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Difficult Reflections on Certain Aspects of the NHS: Be Prepared to Look-Away Now (BBC News)

Posted on June 23, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary You don’t want to know: Full Text Link Reference Gosport hospital deaths: prescribed painkillers ‘shortened 456 lives’. London: BBC Health News, June 20th 2018. You don’t want to know: Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2018). Shipman, Bristol, Stafford, … Continue reading →

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Dementia Case-Finding in Hospitals: Qualitative Research Into Disparate Perceptions of Primary and Secondary Care Staff in England (BMJ Open)

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Hospitals in England have been conducting case-finding of people with dementia among older people, who were admitted on an unplanned basis, since 2012/13; although the methods to be used were undefined. A recent article investigates the views of staff … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (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, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Diagnostics and Secondary Care Advice, Access to Secondary Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Barriers to Older People Accessing Help and Support, Barriers to Support, Bedfordshire, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Bureaucracy, Bureaucracy and Burnout, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Centre for Research in Public Health and Community Care: University of Hertfordshire, Dementia and Delirium, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Case-Finding in Acute Hospitals in England, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Dementia Diagnosis Rates in England, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Related Misdiagnosis, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diversion of Resources, Early Diagnosis, Early Screening, East of England, Essex, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences: University of East Anglia, False Positives, Family Doctors, Family Support, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, GPs, Hertfordshire, Impact of the Quality of Dementia Care on Interface Between Primary and Secondary Care, Misdiagnosis, Mislabelling (Risk), Norfolk and Suffolk, Norwich Medical School: University of East Anglia, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care And Support, Post-Diagnostic Support for People with Dementia, Potential Harms of Diagnosis, Primary / Secondary Care Interface, Primary and Secondary Care, Primary Care, Primary Care (GPs), Primary Care Factors in Unscheduled Secondary Care, Qualitative Research, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Dementia Registers, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF): Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Referral and Assessment, School of Clinical Medicine: University of Cambridge, Screening, Screening for Cognitive Impairment, Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults, Screening for Dementia, Screening Programmes, Secondary Care, Support for People Living with Dementia and Their Carers, Target Culture, Target-Driven Behaviour, Target-Driven Priorities, Timely Diagnosis, UK National Screening Committee, UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Hertfordshire | Leave a comment

NHS Leadership Review (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Lord Rose, formerly of Marks & Spencer, was commissioned by the Secretary of State for Health to review leadership in the NHS. This controversial and independent report covers how to attract and develop capable leaders, whether from inside or … Continue reading →

Government Consultation on Francis Freedom to Speak Up Report (Department of Health)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Government has launched a public consultation to assess recommendations from the Francis Freedom to Speak Up review, to support NHS staff in speaking up about poor care and patient safety. This open consultation allows staff, patients and the … Continue reading →

Statutory Duty of Candour Moves Closer (BBC News / Royal College of Surgeons)

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The review commissioned by the Government in the wake of the Francis Inquiry report has recommended that the NHS must be open and honest about mistakes. The report calls for a statutory duty of candour in the case of … Continue reading →

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NHS Culture, Patient Safety and Care Quality (Lancaster University)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report from Lancaster University investigates culture and behaviour in the NHS. It asserts that there are times when the quality of care in the English NHS may be compromised by a lack of clearly defined goals, over-regulation, and … 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), National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Absenteeism, Active Engagement, Annual Health Check (AHC), Aston Team Performance Inventory (ATPI), Aston University, Barriers and Facilitators to Participation, Barriers to Integration, Board Innovativeness, Bright Spots, Bullying, Bureaucracy, Care Quality, Civility, Compassion, Competitiveness, Cooperation, Cultural Leadership, Culture, Culture Change, Dark Spots, Definitional Morass, Department of Health Policy Research Programme, Discontinuities in Care, Engagement, Ethnographic Analysis, Francis Inquiry Report, Handover, Harassment, Hospital Mortality, Incentives, Incident Reporting, Initiatives, Innovative Leadership, Inter-Team Working, Lancaster University, Lancaster University Management School, Leadership, Leadership and Culture, Lean and Six Sigma, Listening into Action (LiA), NAPP (National Association for Patient Participation), National Association for Patient Participation, National Staff Survey and Acute Inpatient Survey, NHS Culture, NHS National Staff Survey Data, Organisational Culture and Climate, Over-Regulation, Overcoming Barriers, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Experience, Patient Mortality, Patient Participation, Patient Safety, PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) Cycles, Presenteeism, Priority Thickets, Quality, Quality and Safety in the NHS, Quality Improvement, Responsibility Cordons, Safety, Safety Express, Staff Engagement, Standards, Targets, Team Culture, Team Working, Teams, The Productive Ward, Tick Box Culture, Trust Boards, Trust Leadership, University of Aberdeen, University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, University of Sheffield, Variability in Courtesy Compassion and Caring, Variability in Management and Systems, Variability in Quality and Safety of Care, Work Pressure | Leave a comment

Minimum Standards for Healthcare Assistants: Certificate of Fundamental Care (BBC News)

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Cavendish Review to ensure vulnerable patients are treated with dignity says healthcare assistants (HCAs) should need to comply with a universal training system and gain accreditation before they are allowed work unsupervised. This review was carried out after the Francis Inquiry to offer recommendations … Continue reading →

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