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Helping Hospital Patients Stay Active and a Winter Framework For Speedier Discharge (NHS England / BMJ / BJN / NIHR Signal / JAN)
Summary Jane Cummings, the Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England has written about a Winter Framework designed to reduce delayed discharges by maximising the use of care homes across each Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP). Therapy-led units, too, will be … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, 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, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 2018 Chief Nursing Officer Summit, 70-Day National Challenge: End Pyjama (PJ) Paralysis, Accountable Care Organisations, Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs), Accountable Care Systems, Accountable Care Systems (ACSs), ActNow: an e-Learning Tool (e-LfH), Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Adults With Social Care Needs, Ageing Population, Assessment Before Discharge, Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science (AIMSS): University of Melbourne, Barriers and Challenges in Discharge Planning, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4's Inside Health Programme, Birmingham Council, Birmingham Cross City Birmingham South Central and Solihull (Proposed Transforming Care Partnership), Birmingham Cross City CCG, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Journal of Nursing, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Care Home Digital Tools, Care Homes and Therapy-Led Units for Patients Medically Fit for Discharge, Care Transitions, Care Transitions Involving Adults With Social Care Needs, Care Transitions of Older People, Chief Nursing Officer's Summit (2018), CNO Summit (2018), Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Care Planning, Colombia, Colombia Department of Science Technology and Innovation (COLCIENCIAS), Community Health Services Ease Winter Pressures on Hospitals, Criteria Led Discharge, Daily Transfers of Care (DTOC), Deconditioning, Deconditioning in Hospital, Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care (DETOCs), Department of Rehabilitation Medicine: Nepean Hospital, Destination on Discharge, Discharge, Discharge at a Reasonable Time, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Coordinators, Discharge From General Inpatient Hospital Settings, Discharge Into the Care Sector, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Discharge to Assess (D2A) Model, e-Learning for Health (e-LfH), e-Learning for Health (e-LfH) Hub (HEE), Early Mobilisation, Early Mobilisation in Hospitals, Early Patient Mobilisation, Eat Drink Move, End Pyjama (PJ) Paralysis, Excessive Bed Rest (Patient Harm), Frailty Care on Surgical Ward: Lavenham Ward at Ipswich Hospital, Frailty Care on Surgical Wards, Framework for Maximising Use of Care Homes for Patients Medically Fit for Discharge, Framework for Maximising Use of Therapy-Led Units for Patients Medically Fit for Discharge, Framework to Support Winter Pressures (2017-18), Fundación Cardioinfantil - 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Maintaining Strength for Healthier Ageing (BBC News / NHS Choices / Lancet)
Summary The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has warned that perhaps one quarter of over-65s don’t do sufficient strength exercises to maintain general physical fitness and help avoid the risk of falls. Conducting strength exercises can be an integral part … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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World Alzheimer’s Day and World Alzheimer’s Month 2016 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)
Summary Information is available from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) concerning World Alzheimer’s Month (September); and World Alzheimer’s Day 2016, on September 21st 2016. The theme for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is “Remember Me”. World Alzheimer’s Month is a … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Charitable Bodies, In the News, International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 20000 Reasons Campaign (Alzheimer's Society: Northern Ireland), 45000 Reasons Campaign (Alzheimer's Society: Wales), Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Awareness, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Carey Mulligan, Carey Mulligan: UK Global Dementia Friends Ambassador, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dementia Awareness Campaigns, Dementia Awareness Raising, Dementia Friends, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Global Outlook, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macau (SAR China), Macau SAR, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, PR China, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, TADA Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, World Alzheimer's Month 2016 (Remember Me), World Alzheimer’s Day 2016, World Alzheimer’s Month 2016, Zimbabwe
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Developments in Dementia Research: From the Horses’ Mouths (NHS England / NIHR)
Summary Professor Alistair Burns (NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Peoples’ Mental Health), and Professor Martin Rossor (NIHR National Director for Dementia Research), discuss current issues and new approaches in dementia research, touching briefly upon some of … Continue reading →
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS England, NIHR, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Genetic Mutation Which Delays Alzheimer’s Disease? (NHS Choices / Molecular Psychiatry)
Summary A study of 71 persons from an extended family (comprising around 5,000 people) in northern Colombia, who carry a mutation in a gene called PSEN1 (the so-called the Paisa mutation, which causes a rare, severe form of early-onset Alzheimer’s disease), … Continue reading →
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer's Disease Susceptibility Genes, ApoE e4 Allele, APOE-4 Allele, Apoe-ε4 Allele, Apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 Allele, Australia, Australian National University, Behind the Headlines, Biomolecular Resource Facility: Australian National University, Colombia, Department of Genome Sciences: Australian National University, Early Mammalian Development Laboratory: Australian National University, Early-Onset Alzheimer's Gene, Flinders University (Australia), Genetic Research, Genetic Susceptibility Loci, Genetic Triggers, Genetic Variants, Genetic Variation (APOE*E2 Allele), Genetics, Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease, Genome Diversity and Health Group: Australian National University, Genomics and Predictive Medicine Group: Australian National University, Germany, Hamburg, Hereditary Form of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease, Institute of Neuropathology: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, John Curtin School of Medical Research: Australian National University, Mental Health Research Center at Eastern State Hospital: University of Kentucky, Molecular Psychiatry (Journal), Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (USA), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuroscience Research Group: University of Antioquia, New York University, Northern Colombia, NYU Child Study Center: NYU Langone Medical Center, NYU Langone Medical Center, Paisa Mutation: Mutated PSEN1 Gene, Presenilin 1 (PSEN1), Presenilin 1 Mutation (PSEN1), PSEN1 E280A Alzheimer's Disease, PSEN1 E280A Carriers, PSEN1: Presenilin 1 Mutation, Rare Unusual Hereditary Form of Alzheimer’s Disease, Research School of Biology: Australian National University, School of Medicine: Flinders University, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute and Department of Psychiatry: Flinders University, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, University of Antioquia (Colombia), University of Antioquia in Colombia, University of Kentucky, USA
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Quality of Death Index: UK End-Of-Life Care Second To None? (BBC News / EIU / NHS England / CQC / National Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership)
Summary A comparative study of palliative care across 80 countries by the Economist Intelligence Unit has declared that end-of-life care in the UK can be ranked the best in the world. The UK was ranked first due to comprehensive national … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, CQC: Care Quality Commission, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 2015 Quality of Death Index, Access to Palliative Care, Access to Palliative Care Services, Affordability of Care, African Palliative Care Association, Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care, Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care (2015), Americas, Andrea Sutcliffe: Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Argentina, Asia-Pacific, Association for Palliative Medicine, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Association of Palliative Care Social Workers, Australia, Austria, Availability of Opioid Painkillers, Bangladesh, BBC Health News, Belgium, Benchmarking, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Bupa Care Services, Burden of Disease, Canada, Care Quality, Care Quality Commission, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Children’s Palliative Care, Chile, China, College of Health Care Chaplains, Colombia, Community Engagement, Costa Rica, CQC Hospice Inspections, Cross-Country Comparisons, Cuba, Czech Republic, Death Cafés, Death With Dignity Act (DWDA), Definitions of Palliative and End of Life Care, Demand for Palliative Care Indicators, Denmark, Department of Palliative Care at Fudan University Cancer Hospital, Dominican Republic, Dr Ros Taylor MBE: National Director for Hospice Care at Hospice UK, Dying Out of Hospital, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Ecuador, Egypt, End of Life Care in Care Homes, Engagement and Patient Preferences., Ethiopia, Europe, European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), Finland, France, General Medical Council, Germany, Ghana, Global Atlas of Palliative Care at the End of Life, Government-Led National Palliative Care Strategies, Greece, Guatemala, Health Education England, Hong Kong, Hospice Care, Hospice Care Research Center at Tianjin Medical University, Hospice Care Week (2015), Hospice Care Week: Connecting Care, Hospice Movement, Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa, Hospice UK, Hospices, Human Resources, Hungary, India, Indonesia, International Children’s Palliative Care Network, International Health Care Comparisons, International Observatory on End of Life Care at Lancaster University, International Perspectives, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jonathan Ellis: Director of Policy and Advocacy at Hospice UK, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kensington Care Home, Kenya, Latin American Association for Palliative Care, Lien Foundation of Singapore, Lithuania, Macmillan Cancer Support, Malawi, Malaysia, Marie Curie, Mexico, Middle East and Africa, Mongolia, Mongolian Palliative Care Society (MPCS), Morocco, Motor Neurone Disease Association, Myanmar, National Bereavement Alliance, National Care Forum, National Council for Palliative Care, 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, National Palliative Care Nurse Consultants Group, National Voices, Netherlands, New Zealand, NHS England, NHS Improving Quality, Nigeria, Norway, Palliative and End of Life Care, Palliative Care, Palliative Care and the Right to Die, Palliative Care Bill, Palliative Care Demand and Supply, Palliative Care in the UK, Panama, Patients Association, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Preferred Place of Death, Public Awareness of Palliative Care, Public Funding for Palliative Care, Public Health England, Puerto Rico, Quality, Quality in the NHS, Quality of Care, Quality of Death Index (EIU), Quality of Death Index Methodology, Romania, Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Physicians, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Social Care Institute for Excellence, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Specialised Palliative Care Workers, Sri Lanka, Sue Ryder, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) System, Tanzania, Thailand, Together for Short Lives, Turkey, Uganda, UK End-of-Life Care, Ukraine, Uruguay, US, Venezuela, Vietnam, World Health Assembly (WHA), World Health Organization’s Global Burden of Disease, World Hospice and Palliative Care Day (2015), Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance (WHPCA), Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Palm Grip Strength Measured Using a Jamar Dynamometer (BBC News / Lancet)
Summary Palm grip strength may offer a simple and inexpensive test to predict the risks of having a heart attack or stroke (or of premature mortality), according to a large international trial involving roughly 140,000 people across 14 countries. Grip … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights
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Tagged Aga Khan University (Karachi), Argentina, Bangladesh, BBC Health News, Brazil, Canada, Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Fitness, Cardiovascular Risk, Cardiovascular Risk Factors (CVRF), Chile, China, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Colombia, CVD: Cardiovascular Disease, Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology: São Paulo University, Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology: Simon Fraser University, Department of Community Health Sciences and Medicine: Aga Khan University, Department of Internal Medicine: Istanbul Medeniyet University, Department of Social Medicine: Medical University of Wrocław, Dubai, Dubai Health Authority, ECLA Foundation: Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario, Fortis Escorts Hospital (Jaipur), Fundacion Oftalmologica de Santander and Medical School: Universidad de Santander, Fuwai Hospital, Grip Strength, Hamilton Health Sciences (Canada), Independent University (Dhaka), India, Instituto Cardiovascular de Rosario, Iran, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Institute: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Jamar Dynamometer, Lancet, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (Chennai), Malaysia, McMaster University, Medical University of Wrocław, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases: Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases: Peking Union Medical College, Pakistan, Palm Grip Strength, Peking Union Medical College, Poland, Population Health Research Institute: McMaster University, Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) Study, Sahlgrenska Academy: University of Gothenburg, São Paulo University, School of Public Health: University of the Western Cape, Simon Fraser University (Burnaby), South Africa, St. John's Medical College (Bangalore), St. John's Research Institute (Bangalore), State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease: Fuwai Hospital, Sweden, Turkey, UCSI University (Kuala Kumpur), United Arab Emirates, Universidad de La Frontera, Universidad de Santander, Universiti Teknologi MARA (Malaysia), University of Gothenburg, University of the Western Cape (Cape Town), University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
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More on the Obesity Risk Factor (BBC News / McKinsey Global Institute / Journal of Public Health / Lancet / PLoS Medicine)
Summary A report from the McKinsey Global Institute states that the worldwide cost of obesity is equal to that of smoking or armed conflict. It is estimated to cost £1.3 trillion, or 2.8% of world GDP. Obesity probably costs the … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, International, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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First Recorded UK Case of Assisted Suicide for Dementia (BBC News / JRCPE)
Summary The first case has been reported of a British person electing to end his own life at the Dignitas facility in Zürich (Switzerland) after being diagnosed as having the early stages of dementia. The 83-year-old was assessed to be mentally competent to make the decision. Reactions … Continue reading →
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