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Tag Archives: Care and Compassion
Plans for Meeting the Dementia Challenge by 2020 (DHSC)
Summary The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 (2015) involved over 50 commitments for making England the best place in the world for dementia care, research and public dementia awareness in general. Feedback was subsequently collected, during 2018, concerning developments … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Diagnosis, End of Life 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, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Achieving Dementia Friendly Acute care, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Alzheimer’s Society Connecting Communities Project, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Burden of Dementia, Care and Compassion, Care at Home, Care Plan Template for Dementia, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Challenge by 2020: National Partners and Stakeholders, Challenge on Dementia 2020, Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan, Citizen Participation, Civil Service Learning, Collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Collaborative Research, Collaborative Working, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Community Participation, Compassionate Care, Connecting Communities, Connecting Communities Initiative, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Dementia 2020 Challenge: 2018 Review Phase 1 (DHSC), Dementia 2020 Challenge: 2019 Progress Review - Phase 1 (2019), Dementia 2020 Citizens’ Panel, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisor, Dementia Advisor Service, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness and Social Action, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Dementia Data and Metrics, Dementia Friendly Charters, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN), Dementia Metrics, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Institute, Dementia Research Roadmap for Prevention Diagnosis Intervention and Care by 2025 (Alzheimer’s Society), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia State of the Nation, Dementia Treatment and Care Pathway, Dementia UK, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Sectors, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health Dementia Challenge (2020), Diagnosis and Referral, Dignity in Dementia, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Global Leadership, Global Outlook, Government Research Funding, GPs Taking Leading Role, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving Care for People with Dementia, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Information and Metrics, Integration of Health and Care, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research Inventories, International Framework for Dementia Research, International Programmes, Involvement and Participation, Join Dementia Research, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Local Dementia Action Alliances, Meaningful Care, National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), National Audit of Dementia (NAD), National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2016-2017 - Third Round of Audit Report: Royal College of Psychiatrists (2017), NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Programme, Non-Treatment Research, One You Campaign (PHE), Participation in Research, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient and Public Participation, Referrals, Regional Targets (Metrics), Research and Innovation, Research Funding, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Risk Management, Royal College of Psychiatrists: National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Support for Carers, Sustainable Care, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Well Pathway for Dementia
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Independent Mental Health Act Review (BBC News / DHSC / Centre for Mental Health / NHS England)
Summary The independent review of the Mental Health Act 1983, chaired by Professor Sir Simon Wessely, presents recommendations for reform based on four principles: Choice and autonomy. Least restriction. Therapeutic benefit. Understanding people as individuals: whereby patients are recognised and … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advance Care Planning for People With Mental Illness, Aftercare, Alternative Forms of Support and Respite, Alternatives to Inpatient Care for People With Learning Disabilities, Autonomy, Autonomy and Choice, Autonomy and Safety, Baroness Julia Neuberger, Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Communities, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Groups, BME Communities, BME People with Mental Illness, Care and Compassion, Care and Treatment Plan (CTP), Care Closer to Home, Carly Lynch: Mental Health Lead at London Ambulance Service, Centre for Mental Health, Claire Murdoch: NHS England’s National Director for Mental Health, Coercion, Community Services, Community Treatment Orders (CTOs), Community-Based Services, Compassionate Care, Compulsory Community Treatment to Prevent Readmissions, Compulsory Detentions in Psychiatric Hospitals, Compulsory Hospitalisation, Compulsory Treatment Orders, Control of Patient's Care if Sectioned: Nominated Persons, Criminal Justice 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Learning Disabilities, Health Inequalities and Premature Mortality for People With Learning Disabilities, How the Law Should Change: Final Report of Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983 Recommendations, Inappropriate Discharge and Aftercare: Persistent Failings in Mental Health Services in England, Independent Mental Health Act Review (2018), Independent Review of the Mental Health Act 1983, Informal Admission, Information Sharing: Advance Care Plans, Learning Disability and Autism, Least Restriction, Length of Detention, Less Frequent Use of Police Cars to Transport Patients, Liberty Protection Safeguards, Lived Experience Working Group (LEWG), London Ambulance Mental Health Nurse and Paramedic Pioneer Scheme, Maintaining Contact with Family and Outside World, Mark Winstanley: Chief Executive of Rethink Mental Illness, Mental Capacity, Mental Health Act (MHA), Mental Health Act 1983, Mental Health Act and Community Treatment Orders, Mental Health Aftercare, Mental Health and Community Services, Mental Health and Illness, Mental Health Car (London Ambulance Service Scheme), Mental Health Hospitals, Mental Health Legislation, Mode of Transport for Patients, Modernisation of Mental Health Act, Modernisation of Mental Health Care System, Nominated Person (NP) to Replace the Nearest Relative (Proposal), Opportunities to Challenge Detention (More Frequent), Organisational Competence Framework (OCF), Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF), Patient Autonomy, Patient Preferences, Patients in Criminal Justice System (CJS), Patients Treated as Rounded Individuals, Patterns of Compulsory Hospitalisation, Paul Farmer (Mind), Person as an Individual, Personal Preferences, Police Custody, Professor Sir Simon Wessely: President of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Professor Wendy Burn: President of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Proportion of Re-Detentions Under Section 136 Within 90 Days of Previous Section 136 Detention, Psychiatric Hospitals, 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Making a Difference in Dementia: Refreshed Nursing Vision and Strategy (Department of Health)
Summary The Department of Health has updated the Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Vision and Strategy (first published in 2013), which clarifies the role(s) and responsibilities of nurses when providing care and support for people with dementia. It explains … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2020 Dementia Challenge, 6 C’s of Nursing, 6Cs in Dementia Practice, Acute Hospital Nurses, Admiral Nurses, Alzheimer’s Research UK PhD Scholarship, Alzheimer’s Society’s Networks of Doctoral Training Centres (UK), Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs), Approaches to Delaying or Preventing Dementia Onset, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, Assessment of Competence, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities and Dementia, Care and Compassion, CLAHRCs: NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs), Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs)'s Research Capacity in Dementia Care Programme, Commitment, Communication, Compassion, Compassion and Care, Compassion in Practice, Compassion in Practice: National Vision and Strategy for Nurses, Compassionate Care, Compassionate Care in Acute Hospital Settings, Competence, Courage, Crisis Planning, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Support, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Core Skills: Education and Training Framework (HEE), Dementia Disability and Frailty in Later Life, Dementia Guidance: Resources, Dementia Information for Black, Dementia Research, Dementia Roadmaps, Dementia Specialists, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Dementia-Friendly Workplaces, Demonstrating 6Cs in Dementia Practice, Department of Health's Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Policy Unit, Department of Health's Strategy and External Relations Directorate, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dr Ben Thomas: Department of Health's Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Policy Unit, Health and Social Care, Health Education England, Helping People With Memory Problems, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence at Home, Join Dementia Research, Levels of Dementia Nursing Involvement, Levels of Nursing Involvement, Macmillan Nurses, Maintaining Independence, Making a Difference in Dementia, Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Vision and Strategy, Memory Services: Dementia Information for Black, Mental Capacity Act Code of Practice, New Vision of Nurse’s Role(s) in Dementia, NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs), NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic (ICA) Programme, Nurse’s Role(s) at Different Phases of Dementia, Nursing Vision and Strategy, OK to Ask About Dementia Research Opportunities, Patient Experience, Phases of Dementia: a Framework, Proactive Care, Proactive Care Plans, Proactive Case Management, Proactive Coordination of Care, Proactive Patient Management, Recruitment and Retention, Rehabilitation and Self Management, Respectful Communication, Role(s) of Nurses in Dementia Care, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Self Management of Chronic Disease, Self-Management, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Shaping Culture, Six C’s (Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England), SMS: Self Management Support, Support for Self Management, Supporting Health Wellbeing and Independence, The 6 Cs, The 6Cs, User Experience
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Improving the Quality of Care For Care Home Residents With Dementia (NHS England / Clinical Medicine / BBC News)
Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, discusses multi-pronged progress to improve the quality of care – and to enhance health and wellbeing – for people with dementia living in care homes. It has been estimated … Continue reading →
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Leading Change, Adding Value (NHS England / HEE / Department of Health)
Summary The Chief Nursing Officer for England has launched NHS England’s “Leading Change, Adding Value” framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff. It is based upon ten commitments, which comprise [quotation]: We will promote a culture where improving the population’s … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Education England (HEE), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, 6 C’s of Nursing, Academic Health Science Networks, All Our Health, All Our Health (Public Health England), All Our Health: Healthcare Professionals Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Health Inequalities, Assessment of Competence, Barts Health NHS Trust, Better Experience, Better Outcomes, Better Use of Resources, Breaking Down Boundaries Across Levels of Care and Settings, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Care and Compassion, Care and Quality, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Chief Nursing Officer for England (CNO), Closing the Care and Quality Gap, Closing the Funding and Efficiency Gap, Closing the Health and Wellbeing Gap, Collaborative Working Across Care Sectors to Improve Patient Safety (Case Study), Compassion in Practice: National Vision and Strategy for Nurses, Compassionate Care, Compassionate Care in Acute Hospital Settings, Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities (CIPOLD), Coordination Across Sectors for a Comprehensive Continuum of Services, Culture and Leadership, Culture Change, Culture of Candour, Culture of Care, Culture of Reflective Practice, Customer Service and Communication, Developing Innovative Ways to Rethink Service Delivery, Diabetes Training Programme (Case Study), Duty of Candour, Earn As You Learn, Efficiency Opportunities, Empowering and Engaging Patients, Enabling Compassionate Care in Acute Hospital Settings, Endless Winter in NHS (Allegation), Enhancing the Strength and Resilience of Health Systems, Experience of Care, First Response Service: a 24/7 Integrated Model For Urgent Mental Health Care (Case Study), Five Year Forward View, Five Year Forward View for Mental Health (2016), Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Frail Older People Moved in Hospitals at 3am (Allegation), Frail Older People Moved in Hospitals at Night, Funding and Efficiency, Funding and Efficiency Gap, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust, Health as a Social Movement (NHS England), Health Policy, Health Services, Healthcare Professionals Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Health Inequalities (Public Health England's All Our Health), Healthy New Towns Programme, Healthy Places: Integrated Services for Local Populations, Homes for Nurses Scheme, Improvement of Working Conditions, Improving Health: Closing the Health and Wellbeing Gap, Improving Infection Control in Nursing Care Homes (Case Study), Improving Outcomes, Improving Outcomes for People Living With Dementia (Case Study), Integrated Services for Local Populations, Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Janet Davies: RCN General Secretary, Jumbulances, Leading Change Adding Value Framework, Leading Change Adding Value Framework: Impact Measurement, Leading Change Adding Value Initiative, Leading Change Adding Value National Resources: Documents Tools and References, Learning Disabilities, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Life Course Approach, Life Course Approaches to Supporting Wellbeing Resilience and Independence, Local Digital Roadmaps, Local Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), Lord Carter Review, Lord Willis: Independent Chair of Shape of Caring Review, Making Every Contact Count, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Making Every Contact Count Programme (MECC), Managing Processes for Quality and Better Outcomes, Mencap Report: Death By Indifference, Mental Health, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, National Maternity Review (2016), National Resources: Documents Tools and References, National Voices, NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC), NHS Culture, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS England’s Leading Change Adding Value Framework, NHS England’s Right Care Programme, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Right Care Approach, NHS Student Bursary Cuts, No Decision About Me Without Me, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nurses and Midwives, Nurses and Midwives: Coordination to Ensure a Comprehensive Continuum of Services, Nurses and Midwives: Empowering People and Engaging Patients, Nurses and Midwives: Influencing Upstream and Downstream Public Health Services, Nurses and Midwives: Innovation in Rethinking Service Delivery, Nurses And Midwives: Managing For Quality And Better Outcomes, Nurses and Midwives: Reducing Barriers / Boundaries Across Care Settings, Nurses Midwives and Care Assistants, Nursing, Nursing Apprentices, Nursing Associates, Nursing Associates - 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Creating a Dementia Friendly Hospital: Local Contributions Have Global Influence (ICN / WHO / NHS England)
Summary International Nurses’ Day, taking the theme “Nurses – A Force For Change: Improving Health Systems’ Resilience” this year, fell on May 12th 2016. Just a few days earlier, International Day of the Midwife took place on May 5th 2016. … Continue reading →
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Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Communication Failures in Hospital End-of-Life Care (BBC News / RCP)
Summary The latest Royal College of Physicians (RCP) audit has estimated that one in five families may not be consulted when hospital staff decide not to revive their relatives and issue “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) orders. “Guidelines issued by the … Continue reading →
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