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Tag Archives: Freedom of Information
Recent Information on Restraint in Mental Health Trusts, Plus Statistics on Other Safeguarding Topics (BBC News / NHS Digital)
Summary Freedom of information requests made by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that the use of restraint by mental health trusts in England has increased yearly since 2013, despite repeated calls over recent years for restraint to be minimised. It … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse, Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Acute Care, Adult Safeguarding, Adult Safeguarding Concerns and Enquiries, Adult Social Care Analytical Hub, Avoidable Harm, Community and Mental Health Trusts, Councils with Social Services Responsibilities, Culture of Zero-Harm, De-Escalation Techniques, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), DoLS in Hospitals, Dr Sridevi Kalidindi: Royal College of Psychiatrists, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethics and Decision-Making, Experimental Statistics, Face-Down Restraint, FOI: Freedom of information, Freedom of Information, Government Policy on Adult Safeguarding, Harm Free Care, Human Rights, Human Rights and Nursing, Identification and Reporting of Problems, Incident Reporting, Least Restrictive Principle, Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb: Former Health Minister (Coalition Government), Liberal Democrats, Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP), Medical Ethics, Mental Capacity, Mental Health Hospitals, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Healthcare, Mind, Neglect and Acts of Omission, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS Digital: Annual Report for England (2016-17), NHS Digital: Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC), NHS Mental Health Trusts in England, Norman Lamb MP, Openness and Transparency, Openness. Transparency, Physical Restraint, Physical Restraint in Hospital Settings, Physical Restraint in Mental Healthcare, Psychiatric Hospitals, Recording and Reporting, Reporting Culture in the NHS, Restraint, Restraint in Health and Adult Social Care, Restraint in Mental Health Trusts, Restrictive Practices, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults Collection, Safeguarding Adults Collection (SAC): Annual Report for England (2016-17), Safeguarding Adults Principles, Safeguarding Adults Reports, safeguarding Adults Reviews, Safeguarding Adults Reviews (SARs), Safeguarding Older People, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Unintended Consequences, Use of Reasonable Force, Vicki Nash: Mind
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People With Dementia Failed By Standards of Homecare Staff Training? (Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary The Alzheimer’s Society has alleged that perhaps only 2% of homecare workers have adequate dementia training and awareness. Full Text Link Reference Shocking reality of dementia homecare hidden behind closed doors. London: Alzheimer’s Society, November 16th 2016. Probably also … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Alzheimer's Society’s Fix Dementia Care Campaign, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness of Potential Risks, BBC Health News, BBC Panorama, BBC Panorama: Nursing Homes Under Cover, BBC’s Panorama, Behind Closed Doors, Behind Closed Doors: Elderly Care Exposed: Panorama (BBC One), Broken Homecare System, Care Funding, Carer Awareness, Clinton House (St Austell), Commissioning Home Care, Commissioning Home Care for Older People, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Commissioning of Homecare Services, Cornwall Council, Councillor Izzi Seccombe: Local Government Association (LGA), Courtesy, Dementia and Homecare, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness in Homecare Staff, Dementia Training For Homecare Staff, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Domiciliary Care, Fix Dementia Care Campaign, Fix Dementia Care: Homecare, Fix Dementia Care: Hospitals (Alzheimer’s Society), FOI: Freedom of information, Freedom of Information, Funding Gap (Home Care), Funding Gaps, Funding of Care and Support, Good Quality Home Care, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, Home Care, Home Care Implementation, Home Care Organisations, Home Care Services, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Home Care Workers, Home Care Workforce, Home Care: Safety and Safeguarding, Homecare, Homecare and Care Home Workers, Homecare Failing People With Dementia (Allegation), Independence at Home, Independent Living With Care, Izzi Seccombe: Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, Janice Finch (BBC Reporter), Jeremy Hughes CBE: Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, LGA: Local Government Association, Morleigh Group, Panorama (BBC TV), Personal Care, Personal Care at Home, Pressures on Home Care Workforce, Pressures on Home Care Workforce: Inadequate Training, Skills for Care, Social Care, Social Care Funding, Unacceptable Homecare Practices: Behind Closed Doors, Unmet Care Needs, Unmet Health and Care Needs, Unmet Needs, Unmet Social Care Needs, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Issues, Workforce Satisfaction, Workforce Training
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Variable Standards of Hospital Dementia Care in England (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary The Alzheimer’s Society may have found further evidence of poor and variable care in a review of acute hospital care for dementia patients. Their report is based on Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, to which not all Trusts were … Continue reading
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NHS England Publishes Official Mazars Report into Southern Health NHSFT (BBC News / Mazars / NHS England / NHS Improvement / CQC)
Summary NHS England has released the independent report by Mazars (an early copy of which was leaked a week before) concerning the deaths of people with learning disabilities or mental health problems at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. “The report … Continue reading
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Concerning the Handling of Health Inequalities and Premature Mortality in Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Patients: An Isolated Institution or Indications of a Broader Culture? (BBC News / Mazars / NHS England)
Summary If experience at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is anything to go by, there is plenty of scope for progress. According to a report by Mazars, and commissioned by NHS England, examining deaths at this trust in particular, the … Continue reading
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