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Christmas and Dementia: Some Benefits and Coping Strategies (BBC News / NHS England)
Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Peoples’ Mental Health, has released his traditional Christmas-time message to families and carers. Some simple coping strategies are provided. It is noted, on the positive side, that TV … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Social Prescriber Link Workers: Part of a Universal Care Plan (BBC News / NHS England)
Summary There are plans for NHS England to recruit around 1,000 social prescribing “link workers” by 2020-21 to facilitate social prescribing with a view to increasing patient involvement in social activities including exercise groups and art classes. “Link workers are … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing Population, Arts and Social Activities, Arts for Health, Arts for Health Activities in Care Homes, Arts in Health, Arts Practices in Healthcare, Arts Therapies, BBC Health News, Chronic Care, Chronic Conditions, Chronic Diseases, Community Classes, Community Referrals, Community Volunteering, Community-Based Support, Complex Interventions, Complex Interventions (Arts-Based Activities for People With Dementia), Complexity, Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care, Creative Health: the Arts for Health and Wellbeing, Dr Nikita Kanani: NHS England’s Acting Medical Director of Primary Care, Helen Stokes-Lampard: Chair of RCGP Council, Hertfordshire and West Essex STP Footprint, James Sanderson: NHS England’s Director of Personalised Care, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Mental Health Conditions (LTMHCs), Long-Term Physical and Mental Health Conditions, NHS Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care, NHS Leeds Social Prescribing Scheme, Participation in Social Activities, Personalised Care Operating Model (NHS England), Physical Exercise, Physical Exercise Programmes, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Primary Care Networks, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Social Activities, Social Prescriber Link Workers, Social Prescribing, Social Prescribing and Community-Based Support, Social Prescribing: Fundamental to Prevention, Social Prescribing: Link Workers, South Oxhey, Staying Healthy for Longer, Universal Care Plan
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Prevention: Central to the NHS Long Term Plan (BBC News / NHS Egland)
Summary Early announcements concerning the NHS Long Term Plan, previously billed as the “NHS Ten Year Plan”, indicate an even greater emphasis on the prevention agenda. This will involve, among other related schemes, the provision for problem drinkers and smokers … Continue reading →
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Signs of Dementia or Depression Often First Detected at Christmas? (NHS England / BBC News)
Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Peoples’ Mental Health, has again written briefly about the role of family and friends in identifying early signs of dementia or depression when meeting older people / … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, Depression, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), National, NHS England, Patient Information, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Keeping Warm: Cold Weather Plan for England (PHE)
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 →
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Help and Advice on Debt / Mental Ill-Health Double Whammy (BBC News / Mental Health UK)
Summary Help is available for persons struggling with combined mental health and money management / debt problems. Full Text Link Reference ‘I never thought I’d be alive to pay back my huge debt’. London: BBC Health News, July 6th 2018. … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged BBC Health News, Cycle of Mental Health and Money Problems, Debt Advice to Protect Mental Health, Links Between Mental Health and Money Problems, Managing Money and Debt: Mental Health and Money Advice, Mental Health and Money Advice, Mental Health UK, Money Advice Service, Money Management, Money Worries, National Debt Line, Personal Finance Issues, Personal Finances, Problem Debt, Problem Debt and Mental Health, Sarah Murphy: Mental Health UK
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What’s Good For the Heart is Good For the Brain (BBC News / PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) estimates that possibly a third of dementia cases could be improved through healthier lifestyle choices. Guidance on healthy lifestyles, to help reduce the risk of dementia, is to be given to patients via free NHS … Continue reading →
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