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Tag Archives: Adult Mental Health Services
Dementia Assessment and Referral to GPs: DeAR-GP (NICE / HIN)
Summary It was already known that between 75% – 89% of care home residents have dementia, but many of these persons do not receive a diagnosis. The Health Innovation Network (HIN) worked with five care homes to design the Dementia … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Primary Care, Access to Services, Activity in Care Homes, Adult Mental Health Services, AMT-4 (Abbreviated Mental Test – 4) Case-Finding Tools, Assessment and Referral, Best Practice in Care Homes, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Care of Older People Living in Care Homes, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Case Finding in Care Home Sector, Commissioning for Excellence in Care Homes, Community Mental Health, Community Referrals, Confusion in Care Homes, Delirium in Care Homes, Dementia (QS1), Dementia Assessment Referral to GP (DeAR-GP), Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case-Finding Tools (Evaluation in Care Homes), Dementia Support Services in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Department of HealthCare Management, Diagnosis and Referral, Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University (Greifswald Germany), Faculty of Law and Economics: Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University, German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Germany, Health Innovation Network (HIN), Identification and Referral, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Living Well in Care Homes, Memory Assessment Services, Memory Assessments, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NICE Quality Standard 1 (QS1), NICE Quality Standards, Nursing Older People, Nursing Standard, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes, Rapid Diagnosis and Referral, Referral, Referral Protocols, Residential Care Homes, South London, Timely Referral, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life
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Mental Health: Time To Change Support for Stigma Reduction (Time To Change / BBC News / NHS England)
Summary Time to Change, the mental health anti-stigma campaign, and NHS England have together developed a training pack to support mental health professionals in tackling stigma and discrimination in NHS mental health and illness services. These resources are available to … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK
Tagged 2gether NHS Foundation Trust, Acute Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Age Discrimination in Mental Health, Aging and Mental Health, BBC Health News, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Community Mental Health, David Cameron, Joanne McDonnell: Senior Nurse for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities at NHS England, Mental Health Professionals, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Reducing Stigma, Reducing Stigma and Improving Care: Everybody’s Responsibility, Service User Experience in Adult Mental Health Services, Stigma, Stigma and Discrimination, Stigma Reduction, Stigma-Free Environments, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Time to Change, Unexpected Deaths in Mental Health Trusts, Workforce Development
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Better Care Fund: Questions and Assumptions? (BBC News / NAO)
Summary Questions have arisen about the scale of savings achievable from the £5.3bn Better Care Fund (BCF). The BCF aims to improve integration between NHS and social care. A National Audit Office (NAO) review of the assumptions behind the BCF … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, 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, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, National Audit Office, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
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Video Supporting Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care / SCIE)
Summary A film was produced in June 2014 to support the NICE quality standard on the mental wellbeing of older people living in care homes. This online video features residents at the Royal Chelsea Hospital, and discusses NICE recommendations about … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Care, Access to Healthcare Services, Access to Primary Care, Access to Services, Activity in Care Homes, Adult Mental Health Services, Andrea Sutcliffe: Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Care Quality Commission’s Inspection Framework, Community Mental Health, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Depression and Low Self-Esteem in Older People, Diversity, Diversity Equality and Language, Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Equality, Health and Wellbeing, Identity, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Independence, Inspections by CQC, Language, Loneliness, Low Self-Esteem, Maintaining Identity, Maintaining Independence, Meaningful Activity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes (QS50), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, NICE Quality Standard QS50, Older People Living in Care Homes, Patient Identity, Personal Identity, Physical Wellbeing, Residential Care Homes, Royal Chelsea Hospital infirmary, Royal Hospital Chelsea, Sense of Identity, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Loss, Social Care Inspection (CSCI), Supporting Older People in Care Homes At Night, Visual Impairment, Wellbeing, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life
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Personal Health and Care Budgets (BBC News / NHS England)
Summary Vulnerable patients will be offered their own personal health and care budgets, the says Simon Stevens, NHS England’s Chief Executive. Approximately five million people should be offered personal budgets which combine health and social care funding by 2018. Full … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged A Year of Care, Adult Mental Health Services, Advocacy, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Autonomy, Autonomy and Choice, BBC Health News, Benefits of Integrated Care, Better Care Fund (BCF), Better Care Fund and Integration Pioneers, Budget Management, Budgets, Capping Care Costs, Care Planning, Choice and Competition, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Chronic Mental Health Problems, Community Mental Health, Complex Care, Complex Chronic Conditions, Complex Needs, Early Discharge Support, Health and Social Care Integration Pioneers, High-Need Individuals, Hospital at Home Early Discharge, House of Care, iCASE, Independence, Independence Choice and Risk, Independent Living, Individual Budgets, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care and Support Exchange (iCASE), Integrated Care Services, Integrated Care Teams, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Personal Commissioning, Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC) Programme, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Integrated Services, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Kent Approach to Integrated Intelligence, Kent County Council, Length of Stay (LoS), LGA: Local Government Association, Local Councils, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Health and Social Care Economies, LTC Year of Care Commissioning Model, Mental Health Care, Patient Activation, Patient Choice, Patient Choices Available, Payment Systems and Incentives, Person-Centred Care at Home, Person-Centred Coordinated Care, Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Commissioning (Self-Directed), Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Personal Independence Payments, Personalised Care Planning, Personalised Care Plans, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement (RRR), Redesigning Care Pathways, Redesigning Services, Regaining Independence, Self Management of Chronic Disease, Self-Care, Self-Help, Service Brokerage, Simon Stevens: Chief Executive of NHS England, Support for People with Complex Needs, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, Supporting Self-Care, Third Sector, Third Sector Commissioning, Types of User Choice, Voluntary Sector, Whole System Integration Pioneers, Year of Care, Year of Care Approach, Year of Care Commissioning, Year of Care Funding Model, Year of Care Partnerships, Year of Care Payment Approach
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