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Tag Archives: Health and Social Care
Dementia Care Costs: UK Statistical Projections (LSE / CPEC / Age and Ageing / International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
Summary The number of people with dementia in the UK is expected to roughly double to 1.6 million by 2040 yet, according to a report by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), the cost of social care is projected … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, 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, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Scotland, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Age and Ageing (Journal), Ageing Population, Alzheimer’s Society /LSE, Anita Patel Health Economics Consulting Ltd, Brighton and Sussex Medical School: University of Sussex, Burden of Dementia (Statistics), Burden on Caregivers, Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC), Care Policy and Evaluation Centre: London School of Economics and Political Science, Caregiver Burden, Carer Burden, Carer Burden in Dementia, Centre for Dementia Studies: University of Sussex, CFAS II Study, China, China Social Security Research Centre: Renmin University of China, Cost of Dementia Care in the UK (2019–2040), Costs of Dementia Care, Costs of Dementia in UK, CPEC Working Paper 5, Dementia Care: UK Statistical Projections to 2040, Department of Health Policy: London School of Economics and Political Science, English Local Authorities, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Faculty of Health: University of Plymouth, Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Pressures, Forecasting The Care Needs Of Older Population In England, Funding of Adult Social Care, Future Financial Sustainability, Future of NHS and Social Care, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, Hidden Costs of Dementia, High Dependency, Independence at Home, Independent Living With Care, Institute for Ageing: Newcastle University, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Late-Life Dependency, Later Life, Local Authorities (LAs), London School of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Modelling Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia (MODEM) Study, Modelling the Costs of Dementia, Modelling the Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia Project (MODEM), MODEM (Modelling the Outcome and Cost Impacts of Interventions for Dementia) Project, MODEM Project, Neurological Disorders, Newcastle University, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU): London School of Economics and Political Science, Population Ageing and Care Simulation (PACSim) Modelling, Population Health Sciences Institute: Newcastle University, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevalence of Dementia and Service Use, Projections of Older People Living with Dementia in the UK (2019–2040), Proportional Increase in Numbers of Older People by Age Groups Between (UK 2019-2040), Renmin University of China, School of Labour and Human Resources: Renmin University of China, Social Care, Social Care Expenditure, Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Shortfalls, Social Care Needs of Older Population in England, Social Care Costs of Dementia, Social Epidemiology, Societal Costs of Dementia, Staying Independent, Sustainability, Sustainable Long-Term Funding of Adult Social Care, University of Plymouth, University of Sussex, Unpaid Care, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in England, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in Northern Ireland, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in Scotland, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in UK, Unpaid Care Costs of Dementia in Wales, Upward Spending Pressures
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Statistical Process Control Applied to Delayed Transfers of Care (NHS Improvement)
Summary Delayed transfers of care (DToC) are widely recognised to be a significant cause of unnecessary harm to patients, and potentially avoidable financial costs to the taxpayer. NHS Improvement’s “Delayed transfer of care (DToC) improvement tool” incorporates the latest data from … 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, National, NHS, NHS Improvement, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing Population, Areas With the Highest Delayed Transfers of Care, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Cross-Sector Partnerships, Dashboards, Delayed Transfer of Care (DToC) Improvement Tool (NHS Improvement), Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care (DTOC), Discharge From Acute and Mental Health Trusts, DToCs Dashboard, Efficiency Opportunities, English Local Authorities, Geographical Variations, Health and Adult Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Discharge and Transfers, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integration of Health and Social Care, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Health Services: Variations, NHS Improvement's Delayed Transfers of Care Improvement Tool, Patient Discharge, Patient Flows, Pivot Table Slicers (Excel Tool), Post-Discharge Support, QI: Quality Improvement, Quality and Efficiency Opportunities, Quality Improvement, Quality Improvement Approaches, Reducing Bed Days, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Regional Variations, Social Care Delays (Impact on Hospital Bed-Days and LoS), Social Care Providers, Statistical Process Control, Statistical Process Control (SPC) Principles, Statistical Process Control Methodology, Sustainability, Sustainable Health and Social Care, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer, Transition Between Inpatient Hospital Settings and Community or Care Home Settings, Unacceptable Variations, Unwarranted Variations, Variation in Performance, Vulnerable Older People, Wasted Resources, Whole System Dashboards, Whole System Patient Flows
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The Care Desert Phenomenon (BBC News / Incisive Health / Age UK)
Summary An exploration of the reported “care deserts” concept. An Incisive Health report, commissioned by Age UK, points to areas of the UK where older people are unable to access residential care and / or home care, regardless of their … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Social Care, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Ageing Population, BBC Health News, Biennial Survey of Carers, Care Deserts, Care Funding, Care Home BEDS, Care Home Beds With Nursing, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Continuing Healthcare, Cost Pressures on Social Care Providers, Delayed Discharges, Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care (DETOCs), Delayed Transfers of Care (DTOC), Demographics, Domiciliary Care, Domiciliary Care Agencies, Domiciliary Care Providers, Domiciliary Care Workforce, Dysfunctional Market in Adult Social Care Provision, Dysfunctional Patient Flow, Elderly People With Complex Health and Social Care Needs, Fragility of Adult Social Care Provider Market, Guildford, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Configuration, Health and Social Care in the Community, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Providers, Health and Social Care Services, High Dependency, Home Care, Home Care Needs of Older Population in England, Home Care Sector, Hull, Incisive Health, Incisive Health on Care Deserts, Inequalities in Access to Care, Inequalities in Access to Care: Impact on Informal Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Late-Life, Leicester, Local Government Association: LGA, NHS Continuing Healthcare, NHS Outcomes (From Care Deserts), Norfolk, Paying for Care Home and Domiciliary Care, Proportion of Self-Funders in Residential Care, Residential Care, Social Care Outcomes, Social Care Services, Social Care Workforce, Social Care Workforce Crisis, Sustainability, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Sustainable Local Funding, Totnes, Unacceptable Variations, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Unwarranted Variations, Variation in Performance, Variations in Quality of Care, Variations in Service, Variations in Spending, Vulnerable Older People, Whole System Patient Flows, Workforce Capacity, Workforce Issues, Workforce Shortages in Adult Social Care, Workforce Shortages in Home Care
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Preparations for Winter Pressures: Funding Announced (DHSC / BBC News)
Summary The Department of Health and Social Care has announced £240 million extra funding, aimed at providing local authorities the assistance required to reduce anticipated Winter pressures in the NHS. It is hoped that reducing delayed transfers of care / … Continue reading →
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More on Integrated Care: Government Response to the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee’s Report (House of Commons / DHSC / King’s Fund / Duke University)
Summary In June 2018, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published the “Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems” report, which included 42 conclusions and recommendations. Full Text Link Reference Integrated care: organisations, partnerships and systems. Seventh Report … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Education England (HEE), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, International, King's Fund, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
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More on the Tipping-Point for Sustainability of Adult Social Care: a Solution Expected This Autumn? (BBC News / Lancet Public Health)
Summary Estimates of the rising demand for round-the-clock home care, from Newcastle University / the London School of Economics and Political Science and published in Lancet Public Health, suggest that the number of people aged 85 and over requiring 24-hour … Continue reading →
Posted in Universal Interest
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Proposals for a Social Care Premium: Grasping the Nettle or Another Modest Proposal? (BBC News / House of Commons)
Summary If social care is to become free at the point of delivery, with a definite cap on the burden to be carried by individual families, the Government’s Green Paper planned for Autumn 2018 has to solve a funding gap … Continue reading →
Posted in 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, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Department of Health and Social Care: Big Picture Objectives (DHSC)
Summary This year the Department of Health was re-titled as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), with a view to better integration. A single integrated plan clarifies the DHSC’s objectives for health and social care, and explains how … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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An Innovative Approach Hospital Overcrowding / Inadequate Bed Availability, Worthy of More Serious Consideration? (BBC News / CareRooms)
Summary The narrative about various inter-related crises in health and social care typically concerns the problem of excess demand for, and limited supply of, places in the community providing support for persons needing to be discharged from hospitals. Commentators commonly … Continue reading →
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More Spent on the NHS Than Previously Thought (BMJ / BBC News)
Summary Previous estimates concerning the proportion of UK GDP spent on the NHS were probably on the low side: Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Appleby, J. … Continue reading →
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