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Guidance on Care Contact Time (NHS England)

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

Summary The Chief Nursing Officer for England has issued a guide for providers and commissioners to calculate the amount of “care contact time” required to deliver safe and effective care. This guidance complements pre-existing NQB guidance, NICE guidelines and NICE … Continue reading →

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Delirium: NICE Quality Standard QS63 (NICE)

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new quality standard “Delirium: Quality Standard (QS63)”, which covers the prevention, diagnosis and management of delirium in adults (aged 18 years and over) in hospital and long-term … Continue reading →

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Guidance on Nurse Staffing Levels (BBC News / NICE)

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released guidelines for hospitals in England on safe staffing levels for nurses. The draft guidelines, and the extensive research behind them, were unveiled earlier in May 2014. The ratio of … Continue reading →

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Draft Guidance on Nurse Staffing Levels (BBC News / NICE)

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released draft guidance indicating to hospital managers that there is a higher risk of harm to patients when the ratio of nurses to patients falls below a certain level; … Continue reading →

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Prevention of Delirium in Older People in Institutional Long-Term Care (Cochrane Database)

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

Summary Older people in institutional long-term care (LTC) are at high risk of delirium, which is a risk factor for admission to hospital, and is associated with development of dementia, mortality and high healthcare costs. This systematic review the examines … Continue reading →

Posted in Delirium, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews, UK | Tagged Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation: University of Leeds, ALOIS: a Comprehensive Register of Dementia Studies, ALOIS: the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Checking Medication, Delirium Prevention, Delirium Prevention and Management, Delirium Prevention Care Bundles, Delirium Prevention Programmes, Geriatric Risk Assessment MedGuide (GRAM) Software, GRADEpro Software, Health Information Technology, Incidence of Delirium, Information Technology, Institutional Long-Term Care, IT-Based Interventions, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care Institutions, Medication Management Systems, Medication Reviews, Medicines Management, Medicines Optimisation, Mortality, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB), Pharmacist Review, Pharmacist-Led Medication Reviews, Prevalence of Delirium, University of Leeds, Unplanned Hospitalisation | Leave a comment

Overcoming Human Error in Medications Adherence and Prescribing (BBC News)

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary People with failing memories are likely to have problems remembering to take their prescribed medication regularly. A company called Proteus has developed a tablet which helps to monitor drug adherence by texting or tweeting carers or nursing / medical … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, BBC News, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Checking Medication, Coping Mechanisms, Coping Strategies, Coping with Memory Loss, Digital Technology, Dispensing Errors, Drug Identification, Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, Incidents Errors and Near Misses, Information Technology, Medication Accuracy, Medication Adherence, Medication Errors, Medication Nonadherence, Medication Persistence, Medications: Best Usage, MedSnap ID app, MedSnap PT, Memory Problems, Mobile Technology, New Technology, Proteus, Proteus Digital Health, Safeguarding and Medicines, Support and Coping Mechanisms, Telemedicine, United States, Using Medicines More Responsibly: IMS Health Study (US), WHO: World Health Organization, World Health Organisation (WHO) | Leave a comment

Medicines Optimisation: Helping Patients for Medication Best Usage (Royal Pharmaceutical Society)

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has release guidance which helps health and care professionals to assist patients with their medicines to improve outcomes and avoid waste. The “Medicines Optimisation: Helping Patients Make the Most of Medicines” document offers four guiding … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Ill-Health, Best Practice, Checking Medication, Four Principles of Medicines Optimisation, Medication, Medication Errors, Medications: Best Usage, Medicines Optimisation, Patient Experience, Royal Pharmaceutical Society | Leave a comment

Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs in Care Homes (NHS Choices / Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service has drawn attention to a further study raising concern over the prescribing of psychotropic medicines for elderly people living in care homes. The study in question examined how psychotropic drugs – i.e. … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Northern Ireland, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Anxiolytics, Atypical Antipsychotics, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Belfast, Care Homes, Care Transitions, Care Transitions of Older People, Centre for Public Health: Queen's University Belfast, Checking Medication, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Human Rights in Care Homes, Hypnotics, Institute of Clinical Sciences: Queen's University Belfast, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Managing Transitions, Medication, National Data Linkage Study, Pharmacoepidemiology, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Psychotropic Drugs, Queen's University Belfast, Reducing Antipsychotic Medication in Care Homes, Residential Care Homes, Sedatives | Leave a comment

Mental Health Liaison Services for General and Community Hospitals: Service Specification for Dementia (Department of Health)

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This specification was designed to assist commissioners in the delivery of a service to support general and community hospitals in delivering better care to people with dementia. It was released as part of the Dementia Commissioning Pack in mid-2011, … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Assessment and Diagnosis, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Call to Action on Antipsychotic Drugs (Dementia Action Alliance), Care Planning, Checking Medication, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH), Community Hospitals, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Commissioning Pack, Dementia Liaison Services, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital Discharge, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Liaison Service Pathway, Mental Health Liaison Services, Mental Health Liaison Services for Dementia Care in Hospitals, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Team, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychotropic Medication | Leave a comment

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