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Dementia Services: a Survey of Quality (Healthwatch Network / BMJ Open)

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Healthwatch England report summarises feedback from over 1,000 people across the country about their experiences of dementia care, plus the results of findings from over 120 care homes visited. This document attempts to clarify what may be working … Continue reading →

Accessible Information Standard (NHS England)

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s “Accessible Information Standard” has been designed to ensure people with a disability, sensory impairment or sensory loss receive information in a format they can easily read or understand. Support will also be provided to ensure such patients … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, 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, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accessibility, Accessible Communications, Accessible Information About Health and Care Options and Treatment or Support (Involvement Enablers), Accessible Information Standard (NHS England), Accessible Information Standard Implementation Guidance, Accessible Information Standard Specification, Action on Hearing Loss, Advice and Support, Anu Singh: NHS England’s Director of Patient & Public Voice and Insight, Braille, British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters, Care and Communication, Care and Support Services, CHANGE, Communication and Information, Communication Skills, Communication Support, Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities (CIPOLD), Data Sharing, Deafblindness, Deafblindness: Dual Sensory Loss, Dual Sensory Loss (Deafblindness), Education and Awareness-Raising, Failure of Communications and Inadequate Processes, Flagging of Needs, Good Communication, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Health Information Technology, Healthcare Providers, Information Sharing, Information Technology, Large Print, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities: Empowering Individuals, Learning Disabilities: NHS England Initiatives, NHS England’s Accessible Information Standard, Participation, Patient Advocates, Patient and Public Participation, Patient and Public Participation and Insight, Patient Participation, Patients First and Foremost, Patients With Disabilities, Providers of NHS-Funded Services, Recognition of Sensory Impairment, Recording of Needs, RNIB, Sarah Marsay: Public Engagement Account Manager at NHS England, SCCI1605: Accessible Information Specification, Sense, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Impairments, Sensory Loss, Service Providers, Sharing Information, Sharing of Needs, Speech-to-Text-Reporter (STTR), Support for People with Complex Needs, Support for Self Management, Support for Self-Care, Tadoma, Text Relay, Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA), Web Accessibility | Leave a comment

Dementia 2015 UK Policy Report: Improving the Quality of Life for People with Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society’s fourth annual report exploring the quality of life for people with dementia (and their families and carers) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, is entitled “Dementia 2015: Aiming higher to transform lives is in England”. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged 2015 General Election Dementia Manifesto (All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia), Active Lifestyle, Addressing Dementia: The OECD Response (2015), All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia Manifesto for 2015 General Election, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication, Alzheimer's Society Policy Reports: Dementia 20xx Series, Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Advisers, Alzheimer’s Society National 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The Co-Production in Commissioning Toolkit (TLAP / Department of Health / SCIE / NEF / NHS England / NESTA)

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An online resource, called the “Co-Production in Commissioning Tool”, has been made available via the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). This toolkit presents the work of Think Local, Act Personal (TLAP) – and partners – towards improving the … Continue reading →

Posted in ADASS, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, 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, Models of Dementia Care, National, National Voices, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Association of Director of Adult Social Services (ADASS), C4CC: Coalition for Collaborative Care, Care Act 2014, Care and Support, Care and Support Reform, Care and Support Services, Co-Production, Co-Production for Wellbeing, Co-Production in Commissioning, Co-Production Issues, Co-production Monitoring Group (Think Local Act Personal), Coalition for Collaborative Care, Coalition for Collaborative Care (C4CC), Collaboration, Collaboration (Including Information-Sharing), Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Leadership, Collaborative Working, Commissioning for Better Outcomes Framework, Commissioning for Better Outcomes: A Route Map, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Value, Commissioning Local Services, Community Service Volunteers (CSV), Diversity, Economics of Co-Production, Embedding Co-Production, Engagement and Co-Production, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Health Services Management Centre: University of Birmingham, Improving Long-Term Care and Support, Inclusiveness, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Personal Commissioning, Jo Kidd Consultancy, Local Authorities, Local Government Association: LGA, Localism, Localism Act, Market Shaping and Oversight, Micro-Commissioning, More Than Medicine (NESTA), National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA), National Co-Production Advisory Group, National Voices, NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action), nef (the new economics foundation), NESTA: National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, New Economics Foundation (nef), NHS England's Realising the Value Programme, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS England’s Realising the Value Programme for Patient and Community Empowerment (NHS England)., NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), People Not Process: Co-Production in Commissioning, Person-Centred Coordinated Care, Person-Centred Dementia Care and Support, Pritti Mehta: Strategy Lead for Person Centred Care Team at NHS England, Public Service Act, Realising the Value Programme, Regional Voices, Sam Bennett: Director of Think Local Act Personal, SCIE's Co-Production Strategy, Sharon Allen: Chief Executive of Skills for Care, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Value Act 2012, Supporting Localism, Sustainability, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), Think Local Act Personal Co-production Monitoring Group, TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, Tricia Nicoll Consulting, University of Birmingham, User-Led Organisations (ULOs), Well-Led, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach | Leave a comment

UK Policy Report: the Quality of Life for People with Dementia in 2014 (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society has published the third annual report “Dementia 2014: Opportunity for change”, which examines many aspects of the quality of life for people with dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Similar to the two previous reports … Continue reading →

Personal Health Budgets: Briefing (NHS Confederation / BBC News / Pulse)

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS Confederation briefing (Issue 275) offers guidance to commissioners, and providers of NHS-funded care, who are introducing personal health budgets. “A personal health budget is an amount of money to support a person’s health and wellbeing needs, planned … Continue reading →

Developing NICE Standards for Social Care (Department of Health)

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary As a result of a consultation exercise during 2013, five topics have been identified for formal referral to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Falls: regaining independence for older people after a fall. Care and support of … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Care and Support, Care and Support Planning, Care and Support Services, Developing NICE Standards for Social Care, Elderly Rehabilitation Services, Experiences, Experts by Experience, Independence, Integrated Care and Support, Medicines Management, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NICE Quality Standards, Patient Experience, Reablement, Reablement Services, Regaining Independence, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services, Service User Experience, Social Care Reablement Services, Standards and Guidance to Improve the Quality of Social Care, User Experience | Leave a comment

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