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Physical Activity Guidelines (BBC News / DHSC)

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Physical activity helps to protect against various chronic conditions, including Type 2 diabetes (by 40%), coronary heart disease (by 35%) and depression (by 30%), according to guidance from the four UK Chief Medical Officers. Full Text Link Reference Strengthen … Continue reading →

Where Best Next Campaign: Reducing Length of Hospital Stay (NHS England)

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Approximately 350,000 patients spend more than three weeks in a hospital each year, often with poor outcomes: “Many older people, particularly those who are frail and may have dementia, actually deteriorate while in hospital – a stay of more … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Education England (HEE), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged ActNow: an e-Learning Tool (e-LfH), Acute Frailty Network (AFN), Acute Frailty Services, Better Care Support Programme, Care Closer to Home, Clinical Criteria for Discharge (CCD), Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Criteria Led Discharge, Deconditioning, Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care (DETOCs), Discharge, Discharge at a Reasonable Time, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Coordinators, Discharge From General Inpatient Hospital Settings, Discharge Into the Care Sector, Discharge Patient Tracking List, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Dr Taj Hassan: President of Royal College of Emergency Medicine, e-Learning for Health (e-LfH) Hub (HEE), Emergency Care Intensive Support Team, Emergency Care Intensive Support Team (ECIST), Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care, End PJ Paralysis, Expected Date of Discharge, Expected Date of Discharge (EDD), Foci for Maximum Impact in Reducing Length of Stay, Guide to Reducing Long Hospital Stays: NHS Improvement, Health and Social Care Integration, Healthcare Associated Infections, Healthcare Associated Infections: Patient Safety, HEE: Health Education England, Hilary Garratt: Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England, Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA), Home First: Supporting Patient Choice, Hospital-Associated Functional Decline: Role of Hospitalisation Processes, Identifying and Managing Frailty at the Front Door, Improving Hospital Discharge Into Care Sector, Improving Patient Care, Integrated Multi-Agency Care, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Length of Stay (LoS), Local Government Association, Long-Stay Patient Reviews, Long-Stay Patients, Multi-Agency Collaboration, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary and Multi-Agency Working, Multiagency Teams, Patient Deconditioning Effect Related to Hospital Bed Rest (aka Pyjama Paralysis / PJ Paralysis), Patient Harms, Patient Harms and Harm Free Care, Patient Safety, PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) Cycles, People First: Manage What Matters, Plan Do Study and Act (PDSA), Professor Stephen Powis: NHS England's National Medical Director, Pyjama Paralysis, Quality Improvement, Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections in Hospitals, Reducing Hospital Length of Stay, Reducing Length of Hospital Stay, Reducing Length of Stay (RLoS) Programme, Reducing Long Stays (Where Best Next Campaign - NHS England) Principle 1: Plan for Discharge From the Start, Reducing Long Stays (Where Best Next Campaign - NHS England) Principle 2: Involve Patients and Families in Discharge Decisions, Reducing Long Stays (Where Best Next Campaign - NHS England) Principle 3: Establish Systems and Processes for Frail People, Reducing Long Stays (Where Best Next Campaign - NHS England) Principle 4: Embed Multi-Disciplinary Team Reviews, Reducing Long Stays (Where Best Next Campaign - NHS England) Principle 5: Encourage a Supported Home First Approach, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score, Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), SAFER Patient Flow Bundle, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT), Supported Home First Approaches, What Matters Most (Healthwatch), Where Best Next Campaign (NHS England August 2019), Where Best Next? Campaign (NHS England), Why Not Home: Why Not Today, Why Not Home? Why Not Today? Campaign | Leave a comment

Evaluation of the Guinness Partnership Dementia Project (Housing LIN / Guinness Partnership)

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Housing LIN conducted an independent evaluation of progress (on the part of the Guinness Partnership) towards becoming a dementia-friendly housing organisation. “ …dementia-friendly thinking is a part of our day-to-day approach”. (p.2) Full Text Link Reference Independent evaluation … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Suitable Care and Support, Aids and Adaptations, Awareness Raising, Carers Network for Staff, Catriona Simons: Chief Executive of Guinness Partnership, Customer Liaison Officer (CLO), Dementia Awareness, Dementia Day Clock, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project Guides, Dementia Flagging System, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Friendly Housing Charter, Dementia Friends, Dementia Housing Working Group, Dementia Housing Working Group (DHWG), Dementia Research Consortia (HDRC), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Design and Built Environment, Design for People with Dementia, Development of a Dementia Friendly Living and Best Practice Showcase, Feel Good Stay Well Club (Manchester), Growing in the City (Men’s Shed Manchester), Guinness Care, Guinness Partnership, Guinness Partnership’s Dementia Project, Guinness Partnership’s Dementia Project (Housing LIN Evaluation), Guinness’s Housing for Older People Steering Group, Hospital Passport, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC), Housing for Older People, Housing for Older People Quality Assessment, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing LIN, Independent Living Managers, Jeremy Porteus, Paul Watson: Managing Director of Guinness Care, Signage, Take a Break Service, This is Me, This is Me: Person-Centred Care, Tom Walker: Deputy Chief Executive of Homes England, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Wendy Wells: Housing and Dementia Project Lead at Guinness | Leave a comment

Technology and Surveillance in Care Services (CQC)

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has started a series which covers the use of technology in care. The topics explored, so far, comprise: Introduction: how technology can support high-quality care. Using surveillance in care services. Handling personal information. Consent … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing Population, Alternatives to Surveillance, Apps, apps for Smartphones or Tablets, Apps Related to Dementia, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology Services, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, AT: Assistive Technology, Benefits of Technology in Care, Capacity to Consent, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCTV Monitors, Code of Practice on Confidential Information, Codes of Practice for Handling Information in Health and Care, Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice, Consent, Consultation Before Using Surveillance, Covert Care Cameras, CQC Inspection Questions (Safe Effective Caring Responsive Well-Led), Customer Safety, Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Data Security and Information Governance, Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS), Data Security Consent and Opt-outs, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovations in Care, Digital Records, Digital Service Transformation, Digital Services, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Dignity and Consent, Ensuring Correct Personal Information, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Hidden Cameras, Hidden or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care Quality, Hidden Surveillance to Monitor Care, HSCIC Guide to Confidentiality (2013), Human Rights Act (UK Parliament 1998), Human Rights Act 1998: Article 8 on Right to Privacy, ICO's CCTV Code of Practice, Information and Support for Providers and Carers, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Information Governance, Information Security Management: NHS Code of Practice, Information Technology, Informed Consent, Innovative Use of Technology to Help Answer CQC's Five Key Questions, Legal Advice Before Use of Technology to Monitor Without Explicit Consent, mHealth (Mobile Health), mHealth Apps, National Data Guardian's Ten Data Security Standards, Needs Assessment, New Technology, NHS Digital Data Security and Protection Toolkit, NHS Information Governance: Guidance, Open and Covert Surveillance, Optimising Benefits of Digital Technology, Patient Safety, Personal Data, Personal Information, Personal Information to Support Better Care, Personal Information: Guidance, Personalised Technology, Personalised Technology for Building Social Contact, Privacy and Choice, Protectiion of Privacy in Surveillance, Recording Equipment: Permission (Consent), Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care 2016, Refusal or Withdrawal of Consent, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Regulatory Sandboxing, Right to Privacy, Risk and Consent, Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Special Category Data, Surveillance, Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, Surveillance Equipment, Surveillance to Monitor Care, Surveillance Training, Technology and Infrastructure Development, Technology in Care: Care Quality Commission Series, Technology Supporting High-Quality Care, Telemedicine, TeleTracking, Text Messaging, Tracking Patient Care, Use of Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, Wearable Devices, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology) | Leave a comment

Keeping Warm: Cold Weather Plan for England (PHE)

Posted on October 27, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary At a time when keeping warm is again on people’s minds, the latest Cold Weather Plan for England, from Public Health England (PHE), has been released. Full Text Link Reference Cold weather plan for England. [Online]: Public Health England, … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Depression, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Homes, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Cold Weather, Cold Weather Alert Service, Cold Weather Alerts, Cold Weather Meteorological Services, Cold Weather Payments, Cold Weather Plan (CWP), Cold Weather Plan 2018, Cold Weather Plan for England, Cold Weather Plan for England 2018, Cold Weather Plan: Levels and Actions, Cold Weather Planning, Community Services, Excess Winter Deaths, Excess Winter Deaths and Illnesses, Excess Winter Mortality, Falls and Fragility Fractures (FFF), FFF Population Healthcare Programme, Fuel Poverty, Harm From Cold Weather, Healthy Homes on Prescription (Liverpool City Council), Homeless Link, Hospitals, Housing For Older and Vulnerable People, Hypothermia, Identifying Vulnerable People, Impact of Cold Weather on Health, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Falls and Injuries, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Heart Attack, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Hypothermia, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Influenza, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Respiratory Disease, Impact of Fuel Poverty on Health and Health Inequalities, Keeping Healthy When It is Really Cold : PHE Cold Weather Plan (Easy Read Version), Met Office’s National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), Meteorological Matters, Minimum Home Temperature Thresholds for Health in Winter, Monitoring and Surveillance, National Adaptation Programme (NAP), National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), Nordic Lifestyle Trends, Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Hygge, Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Kalsarikänni (Finnish), Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Lagom, Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Päntsdrunk, Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Plogging, Päntsdrunk: Finnish Art of Drinking at Home. Alone. In Your Underwear, PHE: Public Health England, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Poverty, Preventable Excess Winter Deaths, Prisons, Provider Organisations, Provider Organisations (Health and Social Care), Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Public Weather Service, Public Weather Service (PWS), PWS: Public Weather Service, Recommended Indoor Temperatures, Recommended Minimum Indoor Temperatures, Risk Stratification, Risk Stratification Programmes, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Seasonal Health and Affordable Warmth, Shelter, StreetLink, Typical Cascade of Cold Weather Alerts, UK Health Forum Fuel Poverty and Health Toolkit, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Vulnerable Older People, Warm Homes Healthy People (WHHP) Fund, Warm Homes Healthy People Fund, WHHP: Warm Homes Healthy People, Winter Fuel Payment, Winter Preparedness, Winter Tiredness | Leave a comment

Improving Care for Older People (NHS England / Age UK / PHE / Chief Fire Officer’s Association / JGCR)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The guide to Improving Care for Older People, developed by NHS England in partnership with Age UK, Public Health England, and the Chief Fire Officer’s Association, is actually a collection of resources (some dating back several years). This collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Ageing, Active and Healthy Ageing, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Housing, Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Ageing Well and Supporting People Living With Frailty (NHS England), Ageing Well With Technology, Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Bladder Problems, Burden on Caregivers, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Home Admission Delay, Care in an Ageing Society, Care 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Quick Guide to Social Care and Support (NHS Digital)

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Digital has created an online guide for people who need social care, and their families / carers. Sections include: Introduction to care and support. Help from social services and charities. Care services, equipment and care homes. Money, work … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Respite Care and Breaks, Advocacy, Aids and Adaptations, Benefits for Over-65s, Benefits for Under-65s, Care After a Hospital Stay, Care After Hospital Discharge, Care and Support Planning, Care and Support Plans (CSP), Care for People With Mental Health Problems (Care Programme Approach), Care Homes, Care Services, Carer Assessment, Carer Breaks, Carer’s Assessment, Carers' Breaks and Respite Care, Carers’ Rights at Discharge, Caring For Children and Young People, Challenging Behaviour, Continuing Healthcare, Continuing Healthcare Funding, Direct Payments, Discharge, Discharge Planning, Equipment, Financial Assessment (Means Test), Help For Young Carers, Help From Social Services and Charities, Helplines, Home Adaptations, Home Help, Hospital Discharge, Housing Adaptations, Means Test, Means Tested Social Care, Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act (MCA), Mental Health Aftercare, Money Work and Benefits, Moving and Lifting People, Needs Assessments, NHS Choices, NHS Choices (Renamed as NHS Digital), NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC), NHS Continuing Healthcare: Advice, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly NHS Choices), NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS-Funded Nursing Care Rates, Paying for Care, Paying for Care and Support, Paying for Care Home and Domiciliary Care, Paying for Long-Term Care, Paying for Social Care and Support, Power of Attorney, Powers of Attorney, Quick Guide to Social Care and Support (NHS Digital), Reablement, Reporting Abuse, Respite Care, Self-Funders, Self-Funding, Sharing Your Home: Advice for Carers, Social Care and Support, Staying Safe at Home, Support And Benefits For Carers, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Support From Local Councils, Work and Disability, Young Carers | Leave a comment

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