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Tag Archives: College of Occupational Therapists (COT)
Reducing Pressures on Hospitals: Exploring the Potential Impact of Occupational Therapists (BBC News / COT / BAOT)
Summary A report from the College of Occupational Therapists demonstrates the role(s) which occupational therapists (and physiotherapists) can play in helping to reduce avoidable admissions / re-admissions to hospitals and subsequent delayed discharges of care in transitioning patients back into … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hip Fractures, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged : Policy Officer (Wales) at College of Occupational Therapists, A&E Pressures, Accident and Emergency Departments, Acute Hospital Care, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), Argyle Street Primary Care Practice (Pembroke Dock), Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Avoiding Unplanned Admissions, BBC Health News, Bed Days, Bed-Blockers, Bed-Blocking Patients (Non-Recommended Term), British Association of Occupational Therapists, British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT), Cardiff, Cardiff University, Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, College of Occupational Therapists, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Community Occupational Therapy Interventions, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Delayed Discharges, Delayed Transfers of Care, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Dr Alan Rees: Vice President of Royal College of Physicians Wales, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Bed Use, Emergency Care, Emergency Department Assessment Unit: University Hospital of Wales, Emergency Departments, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Services, Frail Older Persons Assessment and Liaison (FOPAL) Team, Frail Older Persons Assessment and Liaison Team: University Hospital of Wales Emergency Department Assessment Unit, Health Boards, Home-Based Rehabilitation and Reablement, Hospital Admissions, Hospital Beds, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Emergency Departments, Improving Lives, Improving Lives Saving Money Campaign (COT/BAOT), Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Inpatient Beds, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Primary Secondary and Community Care, Julia Scott: Chief Executive Officer at College of Occupational Therapists, Length of Stay (LoS), Long Hospital Stays, Loss of Mobility During Long Hospital Stays, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Working, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapists: Addressing Over-Reliance on Social Care, Occupational Therapists: Keeping People Out of Hospital, Occupational Therapists: Reducing Pressure on Primary Care, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy in General Practice (Pilot Project), Occupational Therapy: Improving Lives Saving Money Campaign, Patient Discharge, Patient Flows, Physical Therapy, Physiotherapists, Physiotherapy, Post-Discharge Support, Prevention and Reablement, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Team-Based Interventions in A&E, Reablement, Reablement Services, Readmissions, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement (RRR), Reducing Bed Days, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Over-Reliance on Social Care, Reducing Pressure on Primary Care, Reducing the Pressure on Hospitals Report (COT/BAOT), Reducing Waste in the NHS, Ruth Crowder, Sarah Rochira: Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sustainability, Sustainable Health and Social Care, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer, University Hospital of Wales, Value of Occupational Therapists (#ValueofOT), Value of Occupational Therapy in Wales, Vaughan Gething: Cabinet Secretary for Health Wellbeing and Sport (Wales), Vaughan Gething: Welsh Health Secretary, Vulnerable Older People, Wasted Resources, Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST), Welsh Reablement Alliance, Whole System Patient Flows
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Welsh Care Homes Review (BBC Wales / Older People’s Commissioner for Wales)
Summary A review of the quality of life for residents of care homes in Wales has found that many older people have an unacceptable quality of life and tend to become institutionalised quickly. Care homes tend to be perceived as … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged A Place to Call Home (Care Homes Review), Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Aberystwyth University, Access to GP Services, Activity in Care Homes, Age Cymru Diversity Networks, All Wales Social Care Research Collaboration Project, Alzheimer’s Society Wales, Aneurin Bevan University, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Availability of Care Homes, BBC Health News, BBC Wales, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, Bridgend County Borough Council, British Association of Social Workers in Wales (BASW Cymru), Caerphilly County Borough Council, Caerphilly County Borough Council 50+ Forum, Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, Cardiff Gypsy and Traveller Project, Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW), Care Council for Wales (CCW), Care Forum Wales, Care Home Environments, Care Home Managers, Care Homes, Care Homes in Wales, Care Homes Steering Group (Wales), Care of Older People Living in Care Homes in Wales, Care Staff, Carers Trust, Carers Wales, Carmarthenshire County Council, Ceredigion County Council, Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (CSP), City and County Council of Swansea, Cleanliness and Comfort, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Commissioning Inspection and Regulation, Continuing Healthcare, Conwy County Borough Council, Crossroads Care South East Wales, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia Care Matters, Denbighsire County Council, Diet (Care Homes), Dining Experiences, Diverse Cymru, EMI (Elderly Mentally Infirm), Failing Care Homes, Flintshire County Council, Good Practice in Care Homes, Gwynedd Council, Health and Wellbeing, Health Boards, High Acuity Needs, Hywel Dda University Health Board, Improving Standards in Care Homes, Institutional Regimes (Care Homes), Interfaith Council for Wales, Isle of Anglesey County Council, Living Well in Care Homes, Local Authorities, Market Oversight (Care Homes), Market Sufficiency, Mealtimes, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, Monmouthshire County Council, My Home Life Cymru, National Minimum Standards (Wales), Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Newport City Council, NHS Continuing Healthcare, Nursing Staff, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Older People in Welsh Care Homes, Older People Living in Care Homes, Older People's Commissioner for Wales, Oral Hygiene, Pembrokeshire County Council, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Personal Appearance (Care Home Residents), Personal Hygiene, Polypharmacy, Powys County Council, Powys Teaching Health Board, Prevention, Prevention and Reablement, Profiling Beds, Quality of Life for People Living in Care Homes in Wales, Quality of Life Model, Reablement, Regulation and Inspection of Social Services (Wales), Restrictive Care, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, Sarah Rochira: Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Sensory Loss, Social Care Rapporteurs, Social Participation, Social Services Regulation and Inspection (Wales), Swansea University, Task-Based Care (Mechanical and Institutionalised), The City of Cardiff Council, Torfaen County Borough Council, Training and Competency, University of South Wales, Vale of Glamorgan Council, Values-Based Training, Wellbeing, Welsh Care Homes Review, Welsh Government, Welsh Senate of Older People, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Planning, Wrexham County Borough Council
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Dementia Action Alliance Webinars for 2014 (DAA)
Summary The Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) has organised a series of free webinars on dementia and related topics. The list of events, so far, includes: What Living With Dementia Is All About. Presented by Peter Ashley, Living With Dementia. Thursday … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Cancer and Dementia, Challenges of Living with Dementia, Co-Morbidities, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Competent and Capable Staff, Complex Care, Complex Needs, COTSS-OP: College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section for Older People, Cultural Relevance, Cultural Sensitivity, Culturally Competent Dementia Care, Culturally Sensitive Services, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Action Alliance Webinar Programme (2014), Dementia Action Alliance Webinar Registration, Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisors, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Co-Morbidities, Education and Training, Enabling Occupation, Free Webinars (DAA), Living with Dementia, Living With Dementia Group (LWDG), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Macmillan Cancer Support, Management of Co-Morbidities, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple Health Issues, Multiple Needs, Multiple-Morbidities, Older People With Complex Needs, Respect for Religious or Cultural Backgrounds, Training, University of Worcester, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Worcester University, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Training
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Guidance on Prevention and Management of Challenging Behaviour in NHS Settings (NHS Protect)
Summary This document offers guidance for NHS staff on handling clinically-related challenging behaviour. It covers the management of patients’ distress and the provision of treatment in an environment which is safe for staff, patients and visitors. “Clinically related challenging behaviour, … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Delirium, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Aggression, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BGS, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, British Geriatrics Society (BGS), British Institute of Learning Disabilities, Calling Out, Causes of Discomfort, Challenging Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF), Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Challenging Behaviour: Core Learning Needs, College of Emergency Medicine, College of Emergency Medicine Best Practice Subcommittee, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDTs), Confidentiality, Conflict Resolution Training (CRT), Delusions, Dementia Outreach Services, Dementia Outreach Team, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Distressed Behaviour: Triggers, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Eight Common Core Principles for Supporting People with Dementia, Emma Ouldred: Dementia Nurse Specialist, Framework for Explaining Challenging Behaviour, Hallucinations, Hostility, Information Sharing, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Marjory Warren Ward, Markers and Alerts, Mental Health of Older Adults and Dementia Clinical Academic Group: South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Mind, National Association for Healthcare Security, NHS Protect, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Patient Passports, Personalised Care Plans, Post-Incident Reviews, Promoting Safer Therapeutic Services (PSTS), Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Risks of Inappropriate Physical Intervention, Sensory Impairment, Shouting, Sleep Disturbance, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Unite the Union Mental Health Nursing Association (MHNA), Violence, Violence and Aggression, Vocalisations, Wandering, Working with Dementia: Safe Work Practices for Caregivers
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Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (BAOT / COT)
Summary The British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT) and College of Occupational Therapists (COT) have produced a set of free online resources designed to help care home residents maintain health, their sense of purpose and involvement by continuing to engage … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Engagement, Activity, Activity in Care Homes, Adults with Incapacity Act (Scotland), Animals, Arts Crafts and Creative Activities, Balance, Balancing Risk and Choice, BAOT, Benefits of Activity, Best Practice in Care Homes, British Association of Occupational Therapists (BAOT), Care and Communication, Care Homes, Cognitive Activities, Cognitive Stimulation, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Communication, Community Activities, Community Involvement, Companion Animals May Help People With Dementia, COT, Creative Activities, Creative Activity, Creativity, Decision-Making Capacity, Decision-Making: Talking Mats, Dolls and Soft Toys, Drama Activities, Easing Decision-Making, Encouraging Healthy Behaviour, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Engagement, Folders and Scrapbooks, Friendship, Gardening, Hobbies and Interests, Hope and Encouragement, Ideas for Activities, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Learning in Later Life, Leisure, Leisure Activities and Social Networks, Life History Information, Living Well in Care Homes, Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (Toolkit), Making a Life History, MDS-HC (the Minimum Data Set Home Care), MDS-RAI (Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument for Long Term Care Facilities), MDS-RAI (the Minimum Data Set Resident Assessment Instrument), Meaningful Activity, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Minimum Data Set of the Resident Assessment Instrument (MDS-RAI) Pain Scale, Movement Activities, Multisensory Stimulation, Musical Activities, National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy in Care Homes, Outings, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pets, Pets as Companions for People with Dementia, Physical Activity, Physical and Emotional Contact, Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument for Occupational Profiling, Posture, Preventing Isolation, Recreation, Reflex Ability Level, Relationships, Relatives and Residents Association, Relaxation, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Boxes, Resident Engagement, Residential Care Homes, Risk Management, Rowntree Foundation, Rummaging, Sensory Ability Level, Service User Involvement, Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Skills Mix, Social Activities, Social and Leisure Needs, Spiritual Needs, Supporting Derek, Supporting Older People in Care Homes At Night, Supporting Practice – Evidence and Research (SPEaR), Supporting Relationships, Talking Mats, U3A University of the 3rd Age, User Involvement, Weight Gain, Workforce Development
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Occupational Therapy for Caregivers of People with Dementia: UK Literature Review
[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary The Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, and the earlier National Dementia Strategy, both give high importance to … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Bibliography, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Support, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Support, Carers, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Community Occupational Therapy Interventions, Family Carers, Needs of Carers, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy for Carers, Reading Lists, Supporting Caregivers, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers)
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