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Tag Archives: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)
On the Influence of Primary Care Incentive Schemes Upon Care Home Admissions For People with Dementia: Exploring the Limits of Intervention (CHE / BJGP)
Summary A study by the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) investigated whether incentives offered to GPs to provide annual reviews for patients with dementia, under the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), actually reduce the risk of admissions to care homes. … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Absence of Relationship Between QOF Annual Reviews and Likelihood of Care Home Placement, Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), Alternatives to Care Home Admission, Annual Health Check (AHC), Annual Health Checks, Annual Reviews, BJGP: British Journal of General Practice, British Journal of General Practice, Care Home Admission Delay, Care Home Placements for People with Dementia, Carer’s Needs Assessment, Carers and Families, Centre for Health Economics: University of York, Centre for Health Services Studies: University of Kent, Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Financial Incentives, Impact of Primary Care Incentive Schemes on Care Home Placements for People with Dementia (CHE), Incentive Payments, Limits of Intervention (Great Theory Stubborn Reality), London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Performance Incentives (CQUINs QOFs and Quality Premiums), Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU): London School of Economics and Political Science, Primary Care Incentive Schemes, Primary Care Incentive Schemes and Care Home Placements for People with Dementia, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payment, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of Long-Term Conditions, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Asthma, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Atrial Fibrillation, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Cancer, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Dementia, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Diabetes Mellitus, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Epilepsy, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Heart Failure, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Hypertension, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Learning Disability, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Long-Term Conditions With Record of Smoking Status / Smoking Cessation, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Mental Health, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Osteoporosis, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: People with Palliative Care Needs, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Peripheral Arterial Disease, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (STIA), ResearchOne, ResearchOne Health and Care Database, ResearchOne Primary Care Database, Support for Carers, United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), University of Kent, University of Leeds, University of York, University of York Centre for Health Economics (CHE), Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers
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More on the Likely Association Between Air Pollution and Increased Risk of Dementia? (BMJ Open / NHS Choices / BBC News / PHE)
Summary Further evidence has emerged, from London, on the possible link between long-term exposure to air pollution and the likelihood of developing dementia. Full Text Link Reference Air pollution linked to dementia risk. London: NHS Choices; Behind the Headlines, September … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Blood Pressure: a Risk Factor for Vascular Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society / Stroke / BHF)
Summary Researchers at the George Institute for Global Health, following 4.28 million individuals, have shown a statistical association indicating that high blood pressure in middle age significantly increases the risk of developing vascular dementia (the second most common form of … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hypertension, In the News, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
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Personalised Health and Care 2020 Report / Framework (National Information Board / Department of Health / NHS England / BBC News)
Summary The National Information Board’s Personalised Health and Care 2020 framework, which was published in November / December 2014, presents plans to transform health care and improve services by use of information / digital technology. The aim is to harness … Continue reading
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NHS Plans For Maximising Use of Digital Technology: Personalised Health and Care 2020 (NHS England / National Information Board)
Summary Latest plans have been released regarding how to optimise the potential gains – in terms of improved patient experience, greater efficiency and better effectiveness of healthcare delivery – from digital health services, telecare, telehealth, mobile healthcare and similar technologies. … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, BBC News, 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, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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