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Tag Archives: Building Workforce Capability and Capacity
Counter-Intuitive Evidence on the Efficacy of Education for Healthcare Professionals in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (Cochrane Database / NHS Improvement)
Summary Conventional wisdom would suggest that education and training of healthcare staff must be of some practical benefit for the prevention of pressure ulcers. In the real world it may well do so, who knows, but a Cochrane Review has … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, ASSKING Model, Building Workforce Capability and Capacity, Care Homes Wellbeing, Centre for Health and Rehabilitation Technologies (CHaRT): Ulster University, Co-Morbidity, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Wounds Specialised Register, Commissioning Education and Training, Comorbidity, Complex Comorbidities, Decubitus Ulcers, Dermatologic Complications, Education and Staff Training, Education and Training, Education for Healthcare Professionals on the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals, End-of-Life Skin Changes, Frontier Science Scotland, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Institute of Nursing and Health Research: Ulster University, Ireland, Medical Education and Training, NHS Improvement's Pressure Ulcer Core Curriculum, NHS Safety Thermometer, Nursing Workforce, Pressure Ulcer Core Curriculum (NHS Improvement), Pressure Ulcer Incidence, Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Pressure Ulcer Treatments, Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Assessment, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Factors, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers, Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, School of Health Sciences: University of Ulster, School of Nursing and Midwifery: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Skin Assessment and Skin Care, SSKIN Bundle, Staff Training, Stop The Pressure, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Ulster, Workforce Development, Workforce Education, Workforce Training
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Improving the Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia (NIHR HTA)
Summary A realist review was conducted to identify features or mechanisms in various interventions likely to improve the management of diabetes in people with dementia. The full NIHR HTA report from this research, already summarised in a BMC Medicine article … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Ageing Population, Anticipatory Care Planning and Integration, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology Services, Attitudes Towards Dementia, Autonomy, Bangor University, Barriers to Self-Management for People with Dementia, Building Workforce Capability and Capacity, Cardiff University, Carers and Families, Caring for Family Carers, Case Management, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care: University of Hertfordshire, CMOC: Context–Mechanism–Outcome Configuration, Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health: Cardiff University, Collaboration, Collaborative Communication, Context-Mechanism-Outcome Configuration, Dementia and Diabetes, Dementia Trajectory (Big Picture), Diabetes, Diabetes and Multiple Morbidities, Diabetes Frail Ltd (Luton UK), Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS), Division of Population Medicine: Cardiff University, Family Carers, Flexible Care (+ 24 Hour Care), Fostering Confidence, Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People (London), Foundation for Diabetes Research in Older People: Diabetes Frail Ltd, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, Health Technology Assessment Database, Health Technology Assessment in the UK, Health Technology Assessment Study, Health Technology Assessments, Improving the Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia, Living Alone, Living Alone with Dementia, Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia: Developing Skills to Provide Flexible and Tailored Care, Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia: Embedding Positive Attitudes to People Living With Dementia, Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia: Family Engagement, Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia: Person-Centred Approaches to Care Planning, Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia: Regular Contact, Management of Diabetes in People Living with Dementia: Usability of Assistive Technology, Managing Diabetes in People Living With Dementi, Minimally Disruptive Medicine, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, National Institute for Health Research: Health Technology Assessment Programme, NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, NIHR HTA: Health Technology Assessment Programme, Organisational Structure, Patient and Family Engagement, Patient Autonomy, People Living With Dementia Without Family Carers or Support (Living Alone), Personalised Care Planning, Poor Identification of People’s Capacity For Involvement in Their Care Planning and Management (Barriers to Involvement), Realist Analyses, Realist Approaches, Realist Reviews, Regular Contact with Families, Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health: UCL Medical School (Royal Free Campus), Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London Medical School, School of Healthcare Sciences: Bangor University, Self Management From Patient Perspective, Self Management of Chronic Disease, Self-Care, Self-Management, Self-Management Support, Shared Decision-Making, Support for Carers, Support for Self Management, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), UCL Medical School (Royal Free Campus), University College London Medical School, University of Hertfordshire, Usability of Assistive Devices, Usability of Assistive Technology, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Community Care, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development
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Exploring the Potential of Quality Improvement in Mental Health (King’s Fund / BJGP)
Summary A recent King’s Fund report explores the application of quality improvement approaches to improving the quality of mental health care. It is asserted that continuing improvements are best achieved by “empowering frontline teams, service users and carers to design, … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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