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Tag Archives: Assessment
Latest Dementia Assessment and Referral Data for 2018 (NHS England)
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
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Trusts, Acute Trusts: Find and Assess/Investigate Measures, Assessment, Assessment and Referral, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Checks for Dementia at Age 75 Years, Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG): Refer/Inform Measures, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Community and Mental Health Trusts, Community Service Providers, Community Service Providers (Community and Mental Health Trusts), Community Services, Community Services Providers, Dementia Assessment and Referral 2015-16, Dementia Assessment and Referral Data, Dementia Assessment and Referral Data Collection, Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospital, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia CQUIN, Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Diagnostic Assessment, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Dementia Statistics, Diagnosis and Referral, Discharge Planning, Early Diagnosis, FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), FAIRI: Find Assess/Investigate Refer/Inform, FAR: Find Assess Refer, General Hospitals, General Practice, General Practice Performance Data, Identification and Referral, Incentive Payments, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Mental Health and Community Services, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health), National Dementia CQUIN, Performance Incentives, Referral and Assessment, Referrals, Timely Diagnosis
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Latest Dementia Assessment and Referral Data: to May 2015 and June 2015 (NHS England)
Summary Dementia assessment and referral data collection has been mandatory for all NHS funded trusts providing acute services, since April 2013. These statistics indicate the number and proportion of patients aged 75 and older, admitted as an emergency for more … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 2015/16 CQUIN Guidance, 2015/16 NHS Standard Contract, Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Trusts, Acute Trusts: Find and Assess/Investigate Measures, Assessment, Assessment and Referral, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Checks for Dementia at Age 75 Years, Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG): Refer/Inform Measures, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, Community and Mental Health Trusts, Community Service Providers, Community Service Providers (Community and Mental Health Trusts), Community Services, Community Services Providers, CQUIN Dementia Goal, CQUIN Frameworks, CQUIN Guidance 2015-16, CQUIN Incentive Payments, CQUIN: NHS Safety Thermometer, Dementia Assessment and Referral 2015-16, Dementia Assessment and Referral Data, Dementia Assessment and Referral Data Collection, Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospital, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia CQUIN, Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Diagnostic Assessment, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Dementia Statistics, Diagnosis and Referral, Discharge Planning, Early Diagnosis, FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), FAIRI: Find Assess/Investigate Refer/Inform, FAR: Find Assess Refer, General Hospitals, General Practice, General Practice Performance Data, Identification and Referral, Incentive Payments, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Mental Health and Community Services, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health), National Dementia CQUIN, Performance Incentives, Referral and Assessment, Referrals, Timely Diagnosis, UK Statistics Authority
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Care and Support Jargon Buster Online (TLAP)
Summary The Care and Support Jargon Buster is a plain English guide to the meaning of many commonly used social care words and phrases. The Care and Support Jargon Buster won a Plain English Campaign Award in 2013. A version … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, Patient Information, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Jargon Explained, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Terminology, Advice and Information, Advocacy, Assessment, Benefits, Broker, Care Plan, Care Worker, Carer, Carers Trust, Client Contribution, Client group, Co-Production, Commissioner, Community Care Services, Community Health Services, Continuing Health Care, Dictionary of Social Care, Direct Payments, Eligibility, Glossary of Social Care, Home Care, Integrated Care, Jargon Explained, Occupational Therapist, Older People, Outcomes, People Who Use Services, Personal Assistant, Personal Budget, Personalisation, Pre-Assessment, Preventive Services, Primary Care, Reablement, Referral, Residential Care, Resource Allocation System, Respite Care, Review, Rights, Risk Assessment, Safeguarding, Self- Assessment, Self-Directed Support, Self-Funding, Signposting, Single Assessment Process, Social Care Jargon Buster, Social Worker, Support Plan, Telecare, Think Local Act Personal, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, Universal Services, Voluntary Organisations, Wellbeing
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Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics Update (NHS England)
Summary Dementia Assessment and Referral data collection has been mandatory since April 2013 for all NHS funded trusts providing acute services. Data collection statistics (supplied in Microsoft Excel format) have recently been updated to January 2014. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Diagnosis, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Assessment, Case Finding, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, CQUIN Dementia Goal, CQUIN Frameworks, CQUIN: NHS Safety Thermometer, Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospital, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia CQUIN, Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Diagnostic Assessment, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Dementia Statistics, Diagnosis and Referral, Discharge Planning, FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Falls, FAR: Find Assess Refer, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital Discharge, Identification and Referral, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health), National Dementia CQUIN, National Dementia CQUIN: Quick Guide, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS Safety Thermometer, NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN, NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN 2012/13, NHS Safety Thermometer Goal, NHS Safety Thermometer User Guide, Official Statistics, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Referral, Referral and Assessment, Referrals, Safety Thermometer, UNIFY, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Wounds (Pressure)
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End of Life Care in Acute Hospitals (BBC News / NCPC)
Summary A Glasgow University report has found that approximately one in three patients admitted to hospital in Scotland die within a year. Almost one in 10 patients die during their current hospital admission. Figures for the rest of the UK … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Engagement, Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Assessment, Assessment and Diagnosis, BBC Health News, BBC Scotland, Care and Compassion, Care in General Hospitals, Care Planning, Care Planning and Proxy Decision Making, Carer Education, Carer Engagement Strategies, Carer Expectations, Carer Inclusion, Carer Isolation, Carer Relationships with Hospital Staff, Carer Resilience, Carer Satisfaction, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Needs Assessment, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Difficult Conversations, Family Carers, Glasgow University, National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ), Palliative and End of Life Care, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospitals, Palliative Care, Palliative Medicine, Supporting Carers in Hospital, Triadic Relationship of Care, Triangle of Care, University of Glasgow, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers
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Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics (NHS England)
Summary Dementia Assessment and Referral data collection has been mandatory since April 2013 for all NHS funded trusts providing acute services. This data indicates the number and proportion of patients aged 75 and older, admitted as an emergency for more than 72 … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Assessment, Case Finding, Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia CQUIN, Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Statistics, Diagnosis and Referral, National Dementia CQUIN, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), Official Statistics, Referral, Referral and Assessment, Referrals, UNIFY
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Social Care Jargon Buster (Think Local Act Personal)
Summary There is a plain English guide to commonly used social care terms and phrases. The “Social Care Jargon Buster” was commissioned by Think Local Act Personal and produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), with contributions from … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Jargon Explained, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Terminology, Advice and Information, Advocacy, Age UK, Aids and Adaptations, Assessment, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Benefits, Broker, Care Plan, Care Worker, Carer, Carers Trust, Client Contribution, Client group, Co-Production, Commissioner, Community Care Services, Community Health Services, Continuing Health Care, Department of Health, Dictionary of Social Care, Direct Payments, Eligibility, Glossary of Social Care, Home Care, Independent Age, Independent Living, Integrated Care, Jargon Explained, Local Government Association, National Coproduction Advisory Group, Occupational Therapist, Older People, Outcomes, People Who Use Services, Personal Assistant, Personal Budget, Personalisation, Pre-Assessment, Preventive Services, Primary Care, Reablement, Referral, Residential Care, Resource Allocation System, Respite Care, Review, Rights, Risk Assessment, Royal College of General Practitioners, Safeguarding, Scope, Self- Assessment, Self-Directed Support, Self-Funding, Signposting, Single Assessment Process, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Jargon Buster, Social Worker, Support Plan, Telecare, Think Local Act Personal, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, Universal Services, Voiceability, Voluntary Organisations, Wellbeing
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