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Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) Assessments for 2016/17 (NHS England / NHS Networks)

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has published its annual assessment of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) for 2016/17. The following document lists the overall ratings for the 209 CCGs, following their annual assessment under the CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF). This … Continue reading →

Pressure on District Nursing Services: the Demand / Capacity Gap (BBC News / King’s Fund)

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent King’s Fund report identifies a fall in community nursing staff, which places district nursing services in England under increasing pressure. Unmanageable workloads may be causing delays and fewer home visits, perhaps leaving patients at risk. According to … Continue reading →

VCS Engagement with Health and Wellbeing Boards: Survey (Regional Voices)

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

Summary This Regional Voices report presents the results from a survey to discover how the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) is engaging with Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs). It features suggested good practice for boards to consider when involving VCS … Continue reading →

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Engagement Cycle: Updated and Under New Ownership (InHealth Associates / Centre for Patient Leadership)

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

Voluntary Groups: Funding to Help Vulnerable Patients (NHS England)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

Improving Health Outcomes: Use of Voluntary / Community Sector Evidence (NHS Confederation)

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

Summary This NHS Confederation briefing discusses the use of evidence from the voluntary and community sector as a source of information when preparing Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) and how to thereby achieve improved commissioning decisions. It offers an overview of … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Asset Mapping, Care in Local Communities, Citizens Advice, Citizens Advice Bureaux, Co-Design and Co-Delivery, Co-Production, Co-Production for Wellbeing, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Council for Voluntary Service (CVS), CVS Cheshire East, Difficult to Reach Groups, Dr Shahed Ahmad: Director of Public Health at London Borough of Enfield, Dudley Council Office of Public Health, Embedding Co-Production, Embedding Voluntary and Community Sector Evidence, Enfield Council, Equality Networks, Hard to Reach Groups, Health and Poverty Tool, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Health Partnerships Project, Housing Associations, Impact Hub, Integrated Commissioning, Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA), JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Leeds Metropolitan University, LGA: Local Government Association, Local Commissioning, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Service Providers, Local Strategic Commissioning, Marginalised Users, National Housing Federation, National Learning Network for Health and Wellbeing Boards, Proving Our Value Project, Regional Voices, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Social Auditing, Social Return on Investment (SROI), South West Forum, Specialist Organisations, Stronger Together, Umbrella Organisations, University of the West of England, VCS Insights, 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, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Wakefield Council, Wakefield District Wellbeing Consortium, Wellspring Healthy Living Centre (Bristol) | Leave a comment

Role of Community Nurses in Carer Support (Department of Health)

Posted on July 25, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

Mental Health, Dementia and Neurology Networks: Local Profiling Tools (PHE)

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Dementia Roadmap for GPs and Patients (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

National Care Home Open Day (CQC)

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

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