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Tag Archives: Gnosall Project
Evidence Versus Mythology: Challenging Cherished Orthodoxies (British Journal of General Practice)
Summary A brief communication in the British Journal of General Practice points to recent evidence raising some interesting questions which many might prefer to duck. This “devil’s advocate”-style letter challenges readers to question some supposedly established axioms in modern dementia … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged ALSOVA 3-Year Follow-Up, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Brent Memory Service, British Journal of General Practice, Caregiver’s Level of Coping, Caregiver’s Mental Health, Caregivers' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Well-Being, Carers' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Well-Being, CDR Scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-sb), Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease Neuropsychological Battery (CERAD-NB), Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Crusade (sic), Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Policy, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Screening Debate, Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, Diagnosis and Referral, Drug Discovery Programmes, Early Diagnosis, Early Psychosocial Interventions for Dementia, Early Screening, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Evidence Versus Mythology, Evidence-Based Medicine, Evidence-Based Policy, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), General Practice, Generalized Estimating Equations (GEEs), Gnosall Project, GPs, Incentive Payments, Incentives, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, International Psychogeriatrics, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Kuopio ALSOVA Study, London, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Medical Ethics, Memory Clinics, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Misdiagnosis, Multiple Projectitis, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, Over-Diagnosis, Overdiagnosis (Speculative Concept), Perverse Incentives, PLoS One, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Potential Harms of Diagnosis, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevention Agenda, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Primum Non Nocere, Quality of Life Research, Quality Premium Payments, Referral to Memory Clinics: Assessment, Risk of Overdiagnosis Associated With Screening, Screening, Screening for Dementia, Sense of Coherence (SOC), Short Version of the CERAD Neuropsychological Battery, Spousal Caregivers (SCs), Steve Iliffe: Professor of Primary Care for Older People; University College London, Target-Driven Behaviour, Target-Driven Priorities, Timely Diagnosis, University College London
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Health and Care Suitable for an Ageing Population (King’s Fund)
Summary This King’s Fund report presents a framework and tools to help local service leaders improve the care provided for older people. The focus is on improving the integration of care and the reduction of delays in transitions between different services. … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Active Ageing, Active Commissioning of Health and Mental Health Care for Care Home Residents, Admiral Nurses, Adult Social Care for People with Complex Needs, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Housing, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Related Support Systems for Healthy and Independent Living, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Ambulatory Care Clinics, Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Assertive Discharge Planning, Bed/Ward Moves, Better Care Fund, BGS Commissioning Guide for Older Care Home Residents, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Birmingham Cross-City Clinical Commissioning Group, Blue Book: British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and British Geriatrics Society (BGS), British Geriatrics Society: Commissioning Guidance for High-Quality Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) and British Geriatrics Society (BGS): Blue Book, Care Closer to Home, Care Home Residents, Care Homes, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Care Pathways for Older People, CARE Profiles (Combined Assessment of Residential Environment), Case Finding, Choice, Chronic Mental Health Problems, City University, Clinical Frailty Scale, Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS), Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning Guidance for High-Quality Health Care for Older Care Home Residents (BGS), Commissioning Guidance for Older Care Home Residents, Commissioning Local Services, Commissioning Multiagency Teams, Community and Interface Geriatrics, Community Geriatricians, Community Nurses as Case Managers, Community Virtual Wards, Community Wards, Complex Care, Complex Chronic Conditions, Complex Needs, Components of Care for Older People, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Consultant Ward Rounds, Continuity of Care, Control, Crisis Response, Crisis Support, Day Hospital Care, Day Hospitals, Deciding Right, Delayed Transfers of Care, Dementia Liaison Services, Dignified Person-Centred Care, Dignity for Older Patients Project (University Hospitals Birmingham), Dignity Workshops, Discharge, Discharge and Out of Hospital Care, Discharge Planning, Discharge Support, Early Discharge Assessment Teams, Early Senior Assessment, Early Supported Discharge Teams, Electronic Frailty Index, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, End of Life Care, Extra Care Housing, Fluctuating Disability, Frailty, Future Hospital Commission, Glasgow Fracture Liaison Service, Gloucestershire Heart Failure Service, Gnosall Health Centre, Gnosall Medical Practice, Gnosall Project, Guideposts Trust, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Delivery Models, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Services, Health Care for Older Care Home Residents, Health Systems in Transition, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Heart of England Foundation Trust, Holistic Assessments, Home-Based Rehabilitation and Reablement, Hospital at Home, Hospital at Home Early Discharge, Hospital At Home Services, Improving Care Pathways for Older People, Independence, Independence at Home, Independent Living At Home, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Discharge Process, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integrated Locality Teams, Integrated Out-of-Hospital Care. RCGP, Integrated Services, Integrated Teams, Integration, Integration of Health and Social Care, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leicestershire Home Care Re-ablement Services, Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People, Living Well Through Activity in Care Homes (Toolkit), Local Care Services, Local Empowerment, Local Initiatives, Local Networks, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Marie Curie Nursing Services, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), Multiagency Teams, Multidisciplinary Holistic Assessments, Multidisciplinary Teams, My Home Life Programme, National Hip Fracture Database, Nolan's Six Senses (Security Continuity Belonging Purpose Fulfilment and Significance), Nottinghamshire Ambulance Trust, Nurse Specialists, Older Care Home Residents, Older People, Older People With Complex Needs, Older People's Care, Older Persons’ Assessment and Liaison (OPAL), OPAL Models, Out-of-Hospital Care, Patient Flows, POPS Models, Population Risk Stratification, Post-Discharge Assessment and Support, Post-Discharge Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventing Acute Admissions from Care Homes, Prevention, Preventive Care, Proactive Geriatric Liaison, Proactive Input From Geriatricians, Proactive Specialist In-Reach, Public Health, Rapid Access Ambulatory Care Clinics, Reablement, Redesigning Care Pathways, Redesigning Services, Reducing Admissions to Nursing Care, Reducing Admissions to Residential Care, Reducing Bed Days, Reducing Inappropriate Accident and Emergency Department Attendances, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unplanned Hospitalisation, Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Services for People with Complex Mental Health Needs, Residential Care, Risk Assessment, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Sandwell Integrated Care Services Team (ICARES), Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Service Integration, Service Redesign, Service-Level Design, Sheffield Patient Flow, Social Isolation, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, South Warwickshire Project on Improving Care Pathways for Older People, Staying Independent, Support for People with Complex Needs, Ten Steps for Effective Discharge Planning, The King’s Fund Integrated Care Map, University Hospitals Birmingham: Dignity for Older Patients Project, Virtual Wards, Virtual Wards to Reduce Readmissions, Wellbeing and an Ageing Population, Whole Systems Design, Whole Systems Redesign, Whole-System Approaches
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Facing the Dementia Challenge (Social Market Foundation)
Summary This Social Market Foundation report takes interviews with sufferers of Alzheimer’s Disease / dementia and their carers, combined with published research evidence, to investigate barriers to early diagnosis. Policy recommendations are proposed to incentivise improvements to diagnose rates. Full … Continue reading →
Posted in 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), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer’s Early Screening, Assessment and Diagnosis, Barriers to Early Diagnosis, Barriers to the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Dementia in Primary Care, Cabinet Office’s Central Outcomes Finance Fund, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, CCGs, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Cognitive Assessment, Cognitive Screening, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUI N), CQUIN Frameworks, CQUINs, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia SIB (Social Impact Bond for Dementia), Dementia Social Impact Bond, Demographic Time-Bomb, Deniers and Fatalists, Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis at Primary Care Level, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Different Routes to Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Differential Diagnosis, Early Screening, Economic Evaluation of Early Assessment, Economic Modelling, Gnosall Health Centre, Gnosall Memory Clinic, Gnosall Project, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Care Reform, Health Premium, Health: Financing, IMPACT (Important Perspectives on Alzheimer’s Care and Treatment), IMPACT Study database, Incentives for Early Diagnosis of Dementia, Innovative Dementia Diagnosis Practice, Integrated Commissioning, Memory Services, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), MMSE, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, NHS Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF), NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Reform, NHS Reform in England, Open Access Assessment, Outcomes Finance Fund, Pathways to Diagnosis, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Dementia Registers, Reform, Scottish HEAT Target, Screening, Screening for Dementia, Social Impact Bond for Dementia: SIB, Social Market Foundation, Spending on Memory Services, Strathmore Dementia Service, Targeted Screening for Dementia, Therapeutic Nihilism (Avoiding)
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