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Tag Archives: Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital)
Brief Audit of the New Cross Hospital Specialised Dementia Unit: a “New” Discovery (European Geriatric Medicine)
Summary A short conference abstract relating to the New Cross Hospital Dementia Project has been discovered, entirely fortuitously, over three years after the event held in Brussels. This brief piece communicates the results of an audit into the effectiveness of … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Standards, Statistics, UK, Wolverhampton
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Care Bundle Approach, Care in General Hospitals, Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards, Congress of the EUGMS (Brussels 2012), Critique and Evaluation of Dementia Care at New Cross Hospital, Critique and Evaluation of Specialist Hospital Dementia Care in the UK, Dementia Care Bundle (DCB), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Department of Geriatric Medicine: Royal Wolverhamptom NHS Trust, Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP), European Geriatric Medicine, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Geriatric Medicine: Good Hope Hospital, Good Hope Hospital: Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, National Audit of Dementia Care, National Audit of Dementia Care in Hospitals 2011, New Cross Hospital Dementia Care Bundle, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, NHS West Midlands, Patients With Physical Illness and Dementia, Physical Illness and Dementia Ward, Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward, Retrospective Case-Notes Audit, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
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Dementia Care in the Acute General Hospital: Revisited (Journal of Dementia Care)
Summary This article summarises the range of interventions involved in improving care for people with dementia at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. Key components of the New Cross Hospital Dementia Project comprise: A specialist dementia acute medical ward (currently called … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged About Me Document, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Care and Compassion, Care Bundle Approach, Care in General Hospitals, Communication, Compassion, Compassion and Care, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Compassionate Care in Acute Hospital Settings, Critique and Evaluation of Dementia Care at New Cross Hospital, Critique and Evaluation of Specialist Hospital Dementia Care in the UK, Dementia Action Network (DAN), Dementia and Physical Illness Ward, Dementia Care Bundle, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia Outreach Team, Dementia Strategy Forward Plan (Wolverhampton), General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Grace Hampson (Project Manager of the New Cross Hospital Dementia Project), Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Journal of Dementia Care: JDC, Matron Karen Bowley, National Dementia Strategy: Wolverhampton’s Forward Plan, New Cross Hospital Dementia Outreach Service, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, NHS Local, NHS West Midlands, Physical Illness and Dementia Ward, Professor Dawn Brooker, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, University of Worcester, West Midlands, West Midlands Strategic Health Authority, West Midlands' Dementia Projects, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton City Council, Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust, Wolverhampton UK
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Communication With Cognitively Impaired Patients in Hospital (Nursing Older People)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary This article, published in the Royal College of Nursing’s “Nursing Older People”, covers the effective communication skills essential for nurses … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, New Cross Dementia Project, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged About Me Document, Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitation, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care Bundle, Care Bundle Approach, Communication, Dementia and Discomfort, Dementia Care Bundle, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Distressed Behaviour, Environment, Environmental Design, General Hospitals, Hydration, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Julie Willoughby (Consultant Nurse: Dementia Services at Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, Nursing Older People, Nutrition and Hydration, Outreach Dementia Service, Person-Centred Dementia Care, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Reach Out Care Bundle, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Remember the Person, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), This is Me, This is Me: Person-Centred Care, Untreated Pain
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Nutritional Care of Patients with Dementia in the Acute Setting (Complete Nutrition)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 11, June 2012]. Summary This article discusses the role of the dietitian in an acute hospital working with dementia patients. It outlines various causes of … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, NHS, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Artificial Nutrition and Hydration, Aspiration Pneumonia, Association for Dementia Studies, Autonomy (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Beneficence (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Complete Nutrition, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia Outreach Team, Dementia Ward, Dietetic Input, Dietetics, Dieticians, Down’s Dementia, Dysphagia, Enteral Feeding, Ethical Framework for PEG Placement, Hydration, Justice (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), New Cross Hospital Dementia Outreach Service, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital Dementia Ward, NHS West Midlands, Non-Maleficence (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Nutrition and Hydration, Nutrition Support, Nutritional Care in the Acute Setting, Nutritional Support, PEG Placement, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG), Purpose-Designed Dementia Ward, Quality of Life (Ethical Framework for Decision-Making), Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Specialist Macmillan Dietitian, Speech and Language Therapy (SALT), Susan Merrick, Susan Merrick (Specialist Macmillan Dietitian), Tube Feeding, University of Worcester, Worcester University
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Improving the Quality of Care for People With Dementia in General Hospitals (University of Worcester / RCN / Department of Health)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 6, January 2012]. Summary Another neglected gem from the University of Worcester, RCN and Department of Health. Although this report was published officially in … Continue reading
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Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, Department of Health, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Grace Hampson (Project Manager of the New Cross Hospital Dementia Project), Leeds Mental Health Team, RCN, Retrospective Claims to Intellectual Priority, Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington (London), Time Warp Publishing, University of Oxford, University of Worcester, Worcester University
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New Cross Hospital Patients’ Garden
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 12, July 2011]. Summary Now that the Summer is here, patients on the special-purpose Dementia Ward (D22) at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton are … Continue reading
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Tagged Acute Care, Arts in Health, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital. Wolverhampton, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Garden, Gardening, Matron Karen Bowley, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, RWNHST
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Improved Quality of Life for People in General Hospitals in Wolverhampton (Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy: Public Consultation, Summer 2011)
Summary A wide-ranging strategy has been developed, based on guidance from the Department of Health’s Living well with dementia : A National Dementia Strategy, consultation with regional and local experts, plus help and advice from residents with dementia and their … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged Dementia Care in an Acute Hospital (New Cross Hospital), Dementia Strategy Forward Plan (Wolverhampton), National Dementia Strategy: Wolverhampton’s Forward Plan, New Cross Hospital Dementia Project, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, RWNHST, Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton City Council, Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust, Wolverhampton Primary Care Trust, Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy (Public Consultation)
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