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Tag Archives: Department of Health
More on the Likely Association Between Air Pollution and Increased Risk of Dementia? (BMJ Open / NHS Choices / BBC News / PHE)
Summary Further evidence has emerged, from London, on the possible link between long-term exposure to air pollution and the likelihood of developing dementia. Full Text Link Reference Air pollution linked to dementia risk. London: NHS Choices; Behind the Headlines, September … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Air Pollution, Air Pollution and Public Health, Air Pollution and Risk of Dementia, Air Pollution in the UK, Air Pollution: a Tool to Estimate Healthcare Costs (PHE), Air Quality, Airborne Particulate Matter, Bazian, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), Cognitive Impairment (Potential Risk Factors), Combustion-Derived Nanoparticles, Committee on Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP), Costs to NHS and Social Care From Air Pollution (PHE), Current and Emerging Health Protection Issues: Health Profile for England - 2018 (PHE), Dementia Risk Factors, Department for Environment, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Emerging Health Protection Issues, Environmental Risk Factors, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Estimation of Costs to NHS and Social Care Due to Health Impacts of Air Pollution (PHE), Evidence for Risk Factors of Dementia, Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter, Food and Rural Affairs, Health Profile for England - 2018: Current and Emerging Health Protection Issues, Imperial College, Incidence of Dementia in Greater London, Kings College London, London, Medical Research Council, Microsimulation, Modifiable Risk Factors, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health: Imperial College, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health: King's College London, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Near-Traffic Pollutants, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards: King's College London, Nitrogen Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2), Noise Pollution, PHE: Public Health England, Population Health Research Institute (St George's): University of London, Potentially Modifiable Socio-Environmental Risk Factors for Dementia, Public Health England (PHE), Risk Factors, Traffic Proximity Measures, UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), UK Health Forum (UKHF) / Imperial College (School of Public Health and Business School) Microsimulation Model, UK Natural Environment Research Council, UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit: Imperial College, University of London, Urban Background Pollutants, Vehicular Pollution
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Pilots to Support Carers Remain in Paid Employment (Department of Health)
Summary Nine pilot areas will be involved in discovering how to help carers balance work and their caring responsibilities. The pilot areas will explore how technology (such as smart phones, social media and email alerts) can be used to ease … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alex Fox: Shared Lives Plus, Balancing Work With Caring, Burden on Caregivers, Bury, Care Act 2014, Care Coordinators, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care in an Ageing Society, Care in the Community, Care Leave, Care Monitoring, Caregiver Support, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Support, Carers, Cheshire West, Co-Production, Collective Solutions to Care, Combining Work and Care, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Assets, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Empowerment, Community Institutions, Community Networks, Community Volunteering, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health, Digital Technology, Dr Ros Altmann: Government’s Business Champion for Older Workers, Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Flexible Hours for Carers, Flexible Roles, Flexible Workforce, Flexible Working, Flexible Working Arrangements, Gateshead, Government Equalities Office, Health at Work Network, Improving Flexibility of Care, Independence, Informal Networks, Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Innovative Technology, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authority and Social Care, Local Authority Commissioners, New Technology, Norman Lamb MP, Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), North Somerset, North Tyneside, Northamptonshire, Pilots to Support Carers Remain in Paid Employment, Public Health Responsibility Deal, Public Health Responsibility Deal’s Health at Work Network, Reablement, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Sefton, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Social Care Volunteers, Social Networks, Social Networks and Organizations, Social Support / Community Networks, South Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Stoke, Support for Relatives Friends or Carers, Support Networks, Supporting Caregivers, Supporting Working Carers, Telemonitoring, Time Bank, Time-Banking, Unmet Needs, Unpaid Care and Employment, Unpaid Care Provision, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Networks, Value of Volunteering, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE), Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE) Review, Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Volunteering, Volunteering in Health and Care, Volunteers
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Social Care Jargon Buster (Think Local Act Personal)
Summary There is a plain English guide to commonly used social care terms and phrases. The “Social Care Jargon Buster” was commissioned by Think Local Act Personal and produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), with contributions from … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Jargon Explained, Adult Social Care Services, Adult Social Care Terminology, Advice and Information, Advocacy, Age UK, Aids and Adaptations, Assessment, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Benefits, Broker, Care Plan, Care Worker, Carer, Carers Trust, Client Contribution, Client group, Co-Production, Commissioner, Community Care Services, Community Health Services, Continuing Health Care, Department of Health, Dictionary of Social Care, Direct Payments, Eligibility, Glossary of Social Care, Home Care, Independent Age, Independent Living, Integrated Care, Jargon Explained, Local Government Association, National Coproduction Advisory Group, Occupational Therapist, Older People, Outcomes, People Who Use Services, Personal Assistant, Personal Budget, Personalisation, Pre-Assessment, Preventive Services, Primary Care, Reablement, Referral, Residential Care, Resource Allocation System, Respite Care, Review, Rights, Risk Assessment, Royal College of General Practitioners, Safeguarding, Scope, Self- Assessment, Self-Directed Support, Self-Funding, Signposting, Single Assessment Process, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Jargon Buster, Social Worker, Support Plan, Telecare, Think Local Act Personal, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, Universal Services, Voiceability, Voluntary Organisations, Wellbeing
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Benefits of Integrated Care: Findings from 16 Integrated Care Pilots in England (RAND Europe)
Summary This RAND Europe evaluation report summarises the results from 16 different pilot projects sponsored by the Department of Health to explore ways of integrating patient care from different local providers. Local decision-makers should not underestimate the challenges involved in … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK
Tagged Benefits of Integrated Care, Co-Production, Commissioning Environment, Community Budgets, Community Care Assessments, Continuity of Care, Cooperation, Cost-Effectiveness in Health Care, Delayed Transfers of Care, Department of Health, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Early Supported Discharge Teams, Ernst & Young LLP, ESD: Early Supported Discharge, Evaluation of UK Integrated Care Pilots, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Organization and Administration, Health Care Services Capacity, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Use and Costs, Housing, ICP: Integrated Care Pilots, Integrated Care and Support: Our Shared Commitment, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Care Pilots (ICP), Integrated Care Pilots in England, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Discharge Process, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Teams, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Program Evaluation, RAND Europe, University of Cambridge
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