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Latest Dementia Assessment and Referral Data for 2018 (NHS England)

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has published dementia assessment and referral statistics, as of November 2018. These statistics aim to monitor and improve (i) the identification of older patients with dementia and delirium, (ii) assessment and appropriate referral and (iii) follow-up after people have been … Continue reading →

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Persistent Failings Versus Quality Improvement in Mental Health Care (PHSO / CQC)

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has published a report addressing failings in specialist mental health services in England, and their devastating impact on patients and their families. The complaints in this report predate the Five Year Forward … Continue reading →

Recent Information on Restraint in Mental Health Trusts, Plus Statistics on Other Safeguarding Topics (BBC News / NHS Digital)

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Freedom of information requests made by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that the use of restraint by mental health trusts in England has increased yearly since 2013, despite repeated calls over recent years for restraint to be minimised. It … Continue reading →

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Elderly Mental Health: Unmet Needs (Age UK)

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary According to Age UK’s latest report, mental health services in England frequently fail to meet the level of demand arising from an ageing population. Around one-third of mental health trusts in England are inadequately prepared concerning the provision of … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing Population, Anxiety and Depression, CBT, Co-Morbid Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Community and Mental Health Trusts, Comorbidity, Counselling, Deprivation, Education Policy Institute, Elderly Mental Health, FOI: Freedom of information, Freedom of Information, Health Inequalities in IAPT Mental Illness Recovery, IAPT Caseness Recovery and Reliable Improvement, IAPT Older People’s Promotion Campaign, IAPT Stepped Care Model, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Integrated Care Plans, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Integrating Mental and Physical Healthcare, Integration of Physical and Mental Health, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, Managing Comorbidity and Complexity, Managing Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Mental and Physical Health, Mental Health Budgets, Mental Health Crisis Care, Mental Health Taskforce, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Illness Recovery Rates (IAPT), NHS Bedfordshire CCG, NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS Mental Health Trusts in England, NHS Southampton City CCG, NHS Surrey Health CCG, NHS Trafford CCG, NHS West Leicestershire CCG, No Health Without Mental Health, Older People’s Champions, Older People’s Services, One Trust One Mind Programme (Dorset and Poole), Outreach and Community Engagement, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Peer Support, Psychological Therapies: Report on IAPT Services in England (2015-16), Social Deprivation, Socio-Economic Deprivation, Socioeconomic Deprivation, Stepped Care Model of Assessment and Intervention, Talking Therapies, Therapy Types in IAPT, Unexplained Fatigue in the Elderly, Unmet Mental Health Needs of Older People, Unmet Needs | Leave a comment

Introducing the Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (ISSN 2397-5628) is a recently launched, locally edited, multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed international journal, which covers topics of relevance to the care of the elderly. Concerning Guidelines on the Use of Antipsychotics for Agitation … Continue reading →

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Opportunities for Better Integration of Physical and Mental Health (King’s Fund)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View touched upon the importance of better integration between physical and mental health services. Building on the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce’s recommendations, the following King’s Fund report explores this “integration frontier” in more … Continue reading →

Mental Health: Still the Cinderella Services of the NHS? (BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An extra £1 billion of extra funding is to be committed to improving mental health services in England by 2020. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2016). Mental health care ‘is ruining lives’. [Subsequently re-titled as “Nation must focus … Continue reading →

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