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Under-Claimed SMI Council Tax Discount? (BBC News / MoneySavingExpert)

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary People diagnosed as severely mentally impaired (SMI) should by rights be exempt from paying council tax, with the result that two-person households often qualify for a 25% discount on council tax. Persons with a severe mental impairment living alone … Continue reading →

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Guidance on Air Pollution, Outdoor Air Quality and Health (NICE / PHE / COMEAP / BBC News / Lancet / NHS England)

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have released guidance on reducing the harmful effects of air pollution. Full Text Link Reference Gallagher, J. (2017). ‘Ban parents from leaving engines on’, says … Continue reading →

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Integration 2020: Towards an Integration Standard for Health and Social Care (SCIE)

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)’s “Integration 2020” research was commissioned by the Department of Health to help plan for more integrated health and social care. This report clarifies what better integration of health and care is expected … Continue reading →

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Health and Social Care Integration: a Tale of Over-Optimism? (NAO / BBC News)

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent National Audit Office (NAO) report warns that progress towards the integration of health and social care has been slower and less successful than expected. It has not yet delivered the efficiencies and savings that the Department of … Continue reading →

English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Challenges Some Stereotypes About Older People and Sexuality (BBC News / Archives of Sexual Behavior)

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A survey conducted by the University of Manchester indicates that 54% of men and 31% of women over the age of 70 are sexually active. Sexuality and the need for intimacy among older people have been overlooked previously. The … Continue reading →

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ALIP: Telecare eNewsletter February 2015 (Telecare LIN)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The February 2015 newsletter from Innovate UK (previously known as the Technology Strategy Board), the HealthTech Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the Telecare Learning and Improvement Network was published last week. Full Text Link Reference Assisted Living Innovation Platform … Continue reading →

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Beyond Integrated Care: Population Health Systems? (King’s Fund / BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Persons concerned about integrated care and public health are invited to consider population health as a broader, all-encompassing, construct for addressing local public health and a broad range of socio-economic determinants of health inequalities. Full Text Link Reference Alderwick, … Continue reading →

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NHS Mandate Updated (Department of Health)

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The updated NHS Mandate, from the Government to NHS England for the period April 2015 to March 2016, covers the renewed (and carried-forwards) ambitions for the health service. As with previous editions, it is structured around the five key … Continue reading →

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Better Care Fund: Questions and Assumptions? (BBC News / NAO)

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Questions have arisen about the scale of savings achievable from the £5.3bn Better Care Fund (BCF). The BCF aims to improve integration between NHS and social care. A National Audit Office (NAO) review of the assumptions behind the BCF … Continue reading →

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Better Care Fund: Joining-Up Local Health And Care Services (Department of Health / BBC News / Department for Communities and Local Government)

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government’s Better Care Fund (BCF) has been increased to £5.3 billion, in a bid to improve the level of care integration in the community, and prepare for the expected pressures of Winter demand for services. This funding is … Continue reading →

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