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Tag Archives: Compassion
Understanding the Basics of Care and Support: a Tale of Two Cultures? (JCN)
Summary A systematic review, concerning the effectiveness of nursing interventions for patients’ nutrition, elimination, mobility and hygiene needs, discovered numerous inadequacies in the quality of evidence. This is perhaps reflective of an age-old culture divide between “doers” and “thinkers”. “The … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Care Left Undone, Catheters and UTIs, Cleanliness and Hygiene, Compassion, Compassionate Care, Dinner Music for Demented Patients, Elimination, Fundamental Nursing Care, Hygiene, Institute of Health Research: University of Exeter Medical School, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Loss of Mobility, Malnutrition, Mobility, Mobility Problems, Nursing Research, Nutrition and Hydration, Nutritional Status, Patient‐Centered Care and Outcomes, Personal Hygiene, Reflective Practice, State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in England, Systematic Reviews, Toileting, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School, Urinary Catheterisation, Urinary Catheters, Washing and Dressing
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Separation of Elderly Couples Condemned as Inhuman and Potentially Fatal (BBC News)
Summary The involuntary separation of elderly couples, when one or both parties moves into a care home, should cease according to Sir James Munby (Family Judge). Social workers have been strongly advised to apply a “common decency” test in these circumstances … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Association of Director of Adult Social Services (ADASS), BBC Health News, Care Home Residents, Care Home Sector, Care Homes, Common Decency Test (Social Workers), Compassion, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Decency, Empathy, Humanity, Margaret Willcox: President of ADASS, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Needs of Older People Living in Care Homes, Older People Living in Care Homes, Right to Family Life Under the Human Rights Act, Separation of Elderly Couples, Shared Accommodation, Sir James Munby: President of Family Division of the High Court, Transitions into Care Home
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Exploring Applications of the Appreciative Inquiry Methodology (JCN / Open Nursing Journal / BMC Nursing / Dementia)
Summary Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a qualitative research methodology which has roots in action research, organisational learning and organisational culture change. Articles have been published recently which incorporate appreciative inquiry in their approach to various healthcare topics of interest. Exploring … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ablett Unit: Glan Clywd Hospital, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Appreciative Action and Reflection, Appreciative Inquiry (AI), Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, BMC Nursing, Bournemouth, Bournemouth University, Care and Compassion, Care to Talk (Appreciative Inquiry Model), Care Triad: Patient-Staff-Family/Carer, Carer Experience, Compassion, Compassionate Care, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Hospitals, Dementia Care Thematic Analysis, Dementia Experiences, Dementia in the Acute Hospital, Department of Nursing: University of Malta, Department of Pathology: University of Malta, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity and Wellbeing, Dignity in Dementia, Dorset, Employee Experience, End-User Experience, Experiences, Faculty of Health Sciences: University of Malta, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery: University of Malta, Faculty of Social Sciences: University of Stirling, Glan Clywd Hospital: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Hermeneutic Approaches, Hermeneutics, Holistic Quality Improvement, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Improving Patient Experience, Journal of Clinical Nursing, Learning to Speak Up, Malta, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Relationships, Nursing Homes, Older Persons Mental Health Services: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Open Nursing Journal, Participatory and Appreciative Action, Participatory Appreciative Action Reflection (PAAR), Patient Advocacy, Patient Advocates, Patient Experience, Patient-Staff-Family Carer Triad, Positive Care Experiences, Qualitative Research, Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement Approaches, Reflective Practice, Salford Institute for Dementia (University of Salford), School of Health and Medical Sciences: Örebro University Örebro University (Sweden), School of Health and Social Care: Bournemouth University, School of Nursing: Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Service User Experience, Taith Ltd, Triadic Relationship of Care, University of Malta, University of Salford
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Public Perceptions of the NHS and Social Care (Department of Health / IPSOS Mori)
Summary This report presents the latest (Winter 2014) results from an IPSOS Mori survey of public perceptions and attitudes about the NHS and social care services. It appears that the public remains generally positive about the care in the NHS: … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, 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, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Ageing Population, Attitudes and Beliefs, Attitudes to Ageing, Attitudes Towards Dementia, Care Funding, Changing Attitudes and Expectations, Choice, Compassion, Compassionate Care, Concern About Meeting the Costs of Social Care, Costs of Social Care, Costs of Social Care for Older People, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, End-User Experience, Feedback and Complaints, Funding Gaps, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, Ipsos Mori, Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute, Local NHS Services, Local Services, NHS Funding, NHS Perception Gap(s), NHS Reform, Non-Emergency Waiting Times, Opinion Polls, Overall Satisfaction With the NHS, Patient Experience, Patient Involvement, Patient Safety, Perceived Health Problems Facing Older People, Perceptions Gaps (Public Satisfaction), Perceptions of Dignity Respect and Compassion, Perceptions of Health and Social Care, Perceptions of Social Care Services Nationally and Locally, Perceptions of the NHS Nationally and Locally, Public Attitudes and Expectations, Public Perceptions of the NHS and Social Care, Public Satisfaction with NHS, Reforming Social Care, Responsibility to Save, Social Care Reform, Social Care: Now and In Future, Suspected Health and Treatment Inequalities, User Experience, Waiting Times
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Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Week 2015 (Parkinson’s UK / BBC News)
Summary Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2015 will be April 20th – 26th 2015. This year’s campaign encourages people, everywhere, to be more friendly, patient and forgiving. See the Parkinson’s UK website, at Parkinson’s Awareness Week 2015, to learn more about this … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness of Relationships, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Compassion, Compassion and Care, Compassion in Care, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Empathic Curiosity, Empathy, Empathy and Understanding, Friendliness, Hostility, Intelligent Kindness: More Than Basic Care, Kindness, Parkinson's Awareness Week, Parkinson’s Awareness Week (2015), Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Week (2015), Parkinson’s UK, Parkinson’s UK (Parkinsons Disease Society), Public Rudeness, Reducing Stigma, Stigma, Symptom Awareness and Campaigns, Tolerance, Up Your Friendly Challenge: Parkinson’s Awareness Week (2015)
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Cultivating Compassion Awareness Toolkit (King’s College London)
Summary The “Cultivating Compassion Awareness Toolkit” has been designed to help enhance compassion in practice, mainly for care homes. It aims to raise the ability of staff to make patients, families and colleagues feel more cared for and respected. The following … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Care Pathways in Dementia, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Compassion, Compassion in Care, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Cultivating Compassion Awareness Toolkit, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dementia Care Pathway (Conceptual Exploration), Dementia Care Pathway (Definitional Ambiguities), Dementia Care Pathway (False Consensus Presumed), Dementia Care Pathway (Multiple Overlapping Meanings), Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Dementia, European Pathway Association, Kings College London, Living With Uncertainty, LoCS (Longitudinal Care Work Study) Programme, Longitudinal Care Work Study (LoCS), Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum, Policy Institute at King’s College London, Post‐Diagnosis Support, Post‐Diagnostic Support, Safe and Compassionate Care, SCWRU: Social Care Workforce Research Unit (King’s College London), Social Care Workforce Research Unit: King’s College London, Uncertainty
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