Category Archives: NHS Evidence

Quality Improvement in Urgent and Emergency Care (NHS Improvement / NHS England / Department of Health)

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An earlier BBC News description of the problem: Full Text Link Reference Cawley, L. (2017). Four-hour accident and emergency waits rise 300% at some hospitals. London: BBC Health News, March 16th 2017. Further context and introductory analysis: Full Text … Continue reading →

Redesigning Support for People With Dementia (NHS England)

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

Summary Professor Alistair Burns (NHS England’s National Director for Dementia) and Colm Owens (Consultant Psychiatrist, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Devon Partnership NHS Trust) discuss enhancements to the dementia diagnosis process and arrangements for post-diagnostic dementia interventions / support, in … Continue reading →

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Integrated Local Commissioning and Place-Based Health (NLGN and Collaborate / NHS England)

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Place-Based Health Commission was convened by the New Local Government Network (NLGN) and Collaborate. The following report, from NLGN and Collaborate, takes a fresh alternative view of the future of health and care, re-imagining what might be achievable if … Continue reading →

Dementia Enhanced Service To Cease: Job Done? (NHS England)

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Dementia Enhanced Service will cease on March 31st 2016 (and the £42 million resource will be transferred into a “global sum”), given that GPs are by now diagnosing dementia more routinely. Other Enhanced Services will continue unchanged however. … Continue reading →

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Mental Health: Still the Cinderella Services of the NHS? (BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An extra £1 billion of extra funding is to be committed to improving mental health services in England by 2020. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2016). Mental health care ‘is ruining lives’. [Subsequently re-titled as “Nation must focus … Continue reading →

Health as a Social Movement (NHS England)

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has launched a three-year programme to support what is hoped will become a broad social movement to encourage wider patient and public participation in improving health and care. Full Text Link Reference Health as a social movement. … Continue reading →

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Further Information Relating to Carers’ Week 2015 (PSNC / NHS England)

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Carers’ Week 2015 falls between June 8th – 14th 2015. PSNC has produced a “Support for carers: how community pharmacy teams can help” briefing, which covers the roles carers play in supporting both patients and the NHS. This document … Continue reading →

Best Practice in Memory Services (NHS England / NHS Improving Quality)

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Best Practice in Memory Services: Learning from across England” report presents the findings from visits to memory services led by Alistair Burns (National Clinical Director for Dementia at NHS England) with help from NHS Improving Quality. The memory … Continue reading →

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Better Care Fund Planning (NHS England / PHE / YHPHO)

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There are now a range of tools, templates and calculators to assist with commissioning under the £3.8bn Better Care Fund (formerly the Integration Transformation Fund): Full Text Link Reference Better Care Fund Planning. London [Online]: NHS England, July / … Continue reading →

Update on the Urgent and Emergency Care Review (NHS England / BBC News / Department of Health / British Journal of General Practice)

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS England report covers work since the Urgent and Emergency Care Review. It discusses the involvement of local commissioners, the development of five-year strategic and two-year operational plans, updates on demonstrator sites to trial new models, and a … Continue reading →

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