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Improving Care for Older People (NHS England / Age UK / PHE / Chief Fire Officer’s Association / JGCR)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The guide to Improving Care for Older People, developed by NHS England in partnership with Age UK, Public Health England, and the Chief Fire Officer’s Association, is actually a collection of resources (some dating back several years). This collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Ageing, Active and Healthy Ageing, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Housing, Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Ageing Well and Supporting People Living With Frailty (NHS England), Ageing Well With Technology, Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Bladder Problems, Burden on Caregivers, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Home Admission Delay, Care in an Ageing Society, Care 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Compulsory Community and Involuntary Outpatient Treatment for People With Mental Illness (JGCR / Cochrane Database)

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It remains uncertain whether compulsory community treatment for people with severe mental illness actually improves clinical outcomes and / or social functioning or reduces the level of usage of health services. A recent pilot study investigated old age psychiatrists’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Wales, Wolverhampton | Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Ageing Population, Australia, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Canada, Care Planning, Centre for Ageing Studies: University of Chester, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Schizophrenia Group’s Study-Based Register of Trials, Coercion, Community Treatment Orders (CTOs), Community Treatment Orders in Ageing Population, Compulsory Community Treatment (CCT), Compulsory Community Treatment (CCT) for People With Severe Mental Illness (SMI), Compulsory Community Treatment Versus Supervised Discharge, Confinement to Bedrooms, Consent to Treatment and CTOs, CTOs and Dementia, CTOs and Older Adults, Dalhousie University (Halifax; Canada), Department of Community Health and Epidemiology: Dalhousie University, Deprivation of Liberty, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), Elderly Mental Health, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Chester, Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry: Royal College of Psychiatrists, Geriatric Care and Research Organisation (GeriCaRe), Israel, Least Restrictive Practice, Making Our Care and Health Systems Fit for An Ageing Population, Mental Capacity, Mental Health Act and Citizenship, Mental Health Assessor (MHA), Mental Health Care, Mental Health Care and Treatment, Mental Health Care Pathways, New Zealand, Old Age Psychiatry: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Oxford Community Treatment Order Evaluation Trials (OCTETs), Princess Alexandra Hospital (Queensland), Pros and Cons of CTOs, Restraint, Restraint and Restrictions, Restraint in Health and Adult Social Care, Safe and Ethical Restrictive Interventions, School of Medicine: University of Queensland, Severe Mental Illness (SMI), Staffordshire University, Supervised Discharge, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Chester, University of Queensland, Western University (Ontario) | Leave a comment

Under-Diagnosis of Dementia in the Community: an International Review (BMJ Open / JGCR)

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A literature review and meta-analysis of 23 international studies on the under-detection (i.e. the failure to achieve a diagnosis) of dementia identified a pooled rate of undetected dementia assessed to be 61.7%. The rate of under-detection was higher in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Academic Institute of Medicine: University of Wolverhampton, Affluence and Health Inequalities, Age and Gender Differences in Diagnosis Rates, Agewell Foundation (India), Anhui Medical University, Assessment and Diagnosis, Australia, Australian National University, Barriers to Early Diagnosis, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Centre for Research on Ageing Health and Wellbeing: Australian National University, China, Cognitive Assessment Tools, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Collaborative Research Centre-Early Diagnosis and Prevention: Australian National University, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening, Dementia Screening Debate, Department of Practice and Policy: University College London, Department of Psychiatry: University of Liverpool, Department of Public Health: Wolverhampton City Council, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis at Primary Care Level, Diagnosis Gap, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates, Dignity Foundation (India), Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Screening, Effectiveness of Early Detection and Treatment, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Ethics and Decision-Making, Europe, Faculty of Education Health and Wellbeing: University of Wolverhampton, General Practice, Geriatric Care and Research Organisation (GeriCaRe), GPs, Health Inequalities, HelpAge India, India, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Liverpool, Mental Health Inequalities, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE), New Cross Hospital: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, North America, Post Graduate Academic Institute of Medicine: University of Wolverhampton, Reducing Health Inequalities, Research School of Population Health: Australian National University, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, School of Health Administration: Anhui Medical University, Screening, Screening for Cognitive Impairment, Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults, Screening for Dementia, Screening Programmes, Screening Tests, Socio-Economic Differences in Diagnosis Rates, Timely Diagnosis, UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), Under-Detection of Dementia, University College London, University of Liverpool, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton City Council | 1 Comment

Introducing the Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (ISSN 2397-5628) is a recently launched, locally edited, multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed international journal, which covers topics of relevance to the care of the elderly. Concerning Guidelines on the Use of Antipsychotics for Agitation … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Guidelines, International, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Wales, Wolverhampton | Tagged Academia.edu, Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs), Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly, Adverse Effects, Aggression, Aggressive Behaviour, Agitation, Agitation and Aggression, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Agitation, American Journal of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association (APA), American Psychiatric Association: Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients With Dementia (2016), Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics Side Effects, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Antipsychotics: Neuroleptic Sensitivity, APA Practice Guidelines, Aripiprazole, Atypical Antipsychotics, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Mortality, Avoidable Mortality, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Benefits and Risks of Antipsychotic Treatment, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Black Country, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, British Indian Psychiatric Association (BIPA), Community and Mental Health Trusts, Dr Sarmishtha Bhattacharyya: Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Chester, Geriatric Care and Research Organisation (GeriCaRe), Haloperidol, Improving Prescribing Practice, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Learning Disabilities, Medication Reviews, Mental Health Trusts, North Wales, Olanzapine, Over-Medication, Over-Medication for People With Learning Disabilities, Over-Prescribing, Overprescribing, People With Learning Disabilities, Personalised Care Versus Guideline-Based Care, Personalised Medicine Versus Guideline-Based Medicine, Potential Harms of Antipsychotic Use, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Prescribing Anti-Psychotic Drugs to People with Dementia, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Learning Disabilities, Psychosis in Patients With Dementia, Quetiapine, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Avoidable Premature Mortality, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Violence and Aggression, Risperidone, Safe and Compassionate Care, United States, University of Chester, USA, Violence and Aggression, West Midlands, Wrexham, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Ziprasidone | Leave a comment

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