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Tag Archives: Dementia-Friendly Hospitals
SPACE Principles in the Care of People Living With Dementia (RCN)
Summary The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has produced a report outlining five principles (SPACE principles) underpinning the commitment to improve care for people with dementia and their families. This report is intended for use across a wide range of … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Depression, Diagnosis, 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia-Friendly Hospital Wards (NHS England)
Summary Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health at NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued comments about dementia-friendly design for hospital wards, and various steps towards delivering dementia-related priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 1950s Style Reminiscence Rooms, Achieving Dementia Friendly Acute care, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Ageing Population, Airedale Hospital, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Butterfly Tea Rooms, Care Closer to Home, Colour Coding, Contrast, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Virtual Wards, Dementia-Friendly Adaptions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Emma Bould: Alzheimer’s Society, Environmental Design, Interactive Wall Features., Long Term Plan (LTP), Making Buildings Easier for People With Dementia, Memories Pubs, Moving Healthcare Closer to Home, NHS Long Term Plan (2019), NHS Long Term Plan: Implementation, Patient Harms and Harm Free Care, Pop-Up Cinema Boothes, Pop-Up Pubs, Professor Alistair Burns, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Reducing Harm, REM Pods, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Pods, Reminiscence Rooms, RemPods (Trade Mark), Shop Front Wall Murals, Vintage Memorabilia
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Dementia-Friendly Hospital Design (Gerontologist)
Summary A more recent review of remaining uncertainties in dementia-friendly hospital design principles. Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Parke, B. Boltz, M. [and] Hunter, KF. [et … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Findings of the CQC’s Comprehensive Hospital Inspections Programme (BBC News / CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s “State of care in NHS acute hospitals: 2014 to 2016” report presents findings from the first round of acute and specialist hospital trust inspections. Analysis shows variations in the quality of care between hospitals, … Continue reading
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