Tag Archives: Acute Care

Dementia-Friendly Hospital Wards (NHS England)

Posted on September 26, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health at NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued comments about dementia-friendly design for hospital wards, and various steps towards delivering dementia-related priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term … Continue reading →

Refusal and Resistance to Care in People With Dementia in Acute Hospitals (Patient Experience Library / NIHR / International Journal of Nursing Studies)

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Patients with dementia often have a poor experience of care in hospitals. Some hospitals are better than others, almost certainly, thanks to improvements in dementia-friendly hospital care, appropriate staff training and dementia awareness raising; however certain problems may persist … Continue reading →

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Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals: Comparisons Between Specialist Inpatient Dementia Units Versus Standard Ward Care (Aging Clinical and Experimental Research)

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review investigated the literature on the comparative effectiveness of Specialist Inpatient Dementia Units (SIDUs) in acute hospital settings versus that of standard ward care (SWC). Studies that scored poorly relating to possible bias were excluded from the … Continue reading →

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CQC Interim Report on Restrictive Interventions in Mental Health, Learning Disabilities or Autism Care Institutions (BBC News / CQC / DHSC / NHS England / Children’s Commissioner / HQIP)

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released an interim report on the persistence of restraint, seclusion and segregation in the care of people with a mental health problems, learning disabilities and / or autism. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, … Continue reading →

Latest Dementia Assessment and Referral Data for 2018 (NHS England)

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has published dementia assessment and referral statistics, as of November 2018. These statistics aim to monitor and improve (i) the identification of older patients with dementia and delirium, (ii) assessment and appropriate referral and (iii) follow-up after people have been … Continue reading →

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Qualitative Research Into the Acute Hospital Care Weekend Effect (BMC Health Services Research)

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary While much recent research has cast doubt upon the validity of the “Weekend Effect” construct, the authors of this qualitative research focus instead on the perceptions of patients and hospital workers regarding the quality and safety of care at … Continue reading →

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Progress Towards Achieving Better Value / Reducing Waste in the NHS (King’s Fund / NHS Providers)

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A King’s Fund report investigates recent work on the value agenda, i.e. efforts aimed at reducing unnecessary costs while maintaining or improving the quality of care. This is based mostly on experience at three diverse NHS acute hospital trusts: … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Acute Care

Dementia-Friendly Hospital Wards (NHS England)

Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals: Comparisons Between Specialist Inpatient Dementia Units Versus Standard Ward Care (Aging Clinical and Experimental Research)

Latest Dementia Assessment and Referral Data for 2018 (NHS England)

Qualitative Research Into the Acute Hospital Care Weekend Effect (BMC Health Services Research)

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