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Category Archives: Department of Health
COVID-19 Infection: Coronavirus in the UK (DHSC / PHE / BBC News / SCIE / NHS England / JGCR)
Summary Latest guidance for the general public. Full Text Link Reference New guidance for households with possible COVID-19 infection. [Online]: Department of Health and Social Care [and] Public Health England, March 17th 2020. In less than three months the impact … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Local Interest, National, NHS, NHS Employers, NHS England, Public Health England, Quick Insights, SCIE, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (Bhubaneswar; India), Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, British Psychological Society (BPS), British Psychological Society: Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (FPOP), British Red Cross, Call in Time Programme: Telephone Befriending, Care Provider Alliance (CPA), Clear Voice, Community Health Updates: NHS England and NHS Improvement, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Social Care, Coronavirus (COVID-19) MultiLingual Patient Information, Coronavirus Guidance for Clinicians and NHS Managers (NHS England), Coronavirus Pandemic, Coronavirus Status Checker, Coronavirus Tracking, COVID-19 and Older Adults, COVID-19 and Older People, COVID-19 Infection, COVID-19: Guidance for Health Professionals, COVID-19: Guidance for Hostels or Day Centres for People Rough Sleeping, COVID-19: Guidance for Supported Living Provision, COVID-19: Guidance for Vulnerable People, COVID-19: Guidance on Home Care Provision, COVID-19: Guidance on Residential Care Provision, COVID-19: Guidance on Social Care Provider Resilience, COVID-19: Guidance on Social Distancing, Daylight, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Department of Psychiatry: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Doctors of the World, Effects of COVID-19 on Elderly Health, Europe: New Epicentre of Coronavirus Pandemic, FPOP: BPS Faculty of the Psychology of Older People, France, GoodSAM app, Grays Inn Medical Practice (London), Guidance for Households With Possible COVID-19 Infection, Headspace, Hospital Discharge Updates: NHS England and NHS Improvement, HTN: Health Tech Newspaper, India, Italy, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Local Government Association: LGA, Lockdowns, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Mental Wellbeing Apps (For NHS Staff During COVID-19 Crisis), Migrant Help, Multilingual Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19), NHS Volunteer Responders, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS Rohtak: India), Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Albanian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Amharic, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Arabic, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Armenian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bengali, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Bulgarian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Czech, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dari, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in English, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Farsi, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in French, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Greek, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Gujarati, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hindi, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Hungarian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Kurdish Sorani, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Lithuanian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Malayalam, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Pashto, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Polish, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Portuguese, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Punjabi, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Romanian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Russian, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Simplified Chinese, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sindhi, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Slovak, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Somali, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Spanish, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Tigrinya, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Turkish, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Urdu, Patient Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Vietnamese, Patient Information on the Coronavirus Pandemic (Foreign Languages), Public Health England (PHE), Royal Voluntary Service, Royal Voluntary Service (Formerly the WRVS), Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), Self-Isolation, Sleepio: Digital Sleep Improvement Programme, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Updates: NHS England and NHS Improvement, Social Distancing, Social Distancing: Advice for Elderly People, Spain, Unmind, WHO COVID-19 International Tracking Dashboard
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Mandatory Learning Disability and Autism Awareness Training for NHS Staff (DHSC / BBC News)
Summary Mandatory learning disability and autism awareness-raising training is to be introduced for healthcare staff. The level of such training will be proportionate to each member of staff’s role and level of contact with people with a learning disability. Full … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BBC Bristol News, Consultation Outcome: Learning Disability and Autism Training for Health and Care Staff, Mandatory Learning Disability and Autism Awareness Training, Mandatory Learning Disability and Autism Training for Healthcare Staff, Mandatory Training
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Global Health Investment: An Interconnected World (Department of Health / BBC News)
Summary The Chief Medical Officer’s final annual report looks into the importance of working towards better health globally. There three main topics of focus are: health equity, sustainability and security. “Diseases and their determinants do not respect international borders. Ebola, … Continue reading
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UK Longevity Council and Government’s Ageing Society Grand Challenge (DHSC / BEIS)
Summary The UK Longevity Council has been established, with the aim to: “ …advise how best to use innovations in technology, products and services to improve the lives of our ageing population”. Full Text Link Reference Experts to help UK … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Ageing Society Grand Challenge, Ageing Society Grand Challenge Fund, Andy Briggs: Business Champion for the Ageing Society Grand Challenge, Andy Briggs: Co-Chair of the UK Longevity Council, Department for Business, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Grand Challenges: Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (Policy Paper), Information Technology, Innovation Infrastructure, Innovation Technology and Infrastructure, Investment in Information Technology, IT Infrastructure, Matt Hancock: Co-Chair of the UK Longevity Council, Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Greg Clark: Business Secretary, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Transformational Commissioning, Transformational Technologies, Transformative Health Technology, Transformative Technology, UK Longevity Council
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Integrated Care Research and Practice: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know (SCIE / DHSC)
Summary The Integrated Care Research and Practice database, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), aims to provide regularly updated information on the planning, commissioning and delivery of person-centred integrated care. Section headings comprise: Enablers of Integrated … Continue reading
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Tagged Achieving Integrated Care, Asset-Based Approaches, Asset-Based Areas, Asset-Based Places, Care and Support in Crisis, Care Planning, Care Transitions, Collaborative Care Planning, Community Multidisciplinary Teams, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Integrated Services, Community-Based Integrated Support, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Crisis Intervention and Prevention, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Support, Digital Care Records, Enablers of Integrated Care, Information Sharing, Information Sharing and Digital Care Records, Information Sharing: Care Plans, Innovation and Improvement, Integrated and Person-Centred Care, Integrated Care Research and Practice (SCIE / DHSC), Integrated Digital Care Records (IDCRs), Integrated Workforce, Joint Commissioning, Joint Needs Assessment and Care Planning, Joint Needs Assessments, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Local System Leadership, Logic Model for Integrated Care (SCIE): Components, Logic Model for Integrated Care (SCIE): Enablers, Logic Model for Integrated Care (SCIE): Impacts and Benefits, Logic Model for Integrated Care (SCIE): Outcomes, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Multidisciplinary Population-Based Teams, Multidisciplinary Teams, NHS Social Care Interface Dashboard, Person-Centred Care and Support, Population-Based Budgets, Population-Based Care Person-Focused Care, Preventing Future Crises, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Proactive Care Planning, SCIE Logic Model for Integrated Care, SCIE's Logic Model (Integrated Care), Sector Led Improvement and Innovation, Self-Care, Self-Care Resources to Support Person Centred Care, Shared System Leadership, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, System Leadership, Total Transformation of Care and Support: Logic Model(s), Transitions Between Health and Social Care, Transitions of Care, Understanding and Improving Transitions of Older People: User and Care Centred Approach, Whole Population Approachess
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