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Tag Archives: Ageing Population Carer Support
Big Hopes Riding on Research Project to Help Unpaid Carers? (NIHR)
Summary There are an estimated 850,000 people with dementia, and 670,000 unpaid carers, in the UK; involving more than half a million people with dementia living at home and being supported by unpaid carers, according to the Carers Trust. The … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Care South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC), Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers Trust, Caring for Carers, China, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Community-Based Dementia Support Workers, Complex Health and Care Needs in Older People, Dementia Learning Community (DLC), Dementia Support Workers, Dementia Support Workers (DSWs), Dementia-Friendly GP Surgeries, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Empowering Carers, Enhancing Support for Carers, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: University of Plymouth, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, GP Surgeries, Ian Sherriff: Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at University of Plymouth, Ian Sherriff: Chair of Prime Minister’s Dementia Task and Finish Group, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Innovative Access to Primary Care Service, Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMed): University of Plymouth, Japan, London School of Economics and Political Science, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)’s Improving Dementia Care Initiative, Newcastle University, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula: Plymouth University, NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Programme, NIHR Research Design Service (RDS), Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU), Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit: NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Plymouth University, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PU PSMD), Primary Care, Primary Care Research: University of Plymouth, Singapore, UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for the South West Peninsula, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, University of Exeter, University of Manchester, University of Plymouth, University of Plymouth’s Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine, Unpaid Carers, Unwarranted Variations, Valuing Carers
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Raising Awareness of Older Carers and Carers’ Rights Generally (NHS England / Carers Trust)
Summary Results from a Carers’ Trust survey conducted between October and November 2016 are used to raise awareness of issues affecting older carers in England. Full Text Link Reference Speak up for older carers. [Online]: Carers’ Trust, November 2016. A … Continue reading
Posted in Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS England, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Assessments, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers Rights Day (2016), Carers Trust, Carers' Rights, Caring for Carers, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Empowering Carers, Enhancing Support for Carers, Experiences, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Neil Churchill: National Director of Patient Experience (NHS England), NHS England’s Commitment to Carers, Older Carers, Older Carers Awareness, Older Carers in England, Older Carers: Carers Aged 65 or Older, Older Carers’ Wellbeing, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, Unpaid Carers, Valuing Carers
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Relentless Increase in Numbers of Older Carers (BBC News / Age UK / Department of Health)
Summary The number of people aged 80 or older who are relied on to act as unpaid carers has increased by roughly 40% in the past seven years. An ageing population, combined with a shortage of state / local authority … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Carers in England: Quality of Life, Adult Social Care, Age and Ageing, Age UK Adviceline, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, BBC Health News, Burden on Caregivers, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Organisations, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers Strategy, Carers Strategy Call For Evidence, Carers UK Adviceline, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring into Later Life, Caroline Abrahams: Director of Age UK, Community-Based Services, Department of Health: Carers Strategy Call For Evidence, Emily Holzhausen: Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Hours of Unpaid Care by Older Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Local Authority and Social Care, Local Authority Commissioners, Long Term Health Conditions, Multi-Morbidities, National Carers Strategy: Department of Health’s “Call For Evidence”, Needs of Carers, NHS and Social Care, Older Carers, Oldest Old, Oldest Old Age, Oldest Old Age (Age UK), Oldest Old in the United Kingdom, Support for Carers, Sustainable Caring, Tony Hunter: Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), UK Household Longitudinal Study Data, Understanding Society, Understanding Society: Social Survey, Understanding Society: The UK Household Longitudinal Study, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Valuing Carers
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Healthy Caring Guide (NHS England / PHE / Age UK / Carers Trust / Carers UK)
Summary NHS England, Public Health England (PHE) and partners (Age UK, the Carers Trust and Carers UK) have released a healthy caring guide, which provides practical advice and information to carers (particularly older carers). Full Text Link Reference New guide gives … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS England, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Adult Carers in England: Quality of Life, Adult Social Care, Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Burden on Caregivers, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Organisations, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers Strategy, Carers Trust, Carers UK Adviceline, Carers' Assessments, Carers’ Benefits, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring and Family Finances, Caring into Later Life, CCG Improvement and Assurance Framework for 2016-17, Community Care Assessments, Community-Based Services, Coping With Stress, Emily Holzhausen: Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Healthy Caring Guide, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Information Technology, Maintaining Relationships, Mental Health Needs of Carers, Mobile Technology, Needs of Carers, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, PHE: Public Health England, Public Health England (PHE), Social Media, Support for Carers, Sustainable Caring, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Use of Social Media, Valuing Carers
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Raising Awareness of Young Carers (NHS England / Carers Trust)
Summary Young Carers Awareness Day (January 28th 2016), was mentioned this year by NHS England. “A young carer is someone under 18 who helps look after someone in their family, or a friend, who is ill, disabled or misuses drugs … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Assessments, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Hospitals, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers Trust, Caring for Carers, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Experiences, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Needs of Carers, NHS England Commitment to Carers: Priority 1: Raising the Profile of Carers, NHS England Commitment to Carers: Priority 2: Education Training and Information, NHS England Commitment to Carers: Priority 3: Service Development, NHS England Commitment to Carers: Priority 4: Person Centred Well Co-ordinated Care, NHS England Commitment to Carers: Priority 5: Primary Care, NHS England Commitment to Carers: Priority 6: Commissioning Support, NHS England Commitment to Carers: Priority 6b: Partnership Links, NHS England’s Commitment to Carers, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, Unpaid Carers, Valuing Carers, Young Carers, Young Carers Awareness Day, Young Carers Awareness Day (2016)
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