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Unmet Social Care Needs of Older People Living in Their Own Homes (Ipsos MORI / NIHR / Age UK / NatCen Social Research / Independent Age)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Ipsos MORI, in association with the NIHR School for Social Care Research, Age UK, NatCen Social Research and Independent Age, have produced a report exploring the nature and extent of “unmet needs” for social care among older persons living … Continue reading →

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Financial Sustainability in the NHS: Holding Up a Mirror? Reflection (BBC News / NHS Improvement / NHS England / BMJ / OECD)

Posted on August 6, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The authors of the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) report believe that the NHS may not actually need further money from the taxpayer, asserting that efficiency savings identified (in the field of general surgery alone, and without looking … Continue reading →

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Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) Assessments for 2016/17 (NHS England / NHS Networks)

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

Summary NHS England has published its annual assessment of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) for 2016/17. The following document lists the overall ratings for the 209 CCGs, following their annual assessment under the CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF). This … Continue reading →

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Liverpool CCG, NHS Luton CCG, NHS Mansfield and Ashfield CCG, NHS Medway CCG, NHS Merton CCG, NHS Mid Essex CCG, NHS Milton Keynes CCG, NHS Nene CCG, NHS Networks, NHS Newark & Sherwood CCG, NHS Newbury and District CCG, NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG, NHS Newham CCG, NHS North & West Reading CCG, NHS North Derbyshire CCG, NHS North Durham CCG, NHS North East Essex CCG, NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG, NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG, NHS North Hampshire CCG, NHS North Kirklees CCG, NHS North Lincolnshire CCG, NHS North Manchester CCG, NHS North Norfolk CCG, NHS North Somerset CCG, NHS North Staffordshire CCG, NHS North Tyneside CCG, NHS North West Surrey CCG, NHS Northern Eastern and Western Devon CCG, NHS Northumberland CCG, NHS Norwich CCG, NHS Nottingham City CCG, NHS Nottingham North and East CCG, NHS Nottingham West CCG, NHS Oldham CCG, NHS Oxfordshire CCG, NHS Portsmouth CCG, NHS Redbridge CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, NHS Richmond CCG, NHS Rotherham CCG, NHS Rushcliffe CCG, NHS Salford CCG, NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG, NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG, NHS Sheffield CCG, NHS Shropshire CCG, NHS Slough CCG, NHS Solihull CCG, NHS Somerset CCG, NHS South Cheshire CCG, NHS South Devon and Torbay CCG, NHS South East Staffordshire And Seisdon Peninsula CCG, NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG, NHS South Gloucestershire CCG, NHS South Kent Coast CCG, NHS South Lincolnshire CCG, NHS South Manchester CCG, NHS South Norfolk CCG, NHS South Reading CCG, NHS South Sefton CCG, NHS South Tees CCG, NHS South Tyneside CCG, NHS South Warwickshire CCG, NHS South West Lincolnshire CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG, NHS Southampton CCG, NHS Southend CCG, NHS Southern Derbyshire CCG, NHS Southport and Formby CCG, NHS Southwark CCG, NHS St Helens CCG, NHS Stafford and Surrounds CCG, NHS Stockport CCG, NHS Stoke on Trent CCG, NHS Sunderland CCG, NHS Surrey Downs CCG, NHS Surrey Heath CCG, NHS Sutton CCG, NHS Swale CCG, NHS Swindon CCG, NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG, NHS Telford And Wrekin CCG, NHS Thanet CCG, NHS Thurrock CCG, NHS Tower Hamlets CCG, NHS Trafford CCG, NHS Vale of York CCG, NHS Vale Royal CCG, NHS Wakefield CCG, NHS Walsall CCG, NHS Waltham Forest CCG, NHS Wandsworth CCG, NHS Warrington CCG, NHS Warwickshire North CCG, NHS West Cheshire CCG, NHS West Essex CCG, NHS West Hampshire CCG, NHS West Kent CCG, NHS West Lancashire CCG, NHS West Leicestershire CCG, NHS West London CCG, NHS West Norfolk CCG, NHS West Suffolk CCG, NHS Wigan Borough CCG, NHS Wiltshire CCG, NHS Windsor Ascot and Maidenhead CCG, NHS Wirral CCG, NHS Wokingham CCG, NHS Wolverhampton CCG, NHS Wyre Forest CCG, Paul Farmer (Mind), Paul Farmer: Chair of Mental Health Taskforce, Performance Indicators, Probity and Corporate Governance, Quality Improvement, Rob Webster: NHS Confederation, Sustainability, Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) | Leave a comment

Recommendations For Cognitively Stimulating Activities to Promote Lasting Brain Health (BBC News / GCBH)

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

Summary The Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH) has released a report which summarises evidence-based recommendations for the public on adopting cognitively stimulating activities which may help to minimise cognitive decline. Brain training games appear to provide few of the … Continue reading →

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Dementia Care: Implementation Guide and Resources (NHS England / NHS RightCare)

Posted on August 1, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has published an implementation guide / information pack, and other resources, on dementia care. The guide covers the assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic care of people living with dementia (and their carers), drawing together advice from NICE and … Continue reading →

Dementia in Old Age: Risk Factors and Primary Prevention (PHE)

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of documents to guide commissioners and researchers; the aim being to assist decision-making in the prioritisation of primary prevention measures for dementia risk reduction. Evidence is presented for the risk of … Continue reading →

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Reconnecting Health and Spirituality? (JAMA)

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article summarises evidence for the view that patients’ spiritual and religious views have been long neglected in mainstream medical literature and practice. It is suggested a greater focus on spirituality … Continue reading →

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