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Tag Archives: Ethnic Inequalities
Inequalities in Access to Palliative Care in the UK (BBC News / LSE / Marie Curie Cancer Care / International Journal of Palliative Nursing)
Summary Research by the London School of Economics on behalf of Marie Curie Cancer Care suggests that over 100,000 people a year who could benefit from palliative care fail to receive it. Patients sometimes lack suitable pain relief and respite, … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, 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), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Access to Palliative Care, Ageing Population, Awareness, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Barriers: Access to Funding, Barriers: Access to Hospice Care, Barriers: Access to Palliative Care, Barriers: Discrimination, Barriers: Failure to Identify Dementia as a Cause of Death, Barriers: Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, BBC Health News, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), Dementia as Cause of Death, End of Life in Dementia-Satisfaction With Care Scale (EOLD-SWC), End-of-Life Care at Home, End-of-Life Care Pathways, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Access to Palliative Care, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Discrimination, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inappropriate Interventions, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Recognition of Dementia as a Terminal Condition, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Support for Carers, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Poor Pain Management, End-of-Life Nursing Services, End-of-Life Transitions, EOLD-Comfort Assessment in Dying Scale (EOLD-CAD), Equality & Health Inequalities, Equity in the Provision of Palliative Care in the UK, Ethnic Inequalities, Health Inequalities, Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, Inappropriate Interventions, Inequalities of Health Care, Ireland, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Marie Curie Cancer Care, Marie Curie Nursing Service (MCNS), Marie Curie Nursing Services, National Survey of Bereaved People in England (2013), National University of Ireland, Our Lady’s Hospice (Ireland), Pain Management, Palliative and End of Life Care for Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups in UK, Palliative Care, Palliative Care in Dementia (and Dementia Severity), Palliative Care in the UK, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Place of Death, Preferred Place of Death, PSSRU at London School of Economics and Political Science, PSSRU: Personal Social Services Research Unit (LSE), Recognition of Dementia as a Terminal Condition, Reducing Health Inequalities, School of Nursing and Midwifery: University of Ireland, School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems: University College Dublin, Specialist Palliative Care, Specialist Palliative Care Teams, Sue Ryder, Supportive and Palliative Care, UK Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, University College Dublin, University of Ireland, VOICES Survey
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Renewed Call for Parity of Esteem for Mental and Physical Health (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary Professor Dame Sally Davies, England’s Chief Medical Officer, has expressed support for giving mental health services a higher priority, with targets for waiting times and better protection for funding. Mental illness is estimated to cost between £70bn and £100bn … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Mental Health Services, Acute Mental Health Services, Addiction to Over-the-Counter Medication, Addictions Dependence and Substance Abuse, Adult Mental Health Services, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Services, Advice and Support, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Misuse, Amphetamines, Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer 2013: Public Mental Health Priorities, APMS: Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, BBC Health News, Beat, Beat (We Need to Talk), Benzodiazepines, Big Data, Big Lottery Fund National Well-being Evaluation, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Blood-Based Biomarkers, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (We Need to Talk), British Psychoanalytic Council, British Psychoanalytic Council (We Need to Talk), British Psychological Society, British Psychological Society (We Need to Talk), Burden of Dementia, CAMHS Transitions, Care in General Hospitals, Care Integration, CASP-19, Centre for Mental Health, Centre for Mental Health (We Need to Talk), Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Annual Report: Public Mental Health, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Child Outcomes Research Consortium (CORC), Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (CYP IAPT) Programme, Chronic Mental Health Problems, Clarity of Terminology (Improvement), Cocaine, Commissioning and Service Development, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Community Addictions Team (CAT), Community Care, Community Care Beds and Services, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Mental Health and Social Care Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Conceptual Model: WHO Public Mental Health Framework, Crisis Care Concordat, Declining Investment for Elderly Mental Health, Declining Investment for Mental Health, Disease-Specific (DS-QoL), 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Conference (2014), Life Course Approach, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Managing Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Measures of National Wellbeing, Measuring National Wellbeing Programme, Measuring Wellbeing, Mental Health, Mental Health and Employment, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Care and Treatment, Mental Health Co-Morbidities, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network (MHDNIN), Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network (MHIN), Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Foundation (We Need to Talk), Mental Health in England, Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Health Intelligence Network, Mental Health Liaison Services, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Promotion, Mental Health Recovery, Mental Health Research, Mental Health Research Funding, Mental Health Research in NIHR, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Strategy, Mental Health Training in GP Training, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Health Waiting Times, Mental Health Waiting Times Targets, Mental Health: Black and Minority Ethnic Communities, Mental Healthcare, Mental Illness in the NHS, Mental Illness Prevention, Mental Wellbeing, Mental Wellbeing and Older People, Mental Wellbeing and Work, Mentally Healthy Workplaces, Methadrone, MHDNIN: Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network, mHealth Apps, Mind, Mind (We Need to Talk), Mind the Gap, MQ: Transforming Mental Health, MQ: Transforming Mental Health (We Need to Talk), National Counselling Society, National Counselling Society (We Need to Talk), National Outcomes Frameworks Principles and Domains, Neuroimaging, Neuropsychology, NHS Funding, NHS Waiting Times, Nick Clegg: Former Deputy Prime Minister, NIHR Mental Health Research, No Health Without Mental Health, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, 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PHE Data and Knowledge Information Portal (Department of Health / Public Health England)
Summary The PHE Data and Knowledge Gateway offers public health professionals access to numerous analytical tools and information resources via a single portal. “Over 100 tools are available through the gateway. They cover a wide range of public health areas, … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, National, NHS Evidence, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Epidemiology, Ethnic Inequalities, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Protection, Improving Public Health, Inequalities in Health Outcomes, Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Modifiable Risk Factors, PHE Data and Knowledge Gateway, PHE Data and Knowledge Information Portal, PHE: Public Health England, Public Health, Public Health Agenda, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Resources on NICE Evidence, Public Health Services, Public Health Trends, Risk Factors, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Epidemiology, Surveillance
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Engaging with BME Communities (NHS Confederation / BME Leadership Forum)
Summary The principles of the NHS entail promoting equality and diversity as central to the delivery of high quality services. This report from the NHS Confederation’s BME Leadership Forum presents examples of service providers and commissioners which have developed innovative … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation), National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
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