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Tag Archives: Cold Weather Payments
Keeping Warm: Cold Weather Plan for England (PHE)
Summary At a time when keeping warm is again on people’s minds, the latest Cold Weather Plan for England, from Public Health England (PHE), has been released. Full Text Link Reference Cold weather plan for England. [Online]: Public Health England, … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Depression, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Homes, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Cold Weather, Cold Weather Alert Service, Cold Weather Alerts, Cold Weather Meteorological Services, Cold Weather Payments, Cold Weather Plan (CWP), Cold Weather Plan 2018, Cold Weather Plan for England, Cold Weather Plan for England 2018, Cold Weather Plan: Levels and Actions, Cold Weather Planning, Community Services, Excess Winter Deaths, Excess Winter Deaths and Illnesses, Excess Winter Mortality, Falls and Fragility Fractures (FFF), FFF Population Healthcare Programme, Fuel Poverty, Harm From Cold Weather, Healthy Homes on Prescription (Liverpool City Council), Homeless Link, Hospitals, Housing For Older and Vulnerable People, Hypothermia, Identifying Vulnerable People, Impact of Cold Weather on Health, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Falls and Injuries, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Heart Attack, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Hypothermia, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Influenza, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Respiratory Disease, Impact of Fuel Poverty on Health and Health Inequalities, Keeping Healthy When It is Really Cold : PHE Cold Weather Plan (Easy Read Version), Met Office’s National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), Meteorological Matters, Minimum Home Temperature Thresholds for Health in Winter, Monitoring and Surveillance, National Adaptation Programme (NAP), National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), Nordic Lifestyle Trends, Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Hygge, Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Kalsarikänni (Finnish), Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Lagom, Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Päntsdrunk, Nordic Lifestyle Trends: Plogging, Päntsdrunk: Finnish Art of Drinking at Home. Alone. In Your Underwear, PHE: Public Health England, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Poverty, Preventable Excess Winter Deaths, Prisons, Provider Organisations, Provider Organisations (Health and Social Care), Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Public Weather Service, Public Weather Service (PWS), PWS: Public Weather Service, Recommended Indoor Temperatures, Recommended Minimum Indoor Temperatures, Risk Stratification, Risk Stratification Programmes, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Seasonal Health and Affordable Warmth, Shelter, StreetLink, Typical Cascade of Cold Weather Alerts, UK Health Forum Fuel Poverty and Health Toolkit, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Vulnerable Older People, Warm Homes Healthy People (WHHP) Fund, Warm Homes Healthy People Fund, WHHP: Warm Homes Healthy People, Winter Fuel Payment, Winter Preparedness, Winter Tiredness
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Stay Well This Winter Campaign (BBC News / NHS England / PHE)
Summary A campaign backed by NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) offers suggestions, particularly for the vulnerable and elderly, to help them “stay well” during the winter and thereby reduce avoidable demand on GP services and A&E. The official … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Falls, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advice, Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Andrew Mawhinney: LloydsPharmacy Pharmacist, BBC Health News, Benefits, Claire Ward: Chairwoman of Pharmacy Voice, Cold and Damp Weather, Cold Weather Payments, Cold Weather Planning, Common Winter Illnesses, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Demand Management, Dr Pete Smith: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Dr Selwyn Hodge: Self Care Forum Co-chair, EpSMon: Epilepsy Self-Management Tool, Excess Winter Deaths, Excess Winter Mortality, Find a Pharmacy (Online), Flu Jabs, Fuel Poverty, Health and Wellbeing, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Hypothermia, Impact of Cold Weather on Health, Influenza, Information and Advice, Keep Warm Keep Well, Lucy Verasamy: Meteorologist and Weather Presenter, NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals, Patient Activation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacies, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Voice (PV), Physical Activity, Poverty, Poverty-Related Concerns, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Problem Prevention, Professor Ian Banks: Self Care Forum Trustee, Professor Keith Willett: NHS England’s Director of Acute Care, Professor Paul Cosford: Director for Health Protection and Medical Director at Public Health England, Professor Rob Darracott: Pharmacy Voice Chief Executive, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Recommended Indoor Temperatures, Recommended Minimum Indoor Temperatures, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Registration For Priority Service With Energy and Water Suppliers, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Help, Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Service User Involvement, Sore Throat Test and Treat Service, Stay Well Pharmacy Campaign, Stay Well Pharmacy Resources, Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Supporting Self-Care, Vaccination Programmes, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Vulnerable Older People, Warm Home Discounts, Winter Fuel Payments, Winter Preparedness
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Excess Winter Mortality in England and Wales: 2012/13 (ONS / NHS Choices)
Summary Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) indicate an estimated 31,100 excess winter deaths occurred in England and Wales in 2012/13; representing a 29% increase compared with the previous winter. The Department of Health has linked the excess … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Cold Weather, Cold Weather Payments, Cold Weather Plan for England 2013, Cold Weather Planning, Cold-Related Ill Health, Dame Barbara Hakin (Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive for NHS England), England and Wales, Excess Winter Deaths and Illnesses, Excess Winter Mortality, Excess Winter Mortality in England and Wales: 2012/13, Fuel Poverty, Health and Wellbeing, Hypothermia, Impact of Cold Weather on Health, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Hypothermia, Impact of Cold Weather on Health: Influenza, Influenza, Mortality Data from the Office for National Statistics, NHS England Winter Health Check, NHS Winter Friends Campaign, NHS Winter Friends Pledge, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Physical Wellbeing, Preparations for Winter, Preventable Excess Winter Deaths, Public Health, Public Health Surveillance, Seasonal Mortality, Situation Reports (SITREPs), Thermoregulation, Wellbeing, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Wellbeing in Later Life, Winter Friends, Winter Friends Pledge, Winter Fuel Payments, Winter Health Check, Winter Preparedness, Winter Pressures
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Keep Warm Keep Well (Public Health England)
Summary The “Keep Warm Keep Well” document has been updated, as it is a part of Public Health England’s Cold Weather Plan aiming to protect health and reduce harm from severe cold. This guide offers advice for families and carers … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advice, Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Benefits, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Citizens Advice, Cold Weather Payments, Cold Weather Plan 2013-14, Cold Weather Plan for England 2013, Cold Weather Planning, DIAL UK, Energy Company Obligation (ECO), Energy Saving Advice Service (ESAS), Excess Winter Mortality, Financial Help, Flu Jabs, Fuel Poverty, Gingerbread, grants, Healthy Lifestyles, Heating, Home Heat Helpline, Hypothermia, Impact of Cold Weather on Health, Influenza, Information and Advice, Insulation (Homes), Keep Warm Keep Well, Lifestyle, Low Income Elderly People, Met Office’s National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), Meteorological Matters, National Insulation Association (NIA), National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), Ofgem, Ofgem Confidence Code, Physical Activity, Poverty, Poverty-Related Concerns, Preventable Excess Winter Deaths, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Scope, Switching Energy Suppliers, Top Tips for Keeping Warm, Top Tips for Keeping Well, Vaccination Programmes, Warm Home Discount Scheme, Weather Desk, Williams Lea, Winter Fuel Payments, Winter Preparedness
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