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Tag Archives: Care in Local Communities
Engagement Cycle: Updated and Under New Ownership (InHealth Associates / Centre for Patient Leadership)
Summary The engagement cycle is a commissioning tool aimed at promoting better engagement with patients and the public. The online “Engagement Cycle” resource helps commissioners to engage patients, carers and the public in decisions about local health services. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Care in Local Communities, CCGs, Centre for Patient Leadership, Citizen Participation, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Co-Production, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Commissioning Local Services, Community Empowerment, Community Engagement, Community Involvement, Empowerment, Engagement, Engagement Cycle: an Online Resource for Commissioners, Health and Social Care Reform, Holistic Quality Improvement, InHealth Associates, Local Empowerment, Monitoring, Monitoring and Oversight, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Outcomes and Monitoring, Participatory and Citizen Involvement, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Empowerment, Patient Engagement, Patient Experience, Patient Experience Research, Patient Rated Experience Measures (PREMs), Patient Rated Outcome Measures (PROMs), Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMS), Patient-reported Experience Measures (PREMs), PROMS and PREMS, Public Engagement Exercises, Quality and Sustainability, Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement Approaches, Quality Monitoring, Redesigning Local Healthcare Systems, Redesigning Services, Seldom Heard Groups, Service Redesign, Service Transformation, Service User Experience, Service User Involvement, SLAs: Service Level Agreements, Sustainability, Sustainability Model, Transformational Commissioning, Transformational Leadership, Transforming Patient Experience, Transforming Services, User Experience, User Involvement
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Voluntary Groups: Funding to Help Vulnerable Patients (NHS England)
Summary NHS England has announced which voluntary sector organisations which will share £2m to provide extra help for vulnerable people most at risk over the winter. These groups include Age UK, the British Red Cross and the Royal Voluntary Service. They … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Nuffield Trust, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Admission Avoidance, Ageing in the Community, Ageing Population, Alignment of Services Across Health and Social Care Sectors, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Association of Directors of Social Services, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, British Red Cross, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in Local Communities, Citizen Participation, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Discharge Support, East Midlands, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Emergency Services, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Home from Hospital Services, Hospital Discharge, Hospital to Home (Hospital2Home), Integration of Health and Social Care, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Local Partnerships, Maintaining Independence, Monitor, National Tripartite, NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA), Participation, Participation of Older People, Partners in Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Population Winter Pressures, Post-Discharge Support, Preparations for Winter, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Regaining Independence, Royal Voluntary Service, Royal Voluntary Service (Formerly the WRVS), Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary and Private Providers, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships, Volunteering, Volunteers, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Winter Preparedness, Winter Pressures
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Role of Community Nurses in Carer Support (Department of Health)
Summary This Department of Health guidance covers support for adult carers by community nurses. It is aimed at district and general practice nurses, health professionals generally, commissioners and service providers. This guidance relates, partly, to an earlier document “Care in local communities: … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Avoidable Admissions, Befriending, Burden on Caregivers, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, Care, Care in Local Communities, Caregiver Support, Carer Awareness, Carer Fatigue, Carer Inclusion, Carer Organisations, Carer Quality of Life Tool, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carers Strategy, Carers Trust, Carers Trust Carers Hub, Caring for Carers, Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Healthcare Practice, Collaborative Working, Commitment, Communication, Community Care, Community Nurse Development Programme, Community Nursing, Community Nursing Programme, Compassion, Compassion in Practice, Competence, Courage, District Nursing, District Nursing Services, Empowering Carers, Enhancing Support for Carers, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Family-Centred Approach to Care, Family-Centred Care, General Practice Nurses, Health and Wellbeing of Adult Carers, Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Informal Carers, Informal Support Networks for Carers, John Moore’s University, Making Every Contact Count, Maximising the Nursing Contribution to the Dementia Challenge, Milton Keynes Community Health Services, National Carers Strategy Demonstrator Sites Programme, No-one Alone, Partnership Working, Peer Support, Peninsula Community Health CIC, Personalised Carer Support, Population and Case Load Management, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Prevention, Primary Care District Nursing Services, Professional Pathway for Community Nurses, Public Health, Public Health Contribution of Nurses and Midwives, Queen’s Nursing Institute, Service Integration, Six C’s of Nursing, Skills for Care, Skills for Health, Social Isolation, Support for Carers, Supporting Caregivers, Supporting Seamless Access, The 6 Cs, Transforming Community Services Programme, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Valuing Carers
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Mental Health, Dementia and Neurology Networks: Local Profiling Tools (PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE), in partnership with NHS England (and support from the Department of Health) have developed local profiles of mental health, dementia and neurology. The purpose is to assist people commissioning and / or providing care to … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Depression, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia Roadmap for GPs and Patients (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)
Summary The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has developed an online dementia resource for GPs, which links to information on patient’s emerging needs as dementia develops, from diagnosis onwards. This “Dementia Roadmap” tool also signposts patients to suitable local resources, … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Admissions to Residential Care, Advice and Information, Care and Support Planning, Care Homes, Care in Local Communities, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Dementia Awareness Week, Dementia Awareness Week 2014, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Roadmap Project, Dementia Roadmap Web-Based Tool, Devon, Diagnosis of Dementia, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, GPs, Information About Services, Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Living Well with Dementia, Local Agencies, Local Assets, Local Care Providers, Local Care Services, Local Roadmaps, Memory Clinics, Memory Loss, Memory Problems, Non-Residential Social Services, North Somerset, Nursing and Residential Homes, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Post-Discharge Support, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, RCGP, Referral, Referral and Assessment, Referral to Treatment, Referrals Assessments and Packages of Care, Residential Care Homes, Residential Facilities, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, South Gloucester
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National Care Home Open Day (CQC)
Summary The second National Care Home Open Day is to be held on Friday June 20th 2014, allowing people to visit local care homes. The idea is that allowing the general population to meet residents and learn about local care … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
Tagged Activity in Care Homes, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Care Home Inspections, Care Home Residents, Care Home Sector, Care in Local Communities, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Choosing a Care Home, Community Connections, Community Engagement, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dignity and Respect, Good Practice in Care Homes, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Involvement and Participation, Living Well in Care Homes, Local Scrutiny, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, National Care Home Open Day, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Older Care Home Residents, Patient and Public Involvement, Preventing Isolation, Public Awareness, Public Scrutiny, Residential Care Homes, Safe and Compassionate Care, Scrutiny, Social Isolation
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