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Tag Archives: Five Pillars of Post-Diagnostic Support
Improving Access to Post-Diagnosis Care and Support (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)
Summary The Secretary of State for Health has written to health and wellbeing boards and local authorities, encouraging collaborative working with local NHS employees to increase awareness of dementia and diagnosis rates, and to improve all aspects of support for … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Better Care Fund, Better Care Fund (BCF), Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Care England, Caregiver Support, Carer Support, Carers Call to Action, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Challenge on Dementia, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Care Teams, Collaborative Commissioning, Collaborative Healthcare Practice, Collaborative Leadership, Collaborative Models of Delivery, Collaborative Working, Commissioning Local Services, Dementia Action Alliance Carers’ Call to Action, Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisor Service, Dementia Advisors, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Towns, English Local Authorities, Five Pillars of Post-Diagnostic Support, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Health and Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs), Health and Wellbeing of Adult Carers, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Health and Wellbeing, Local Health and Wellbeing Boards, Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Local Integration, Local Interventions, Local Service Providers, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Personalised Care Planning, Personalised Care Plans, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Services, Reminiscence Therapy, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Support for Carers, Support for Carers of People with Dementia, Working with Local Authorities
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Scotland’s Second National Dementia Strategy: 2013-16
Summary Scotland’s second National Dementia Strategy builds upon and develops the first one published in 2010. A total of 17 commitments are specified, with the intention of improving: the quality of dementia services, timely diagnosis rates and standards of care … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 10-Point Dementia Care Action Plan, 10-Point National Action Plan (Scotland), 2020health, 8 Pillars Model of Community Support, Aids and Adaptations, Allied Health Professional (AHP) Led Interventions, Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultants, Big Lottery’s Life Changes Trust, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic Older People, Care Integration, Carers Strategies: Caring Together, Caring Together, Community-Based Mental Health and Social Care Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Dementia Benchmarking Framework, Dementia Strategy, Eight Pillars Model (Alzheimer Scotland), Eight Pillars Model of Community Support, Five Pillars of Post-Diagnostic Support, Five Pillars of Support, Health 2020 Targets, Health and Social Care Integration, HEAT Targets (Scotland), Home Adaptations, Housing Adaptations, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Life Changes Trust, Mental Welfare Commission, National Dementia Standards in Hospitals Implementation and Monitoring Group, National Dementia Strategy for Scotland, Palliative Care, Post-Diagnostic Support, Reshaping Care for Older People, Rights-Based Care, Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy: 2013-16, Scotland’s Second National Dementia Strategy, Scottish Dementia Clinical Research Network, Scottish Dementia Research Consortium, Scottish Dementia Research Consortium (SDRC), Scottish Government, Scottish HEAT Target, Scottish National Dementia Strategy, Self-Care, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Sensory Impairment, Timely Diagnosis
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Post Diagnostic Support (NHS England)
Summary Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, has written about the importance of support for people after diagnosis. “The need to support people with dementia, their families and carers is the next step following a diagnosis”. Full … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advice and Information, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Coping with Caregiving: Professor Gill Livingstone, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Advisors, Developing Peer Support for Long Term Conditions: Lothian and Lanarkshire, Five Pillars of Post-Diagnostic Support, Guideposts Trust, Information About Services, Information and Advice, Information and Advice Services, Information for Carers, Information for Patients, Information Needs of Carers, Information Prescription, Peer Support, Peer Support Groups, Peer Support Networks, Peer Support Roles, Peer Support Services, Peer Support Workers, Post-Diagnostic Support, Professor Alistair Burns, STrAtegies for RelaTives
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Integrated Dementia Care: the Eight Pillars Model of Community Support (Alzheimer Scotland)
Summary Dementia affects the lives of 84,000 people in Scotland. Alzheimer Scotland’s “Eight Pillars” model was designed to facilitate the integration of health care interventions with social care interventions in Scotland. This report defines an integrated, comprehensive and evidence-based approach … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 8 Pillars Model of Community Support, Age-Friendly Environments, Agitation, Alzheimer Scotland, Anxiety, Bio-Psychosocial Understanding of Dementia, Care Support, Caregiver Support, Carer Support, Community Care, Community Connections, Community Networks, Community Psychiatric Nurses, Community Support, Community Support Services, Community-Based Support, Delusions, Dementia Care and Support: Bio-Psychosocial Approach, Dementia Integrated Care Pathway, Dementia Practice Coordinator, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Depression, Eight Pillars Model (Alzheimer Scotland), Eight Pillars Model of Community Support, Environment, Environmental Design, Five Pillar Model of Post-Diagnostic Support, Five Pillars of Post-Diagnostic Support, General Health Care and Treatment, Hallucinations, Integrated Dementia Care, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Teams, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Local Authorities and NHS Boards, Mental Health Care and Treatment, Mental Health Services, Mental Wellbeing, National Dementia Strategy for Scotland, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Personhood, Safe Environments, Scottish Government, Scottish National Dementia Strategy, Service Integration, Social Networks, Support, Supporting Caregivers
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Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support in Scotland (Lewy Body Society / Alzheimer Scotland)
Summary From late March 2013 onwards, a national commitment to support people diagnosed with dementia in Scotland will involve a named support worker tailoring care plans to help people with dementia and their families. The intention is to supply help and advice to assist families to … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advocacy and Advice Services, Agreed Care Plans, Alzheimer Scotland, Care Plan, Care Planning, Dementia Cafes, Financial and Legal Affairs, Five Pillar Model of Post-Diagnostic Support, Five Pillars of Post-Diagnostic Support, Information and Advice, Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), Lasting Power of Attorney (LPoA), Legal Affairs, Legal Issues, Lewy Body Society, Memory Clinics, National Dementia Strategy for Scotland, Peer Support, Peer Support Services, Personalised Care Planning, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support in Scotland, Scottish National Dementia Strategy
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