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Tag Archives: Capacity to Consent
Technology and Surveillance in Care Services (CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has started a series which covers the use of technology in care. The topics explored, so far, comprise: Introduction: how technology can support high-quality care. Using surveillance in care services. Handling personal information. Consent … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing Population, Alternatives to Surveillance, Apps, apps for Smartphones or Tablets, Apps Related to Dementia, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology Services, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, AT: Assistive Technology, Benefits of Technology in Care, Capacity to Consent, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCTV Monitors, Code of Practice on Confidential Information, Codes of Practice for Handling Information in Health and Care, Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice, Consent, Consultation Before Using Surveillance, Covert Care Cameras, CQC Inspection Questions (Safe Effective Caring Responsive Well-Led), Customer Safety, Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Data Security and Information Governance, Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS), Data Security Consent and Opt-outs, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovations in Care, Digital Records, Digital Service Transformation, Digital Services, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Dignity and Consent, Ensuring Correct Personal Information, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Hidden Cameras, Hidden or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care Quality, Hidden Surveillance to Monitor Care, HSCIC Guide to Confidentiality (2013), Human Rights Act (UK Parliament 1998), Human Rights Act 1998: Article 8 on Right to Privacy, ICO's CCTV Code of Practice, Information and Support for Providers and Carers, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Information Governance, Information Security Management: NHS Code of Practice, Information Technology, Informed Consent, Innovative Use of Technology to Help Answer CQC's Five Key Questions, Legal Advice Before Use of Technology to Monitor Without Explicit Consent, mHealth (Mobile Health), mHealth Apps, National Data Guardian's Ten Data Security Standards, Needs Assessment, New Technology, NHS Digital Data Security and Protection Toolkit, NHS Information Governance: Guidance, Open and Covert Surveillance, Optimising Benefits of Digital Technology, Patient Safety, Personal Data, Personal Information, Personal Information to Support Better Care, Personal Information: Guidance, Personalised Technology, Personalised Technology for Building Social Contact, Privacy and Choice, Protectiion of Privacy in Surveillance, Recording Equipment: Permission (Consent), Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care 2016, Refusal or Withdrawal of Consent, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Regulatory Sandboxing, Right to Privacy, Risk and Consent, Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Special Category Data, Surveillance, Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, Surveillance Equipment, Surveillance to Monitor Care, Surveillance Training, Technology and Infrastructure Development, Technology in Care: Care Quality Commission Series, Technology Supporting High-Quality Care, Telemedicine, TeleTracking, Text Messaging, Tracking Patient Care, Use of Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, Wearable Devices, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology)
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Home Care Services Guideline (BBC News / NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new guideline concerning high-quality home care services for older people (i.e. home care, sometimes known as domiciliary care). It puts the focus on supporting the aspirations, goals … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 15-Minute Home Care Visits, 30-Minute Recommended Minimum Home Care Visits, Access to Funding, Adult Social Care Funding, Alistair Burt: Minister for Community and Social Care, Barriers: Access to Funding, BBC Health News, Bridget Warr: UK Home Care Association, Capacity to Consent, Care Act 2014, Care Funding, Care Quality Commission: Not Just a Number Review of Home Care Services, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Cognitive Capacity and Consent, Commissioning Home Care, Commissioning Home Care for Older People, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Commissioning of Homecare Services, Consent, Continuity of Care, Continuity of Care and Relationships, Continuity of Care for Older People, Courtesy, CQC Review of Home Care Services 2013, Dementia and Homecare, Deprivation of Liberty Occurring in Home Care Settings, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Domiciliary Care, Draft NICE Quality Standards for Home Care, Empathy, Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre), Flying Visits (Home Care), Funding Challenges, Funding Gap (Home Care), Funding Gaps, Funding of Care and Support, Future Care Workforce, Good Quality Home Care, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, Home Care, Home Care Funding and Costs, Home Care Implementation, Home Care Organisations, Home Care Packages (HCP), Home Care Services, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Home Care Workers, Home Care Workforce, Home Care: Dementia‑Specific Services, Home Care: NICE Guidance [NG21], Home Care: Safety and Safeguarding, Homecare, Homecare and Care Home Workers, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Age, Independent Living At Home, Independent Living With Care, Information About Care and Support Options, Integrating Health and Social Care, Janet Morrison (Chief Executive of Independent Age), Joint Working Between Health and Social Care, LGO: Local Government Ombudsman, Local Government Association, Local Government Ombudsman, Maintaining Independence, Mark Minchin: Associate Director of NICE Home Care Project Team, Melanie Carr: NICE Home Care Project Team, Missed Visits (Home Care), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC), NICE Guidance NG21: Home Care, NICE Quality Standards, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Prof Gillian Leng: NICE Deputy Chief Executive, Quality Standards for Home Care, Research in Practice, Research in Practice for Adults, Safeguarding: Home Care, Safety: Home Care, Short Visits (Home Care), Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Shortfalls, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Workforce, Specialist Dementia Support, Staying Independent, UK Homecare Association (UKHCA), Unison, United Kingdom Home Care Association (UKHCA), United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA), Visits By Unintroduced Strangers (Home Care), Workforce and Skill Mix, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Training
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Care and Treatment Reviews: Soon to be Mainstream? (NHS England)
Summary Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs) were introduced, as a means to reduce unnecessary admissions and avoid lengthy stays in hospital, within NHS England’s commitment to improving the care of people with learning disabilities. The underlying philosophy behind CTRs is … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), 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, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access Assessment for Specialised Services, Access to Specialised Services (Including CAMHS and Secure Services), Adults at Risk of Harm, At Risk of Admission Registers, At Risk Registers, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Blue Light Meetings, Capacity to Consent, Care and Treatment Review Induction Training, Care and Treatment Review Process: CTR Pathway, Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs), Care and Treatment Reviews: Blue Light Meetings, Care and Treatment Reviews: Post-Admission (Unplanned), Care and Treatment Reviews: Pre-Admission (Planned), Care and Treatment Reviews: Process, Care and Treatment Reviews: Quality Indicators, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Care Programme Approach (CPA), CCG Learning Disability Commissioners, CCG Responsible Commissioners, Clinical Disagreements and Escalation of Concerns, CTR Pathway, Discharge Planning, Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP), Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Five Year Forward View, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Hazel Watson: Head of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities at NHS England, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities and Premature Mortality for People With Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities: Empowering Individuals, Learning Disabilities: Improving Health Outcomes, Learning Disabilities: Increasing the Take-Up of Routine Health Checks, Learning Disabilities: Monitoring Service Quality, Learning Disabilities: NHS England Initiatives, Learning Disabilities: Regulation and Inspection, Learning Disabilities: Right Care in the Right Place, Learning Disabilities: Transforming Care, Learning Disability (LD) Transforming Care Programme, Length of Stay (LoS), Local Authority Safeguarding Teams, Local Quality Surveillance Groups (QSGs), Mental Health Tribunals, NHS England's Learning Disabilities Employment Programme, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS England’s Improving Lives Team, NHS England’s Learning Disability Forum, Patient Advocates, People at Risk of Admission (‘At Risk of Admission’ Registers), People With Learning Disabilities, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Protecting Vulnerable People, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Reducing Bed Days, Reducing Health Inequalities, Reducing Premature Mortality, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Right to Request a Care and Treatment Review, SAF: Learning Disability Self-Assessment Framework, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Support for Children and Adults With Autism: Unit / Reference Costs, Targeting Resources on Vulnerable Populations, Transforming Care Delivery Board, Transforming Care Delivery Board (TCDB), Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Vulnerable Groups, Vulnerable Older People, Winterbourne View: Transforming Care
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