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Tag Archives: Commissioning Dementia Services
South East Coast Strategic Clinical Networks (SECSCNs)
Summary Strategic Clinical Networks (SCNs) are networks to improve health services for specific patient groups or conditions. They work in partnership with commissioners (including local government), and support strategic planning and commissioning decisions. Such networks work across commissioner, provider and … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
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Mental Health, Dementia and Neurology Networks: Local Profiling Tools (PHE)
Summary Public Health England (PHE), in partnership with NHS England (and support from the Department of Health) have developed local profiles of mental health, dementia and neurology. The purpose is to assist people commissioning and / or providing care to … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Depression, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Support Roles in the NHS Commissioning Landscape (NHS Commissioning Assembly / NHS Clinical Commissioners)
Summary Dr Peter Melton (NHS Commissioning Assembly) and Dr Amanda Doyle (NHS Clinical Commissioners Leadership Group) have together released a letter and diagram clarifying the roles of these two organisations. The diagram makes clear how the two bodies (separately and … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
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Baseline Assessment Tool on Dementia (NICE)
Summary An Excel spreadsheet (the “Baseline assessment tool on Dementia”) has been released by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) to help organisations identify how well they comply with practice recommended in NICE guidance. It is intended … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
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Mainstream Dementia Pathways Literature (British Psychological Society)
Summary This document was released last year by the Dementia Work Stream of the Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) at the British Psychological Society. It reflects a literature review performed between 2011 and 2012 to find important … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Dementia Action Alliance, For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, SCIE, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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