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Tag Archives: End of Life Care Plans
Dementia Care Pathway: Implementation Guide and Resources (NCCMH / NHS England)
Summary The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) has released guidance concerning the dementia care pathway. This is designed to ensure people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment receive timely diagnosis followed by post-diagnostic support / treatment. “The … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS England, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Advance Care Planning for People With Dementia (NHS England)
Summary NHS England’s Dementia Team and End of Life Care Team have released a guide about advance care planning for people with dementia in all care settings. An aim featured in the Dementia Challenge 2020 was the requirement for all … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia Care: Implementation Guide and Resources (NHS England / NHS RightCare)
Summary NHS England has published an implementation guide / information pack, and other resources, on dementia care. The guide covers the assessment, diagnosis and post-diagnostic care of people living with dementia (and their carers), drawing together advice from NICE and … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Planning Guide for Dementia Care (NHS England)
Summary NHS England has released a “Dementia: Good Care Planning” guide on personalised care planning to support people living with dementia (and their families and carers). Person-centred dementia care plans are covered, primarily for people working in primary care, commissioners … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Assessing Models of Care for Dementia Assessment and Diagnosis: 5 Step Approach, Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group, Care Planning, Care Planning (Community), CCG Clinical Leaders, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, Coalition for Collaborative Care, Collaborative Care Planning, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice: Seven Steps, Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practices, Dementia Good Care Planning, Dementia: Good Care Planning Guide, Electronic Care Planning, Electronic Care Plans, Electronic Care Records, End of Life Care Plans, Exemplar Care Plans, Five Step Approach to Assessing Models of Care for Dementia Assessment and Diagnosis, Individual Care Plans (Complex Needs), Integrated Care Plans, London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, Models of Dementia Assessment and Diagnosis, Models of Dementia Assessment and Diagnosis: Indicative Cost Review, NHS England London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, NHS England North, Personalised Care Planning, Personalised Care Plans, Proactive Care Plans, South East Coast Ambulance Trust, Well Pathway for Dementia, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Commissioning Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Diagnosing Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Dying Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Integrating Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Living Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Monitoring Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Preventing Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Researching Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Supporting Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Training Well, Wessex AHSN, Written Care Plans
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End of Life Care for People Living With Dementia in Walsall Care Homes (Housing LIN)
Summary The following Housing LIN case study covers end of life care services in Walsall, provided by a collaboration between Pathways 4 Life (itself a partnership between the Accord Group and Age UK Walsall) and St Giles Walsall Hospice. The … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, End of Life Care, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT), 6CIT, Accord Group, Accord Housing, Accord Housing Group, Activity in Care Homes, Advance Care Planning, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Age UK Walsall, Black Country (West Midlands), Care Fit For VIPS, Care Homes, Care Homes Wellbeing, Care Homes: Last Year of Life, Collaboration for Coordinated Care, Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community-Based Dementia Support Workers, Cracks in the Pathway (CQC), Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia Support Workers, Dementia Support Workers (DSWs), Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Designing the Dementia Journey – a Holistic Approach to the Environment for People with Dementia, Dying Matters, Dying Matters Awareness Week, Dying Matters Awareness Week (2016), End of Life Care in Care Homes, End of Life Care Plans, Gardens in Care Homes, Good Practice in Care Homes, Holistic Approaches, Holistic Care, Holistic Needs Assessment, Holistic Quality Improvement, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing LIN, Life Story Work, Life Story Work in Dementia Care, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, MUST Nutrition Screening, Namaste Care Intervention to Improve Quality of Dying for People with Advanced Dementia in Care Homes, Namaste Care Programme, Namaste: Honouring the Spirit, NHS Walsall CCG, NHS Walsall Clinical Commissioning Group, On the Brink: The Future of End of Life Care (Macmillan Cancer Support 2016), Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD), Pain Scales, PAINAD (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia) Tool, Partnership and Collaboration, Pathways 4 Life, Pathways For Life: Joint Partnership Scheme Between Age UK Walsall and Accord Housing Association Ltd, Preferred Place of Death, Quality Statement 1: Participation in Meaningful Activity, Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT), St Giles Walsall Hospice, St. Giles Hospice, This is Me, This is Me: Person-Centred Care, VIPS Framework of Dementia Care, Walsall, Wellbeing Action Plans, West Midlands
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Improving the Quality of Care For Care Home Residents With Dementia (NHS England / Clinical Medicine / BBC News)
Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, discusses multi-pronged progress to improve the quality of care – and to enhance health and wellbeing – for people with dementia living in care homes. It has been estimated … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, 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, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Advance Care Planning, Agreed Care Plans, Alistair Burns, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Australia, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Barbican Consensus: Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, BBC Health News, BBC Panorama, BBC Panorama: Nursing Homes Under Cover, BBC’s Panorama, Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed: Panorama (BBC One), Best Practice in Care Homes, Boston (UK), Bromhead Care Home Service, Care and Compassion, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care England, Care Home Liaison Service: Pilgrim Hospital (Boston UK), Care Home Liaison Service: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Care Integration, Care Planning, Care Staff Education, CLAHRC East Midlands, CLAHRC East Midlands Caring for Older People and Stroke Survivors Theme, CLAHRC: Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs), Collaborative Care Planning, Commissioning for Excellence in Care Homes, Commissioning for Maximum Value, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality, Commissioning for Transformation, Confusion in Care Homes, Coordinated Care, Cracks in the Pathway (CQC), Culture of Compassionate Care, Delirium in Care Homes, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Dementia In-Reach Teams, Dementia Outreach Services, Dementia Outreach Team, Dementia Primer for General Practice, Dementia Revealed: Dementia Guide for GPs, Dementia Support Services in Care Homes, Dementia Toolkit for GP Commissioners, Dementia Toolkit for GPs, Dementia: People With Dementia in Care Homes, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Care, Discontinuation of Antipsychotics, East Midlands AHSN Frail Older People Programme, Emergency Admissions from Care Homes, End of Life Care in Care Homes, End of Life Care Plans, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Ineffective Advance Care Planning, Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Enhanced Personalised Care Plans, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Gill Garden: Consultant for Older People’s Services at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, Gold Standards Framework (GSF), Good Practice in Care Homes, Hospital Admission Versus Preferred Place of Care, Hospital Admission Versus Preferred Place of Death, Improving Standards in Care Homes, In Reach, Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, Influence of Primary Care Quality Upon Hospital Admissions by People with Dementia in England, Information Sharing: Advance Care Plans, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Primary and Acute Care Systems (PACS) Vanguard Sites, Let Me Decide (Advance Care Directive), Living Well in Care Homes, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Models of Care: Age-Related Models, Models of Care: Integrated Models, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Airedale NHS Foundation, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: East and North Hertfordshire CCG, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Newcastle Gateshead Alliance, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: NHS Wakefield CCG, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Nottingham City CCG, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Sutton CCG, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes Vanguard Sites, New Care Models: Vanguard Sites, New Models of Care, Newcastle Gateshead Alliance, NHS England, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Nottingham City CCG, NHS Sutton CCG, NHS Vanguard Projects, NHS Wakefield CCG, NIHR CLAHRC East Midlands, Out-Reach Dementia Teams, Outreach Dementia Service, Outreach Services, Panorama (BBC TV), Partnership Working, Patients Admitted to Hospitals From Care Homes, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Personalised Care Planning, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Preferred Place of Death, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventing Acute Admissions from Care Homes, Prince of Wales Hospital: Post Acute Care Services (Sydney Australia), Proactive Care Plans, Proactive Specialist In-Reach, Professor Alistair Burns, Prognostic Indicator Guidance: Gold Standards Framework, Queens Medical Centre: Nottingham, Red Bags, Redesigning Local Healthcare Systems, Redesigning Services, Reducing Hospital Admissions Without Increasing Mortality, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Reducing Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Safe and Compassionate Care, Staff Education, Staff Training, Stop Delirium! 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Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Communication Failures in Hospital End-of-Life Care (BBC News / RCP)
Summary The latest Royal College of Physicians (RCP) audit has estimated that one in five families may not be consulted when hospital staff decide not to revive their relatives and issue “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) orders. “Guidelines issued by the … Continue reading →
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Tagged 24/7 Care, Access to Face-To-Face Specialist Palliative Care, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Agreed Care Plans, Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care: National framework for Local Action 2015-2020 (Ambitions Framework), Ambitions Framework, Auditing, Audits, BBC Health News, Care and Communication, Care and Compassion, Care in General Hospitals, Care of Dying Adults in Last Days of Life, Care Planning, Care Planning and Proxy Decision Making, Care Seven Days a Week, Clinical Audits, Communication, Communication Skills Training For Care in Last Hours or Days of Life, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dehydration, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Difficult Conversations, Dignity and Respect, DNACPR: Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Communication Failures, Documented Evidence in Last 24 Hours of Life of Holistic Assessment of Patient’s Needs for Individual Plan of Care, Documented Evidence Patient Given Opportunity to Have Concerns Listened To, Documented Evidence That Needs Of Person(S) Important to Patient Were Asked About, Documented Evidence That Patient Would Probably Die (Imminent Death) Had Been Discussed With Nominated Person(S) Important to Patient, Documented Evidence That Patient Would Probably Die in Coming Hours or Days, Dr Adrian Tookman: Clinical Director at Marie Curie, Dr Kevin Stewart: Medical Director of RCP’s Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit, Education Programmes on End of Life Care, End of Life Care, End of Life Care Audit: Dying in Hospital (RCP 2016), End of Life Care Facilitators, End of Life Care Pathway, End of Life Care Plans, End of Life Care Quality Indicators, End of Life Care Research, End of Life Care Strategy, End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals, End-of-Life Care Pathways, End-of-Life Support, General Hospital Care, Geographical Variations, Good Communication, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), Holistic Assessments, Hospital End-of-Life Care, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Lay Member on Trust Board With Responsibility For End of Life Care, Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), Local Variations, Marie Curie, National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), NG31: Care of Adults in Last Days of Life, NHS Services Seven Days a Week, Palliative and End of Life Care, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospitals, Palliative Care, Palliative Care in the UK, People Recognised as Likely to Die, Professor Sam Ahmedzai: Chair of RCP End of Life Care Audit Steering Group, Quality Idicators For End of Life Care, Quality of Care, RCP: Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Royal College of Physicians. End of Life Care Audit – Dying in Hospital (2016), Specialist Palliative Care Services (SPC), Staffing and Training, Symptom Control. Provision of Palliative Care Services 24-7, Tackling Variation, Treatment at End of Life, Trust Seeks Bereaved Relatives’ or Friends’ Views, UK End-of-Life Care, Unwarranted Variations, Variations in Care, Variations in Quality of Care, Withdrawal of Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP)
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Further Room For Improvements in End of Life Care (BBC News / RCP)
Summary End of life care in the UK has previously been assessed to be possibly the best in the world, but a Royal College of Physicians audit report identifies local variations in the quality of hospital care for the dying. Full … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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New End of Life Care Guideline (BBC News / NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new guideline on individualised end of life care, to replace the widely discredited Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) which was phased-out in 2014. This fresh guideline advocates a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Agreed Care Plans, BBC Health News, Care of Dying Adults in Last Days of Life, Care Plan, Communication, Compassionate Care, Culture Change, Culture Change in the NHS, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dehydration, Dignity and Respect, End of Life Care, End of Life Care Pathway, End of Life Care Plans, End of Life Care Strategy, Hydration and Nutrition, Individualised Approaches, Individualised Support, Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), Medically Assisted Hydration, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Culture, Palliative and End of Life Care, Personalised Care Planning, Pharmacological Interventions, Reduction in Box-Ticking, SDM: Shared Decision Making, Shared Decision-Making, Tick Box Culture
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Improvements to Care in the Last Days / Hours of Life (Department of Health)
Summary This report assesses progress made against commitments in the “One Chance to Get it Right” report, which was released just over a year ago as a response to the Independent Review of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) on improving … Continue reading →
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