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Tag Archives: Geriatric Liaison Teams
Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics Update (NHS England)
Summary Dementia Assessment and Referral data collection has been mandatory since April 2013 for all NHS funded trusts providing acute services. Data collection statistics (supplied in Microsoft Excel format) have recently been updated to January 2014. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Diagnosis, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Assessment, Case Finding, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, CQUIN Dementia Goal, CQUIN Frameworks, CQUIN: NHS Safety Thermometer, Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospital, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia CQUIN, Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Diagnostic Assessment, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Dementia Statistics, Diagnosis and Referral, Discharge Planning, FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Falls, FAR: Find Assess Refer, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital Discharge, Identification and Referral, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health), National Dementia CQUIN, National Dementia CQUIN: Quick Guide, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS Safety Thermometer, NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN, NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN 2012/13, NHS Safety Thermometer Goal, NHS Safety Thermometer User Guide, Official Statistics, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Referral, Referral and Assessment, Referrals, Safety Thermometer, UNIFY, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Wounds (Pressure)
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Rebalancing of Physical / Mental Health and Care Resources (Centre for Mental Health)
Summary This Centre for Mental Health report, written by Tom Foley of Newcastle University, argues for better resourcing of mental health care as the means to help the NHS in improving the nation’s health and meeting productivity challenges. The hidden … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, 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, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK
Tagged Acute Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Advice and Support, Burden of Dementia, Care in General Hospitals, Centre for Mental Health, Chest Clinic Integrated Pathway (Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle), Community Liaison Psychiatry Services, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Comprehensive Dementia Services, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Dementia Services, Early Diagnosis, Early Interventions, Economic Impact of Mental Health Problems, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital and Community Liaison Psychiatry Services, Hospital Liaison Psychiatry Services, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Impact of Poor Mental Health on Physical Health, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Intensive Case Management, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, King’s College Hospital Diabetes and Mental Health Service, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Managing Ongoing Physical and Mental Health Conditions, Mental Health Liaison Services, Mental Health Liaison Teams, Nicholson Challenge, No Health Without Mental Health, Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Post‐Diagnostic Support, RAID, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID), Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, Timely Diagnosis
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Commissioning Older People’s Mental Health Services (Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health)
Summary The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH) has produced a guide on commissioning older people’s mental health services. This document advocates an integrated approach, involving health and social care services. Most older patients with mental health problems have … Continue reading
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Tagged Ageism, Care in General Hospitals, Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Working, Commissioning Older People’s Mental Health Services, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Teams, Community-Based Services, Crisis Home Treatment, Crisis Resolution, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT), Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia In-Reach Teams, Discharge Planning, Fuel Poverty, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Housing, Inpatient Services, JCP-MH: Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH), Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service, Liaison Expert Reference Group (JCP-MH), Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mental Health Liaison Services, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Strategy, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, Older People’s Mental Health Services, PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service), Partnership and Collaboration, Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS), Patient Advisory Liaison Service (PALS), Personal Health Budgets, Personal Relationships, Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs), Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Team, Psychological Services, Public Health, Public Health Services, Public Mental Health, RAID, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID), Reablement, Recovery, Rehabilitation, Royal College of Psychiatrists AIMS Project, Self-Determination, Service User Involvement, Social Isolation, User Involvement
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Mental Health Liaison Services for General and Community Hospitals: Service Specification for Dementia (Department of Health)
Summary This specification was designed to assist commissioners in the delivery of a service to support general and community hospitals in delivering better care to people with dementia. It was released as part of the Dementia Commissioning Pack in mid-2011, … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Assessment and Diagnosis, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Call to Action on Antipsychotic Drugs (Dementia Action Alliance), Care Planning, Checking Medication, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH), Community Hospitals, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Commissioning Pack, Dementia Liaison Services, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital Discharge, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Mental Capacity Act 2005, Mental Health Liaison Service Pathway, Mental Health Liaison Services, Mental Health Liaison Services for Dementia Care in Hospitals, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Team, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychotropic Medication
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Guidance on National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework is intended to link a proportion of each service providers’ income … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Department of Health, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, CQUIN Dementia Goal, CQUIN Frameworks, CQUIN: NHS Safety Thermometer, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospital, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Diagnostic Assessment, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Discharge Planning, FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Falls, FAR: Find Assess Refer, General Hospitals, Geriatric Liaison Teams, Hospital Discharge, Identification and Referral, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health), National Dementia CQUIN, National Dementia CQUIN: Quick Guide, NHS Safety Thermometer, NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN, NHS Safety Thermometer CQUIN 2012/13, NHS Safety Thermometer Goal, NHS Safety Thermometer User Guide, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Referral, Safety Thermometer, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), VTE (Venous Thromboembolism), Wounds (Pressure)
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