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Tag Archives: Caring for Carers
Big Hopes Riding on Research Project to Help Unpaid Carers? (NIHR)
Summary There are an estimated 850,000 people with dementia, and 670,000 unpaid carers, in the UK; involving more than half a million people with dementia living at home and being supported by unpaid carers, according to the Carers Trust. The … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Care South West Peninsula (NIHR PenCLAHRC), Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers Trust, Caring for Carers, China, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Community-Based Dementia Support Workers, Complex Health and Care Needs in Older People, Dementia Learning Community (DLC), Dementia Support Workers, Dementia Support Workers (DSWs), Dementia-Friendly GP Surgeries, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Empowering Carers, Enhancing Support for Carers, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry: University of Plymouth, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, GP Surgeries, Ian Sherriff: Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia at University of Plymouth, Ian Sherriff: Chair of Prime Minister’s Dementia Task and Finish Group, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Innovative Access to Primary Care Service, Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine (ITSMed): University of Plymouth, Japan, London School of Economics and Political Science, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)’s Improving Dementia Care Initiative, Newcastle University, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula, NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula: Plymouth University, NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) Programme, NIHR Research Design Service (RDS), Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit (PenCTU), Peninsula Clinical Trials Unit: NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Plymouth University, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (PU PSMD), Primary Care, Primary Care Research: University of Plymouth, Singapore, UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for the South West Peninsula, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, University of Exeter, University of Manchester, University of Plymouth, University of Plymouth’s Institute of Translational and Stratified Medicine, Unpaid Carers, Unwarranted Variations, Valuing Carers
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Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)
Summary A new article has appeared on the roles for community pharmacists in assisting people with dementia dwelling in the community, their informal carers – and health and social care professionals more widely – in achieving safer and more effective … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, 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, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ability of Community Pharmacists to Limit Use of Antipsychotics Prescribed Inappropriately For BPSD, Aston Health Research and Innovation Cluster, Aston University, Birmingham (UK), Caregiving (Carers), Caring for Carers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and GPs, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Centred Approaches, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Dementia Friendly Community Pharmacists, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Informal Carers, Information and Signposting Services, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Management, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (the Pharmacy Contract), Older Community-Dwelling Adults, Pharmacist-Led Home Medication Reviews, Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme, Pharmacy: Aston University, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Qualitative Exploratory Study, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Studies, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, School of Life and Health Sciences: Aston University, Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unpaid Carers
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National End of Life Care (EoLC) Knowledge Hub / Palliative and End of Life Care Resource Hub (NHS England / National Council for Palliative Care)
Summary NHS England and the National Council for Palliative Care have produced the Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care hub / website. This aims to become the “one stop shop” for discovering information resources relating to the “Ambitions for … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, 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, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment, Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care, Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care (2015), Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care Framework, Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: National framework for Local Action 2015-2020 (Ambitions Framework), Caring for Carers, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community Development in End of Life Care, Electronic Palliative Care Co-ordination Systems (EPaCCS), Electronic Palliative Care Coordination Systems (EPaCCS), End of Life Care in Advanced kidney Disease: A Framework for implementation, End of Life Locality Registers (Evaluation), Gina King: Quality Improvement Lead at South West Strategic Clinical Network, Good Care Group, Live-In Care, Live-in Carers, National Council for Palliative Care, National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), National Council for Palliative Care Resources, National End of Life Care (EoLC) Knowledge Hub, National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership, National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership Ambition Five: All staff Prepared to Care, National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership Ambition Four: Care is Coordinated, National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership Ambition One: Each Person Seen as an Individual, National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership Ambition Six: Each Community Prepared to Help, National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership Ambition Three: Maximising Comfort and Wellbeing, National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership Ambition Two: Each Person Gets Fair Access to Care, NCPC: The National Council for Palliative Care, Nicola Spencer: Programme Support Manager for NHS England’s End of Life Care Team, Nicola Spencer: Programme Support Manager in NHS England's Long Term Conditions (Children and Adults) Unit, Palliative and End of Life Care, Palliative and End of Life Care Resource Hub, Palliative Care, Palliative Care in the UK, Preferred Priorities for Care (PPC), Professor Bee Wee: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for End of Life Care, Working Together to Transform EoLC in Acute Hospitals
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Raising Awareness of Older Carers and Carers’ Rights Generally (NHS England / Carers Trust)
Summary Results from a Carers’ Trust survey conducted between October and November 2016 are used to raise awareness of issues affecting older carers in England. Full Text Link Reference Speak up for older carers. [Online]: Carers’ Trust, November 2016. A … Continue reading
Posted in Carers 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 England, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Assessments, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers Rights Day (2016), Carers Trust, Carers' Rights, Caring for Carers, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Empowering Carers, Enhancing Support for Carers, Experiences, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Neil Churchill: National Director of Patient Experience (NHS England), NHS England’s Commitment to Carers, Older Carers, Older Carers Awareness, Older Carers in England, Older Carers: Carers Aged 65 or Older, Older Carers’ Wellbeing, Undervalued Hidden Workforce, Unpaid Carers, Valuing Carers
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Opportunities for Better Integration of Physical and Mental Health (King’s Fund)
Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View touched upon the importance of better integration between physical and mental health services. Building on the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce’s recommendations, the following King’s Fund report explores this “integration frontier” in more … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 3 Dimensions of Care For Diabetes (3DfD) Service, Access to Mental Health Services, Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020/21, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams, Acute Mental Health Care: Inpatient and Crisis Home Treatment, Acute Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Caregiving (Carers), Carers, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring for Carers, Chronic Conditions, CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, Commissioning Acute Mental Health Care, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals, Community and Mental Health Trusts, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Community-Based Care, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Complex Chronic Conditions, Confusion in Care Homes, Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Home Resolution Teams, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHTTs), Crisis Support, Delirium in Care Homes, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Diagnostic Overshadowing, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Early Referral to Mental Health Services, Five Year Forward View, Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, Five Year Forward View Mental Health Taskforce, IAPT Long Term Conditions / Medically Unexplained Symptoms (LTC/MUS) Project, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Mental Health Services, Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT), Improving Perinatal Mental Health, Independent Mental Health Taskforce to the NHS in England, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care: From Service User Perspective, Integration of Physical and Mental Health, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, Investment in Mental Health, Let’s Respect Resources (National Mental Health Development Unit), Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Mental Health Teams, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Mental and Physical Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Work, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care, Mental Health Liaison Services in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Ward, Mental Health Problems, Mental Health Professionals in Emergency Departments, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Services in Accident and Emergency Units, Mental Health Taskforce, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Multimorbidities and Long-Term Conditions, National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), National Mental Health Development Unit, Nursing and Residential Homes, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Older Persons’ Mental Health, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Perinatal Mental Health, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions, Public Health, Residential Homes, Risk of Dementia For People With Diabetes / Cardiovascular Disease, Social Determinants of Health, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Three Dimensions of Care For Diabetes (3DfD), Unmet Mental Health Needs, Unmet Needs, Wellbeing in Care Homes
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