: University of Wolverhampton, Reducing Health Inequalities, Research School of Population Health: Australian National University, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, School of Health Administration: Anhui Medical University, Screening, Screening for Cognitive Impairment, Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults, Screening for Dementia, Screening Programmes, Screening Tests, Socio-Economic Differences in Diagnosis Rates, Timely Diagnosis, UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), Under-Detection of Dementia, University College London, University of Liverpool, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton City Council | 1 Comment

Funding Available to NHS Hospitals for Digital Excellence (NHS England / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on August 6, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England is offering NHS hospital Trusts over £100 million funding to create centres of global digital excellence and explore better use of digital technology in health. Twenty-six selected trusts are invited to bid for up to £10 million … Continue reading →

Benefits of Comprehensive Older Person’s Evaluation (COPE) Zones Embedded Within Emergency Assessment Units (Clinical Medicine)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Promising results have been reported from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT): “ …introduction of an embedded frailty unit within the EAU at SRFT has allowed resources to be focused on older patients with the greatest need. We have … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Standards, UK | Tagged A&E, Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, Accident and Emergency Doctors, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Medical Care of Elderly People, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Avoidable Acute Hospital Admission in Older People, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoiding Unplanned Admissions, Benchmarking, British Geriatric Society (BGS), Case Management, Complex Care, Complex Needs, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Comprehensive Older Person's Evaluation (COPE) Zones, COPE Zones Embedded Within Emergency Assessment Units (EAUs), COPE Zones in Emergency Assessment Units (EAUs), COPE Zones: Comprehensive Older Person's Evaluation, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Department for Ageing and Complex Medicine: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Acute Medicine: Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Embedded Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Emergency Assessment Units (EAUs), Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Assessment Unit (EAU), Emergency Assessment Units, Emergency Assessment Units (EAUs), Emergency Attendances, Emergency Bed Use, Emergency Care, Emergency Centres, Emergency Departments, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Medicine Consultants, Emergency Services, Flow Within Hospitals, Frailty, Future Hospital Commission, Identifying People Living With Frailty, Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Emergency Department (A&E), MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), NHS Benchmarking, NHS Benchmarking Network, Patient flow, Patient Flow Within Hospitals, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Case Management, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Crisis Resolution Teams, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Intermediate Care, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Team-Based Interventions in A&E, Professor John Gladman: BGS / East Midlands AHSN Frail Older People’s Programme, Reasons for Short Stay Emergency Admissions, Recognition and Diagnosis of Frailty, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Salford, Salford Royal Foundation Trust (SRFT), Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Short Stay Admissions, Team-Based Interventions in A&E, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Unscheduled Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Vision of Patient Care: Future Hospital Commission | Leave a comment

Creating a Dementia Friendly Hospital: Local Contributions Have Global Influence (ICN / WHO / NHS England)

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary International Nurses’ Day, taking the theme “Nurses – A Force For Change: Improving Health Systems’ Resilience” this year, fell on May 12th 2016. Just a few days earlier, International Day of the Midwife took place on May 5th 2016. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, New Cross Hospital Dementia Outreach Service, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Association for Dementia Studies, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, Bosch, Breaking Down Boundaries Across Levels of Care and Settings, Bundle Approach to Improving Care, Bundle Design, Care and Compassion, Care Bundle Approach, Care Bundle: Defined, Care Bundles (Approaches to Improving Care), Care in General Hospitals, Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards, Case Studies: Sharing Good Examples, Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Settings, Compassion and Care, Compassion in Practice, Compassion in Practice Strategy, Compassion in Practice: National Vision and Strategy for Nurses, Compassionate Care, Compassionate Care in Acute Hospital Settings, Coordination Across Sectors for a Comprehensive Continuum of Services, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia and Physical Illness Ward, Dementia Care Bundle, Dementia Care Bundle (DCB), Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. 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Campaign to Stop Smoking: Focus on Avoiding / Slowing Progression of COPD (BBC News / PHE)

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE)’s latest stop-smoking campaign states that smokers are generally unaware of the risks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is an “umbrella term” covering a number of serious lung conditions including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, In the News, National, New Cross Hospital, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Anti-Smoking Legislation, Awareness and Campaigns, Behavioural Risk Factors, Breathlessness When Active, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chronic Bronchitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Adults (QS10). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Over 16s: Diagnosis and Management (CG101). National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Chronic Smoking-Related Lung Disease, Cigarette Smoking, Emphysema, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Frequent Chest Infections, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Heavy Smoking, Integrated Respiratory Action Network Group for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Stop Smoking, Persistent Cough, PHE: Public Health England, Prevalence of COPD, Public Health England (PHE), Rosanna O’Connor: Director of Alcohol Drugs and Tobacco at Public Health England, Smokefree, Smokefree Campaign, Smoker's Cough, Smoking, Smoking Related Deaths, Smoking-Related Mortality, Statistics on the Impact of Anti-Smoking Legislation, Symptom Awareness and Campaigns, Tobacco Smoking | Leave a comment

Brief Audit of the New Cross Hospital Specialised Dementia Unit: a “New” Discovery (European Geriatric Medicine)

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A short conference abstract relating to the New Cross Hospital Dementia Project has been discovered, entirely fortuitously, over three years after the event held in Brussels. This brief piece communicates the results of an audit into the effectiveness of … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Standards, Statistics, UK, Wolverhampton | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Care Bundle Approach, Care in General Hospitals, Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards, Congress of the EUGMS (Brussels 2012), Critique and Evaluation of Dementia Care at New Cross Hospital, Critique and Evaluation of Specialist Hospital Dementia Care in the UK, Dementia Care Bundle (DCB), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Department of Geriatric Medicine: Royal Wolverhamptom NHS Trust, Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP), European Geriatric Medicine, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Geriatric Medicine: Good Hope Hospital, Good Hope Hospital: Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, National Audit of Dementia Care, National Audit of Dementia Care in Hospitals 2011, New Cross Hospital Dementia Care Bundle, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, NHS West Midlands, Patients With Physical Illness and Dementia, Physical Illness and Dementia Ward, Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward, Retrospective Case-Notes Audit, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust | Leave a comment

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Mortality Rate of Persons With Pressure Ulcers in Hospital: a Local Audit (Wounds UK)

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