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Reducing Pressures on Hospitals: Exploring the Potential Impact of Occupational Therapists (BBC News / COT / BAOT)

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A report from the College of Occupational Therapists demonstrates the role(s) which occupational therapists (and physiotherapists) can play in helping to reduce avoidable admissions / re-admissions to hospitals and subsequent delayed discharges of care in transitioning patients back into … Continue reading →

Reviewing the Current – and Likely Future – State of the NHS (NAO / Dods)

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a “Short Guide to the Department of Health” as one of their collection of short guides about different government departments. This guide includes a wealth of statistical information in summary form, concerning … Continue reading →

Protecting NHS Staff, and Patients, From Violent and Aggressive Patients (NICE)

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Violence and aggression towards hospital staff is estimated to cost £69m a year (in staff absence, loss of productivity and additional security). The following updated NICE guidance offers recommendations (including suggestions for further research) on the prevention of violent … Continue reading →

Review of NHS Performance Under the Coalition Government (King’s Fund / BBC News / Macmillan Cancer Support)

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following review of NHS performance by the King’s Fund finds that waiting times for A&E, cancer care and routine operations have been deteriorating recently, and that Trust deficits are increasing in scale and extent. The report analyses NHS … Continue reading →

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Pressures Upon the NHS: Ongoing Questions About the Relationship(s) Between Proxy Targets and Underlying Standards (BBC News / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Patients increasingly wait longer for key services in many hospitals in England. A Nuffield Trust report investigates whether this is a significant problem. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2015). Best hospitals ‘now struggling to see patients’. London: BBC … Continue reading →

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Extra NHS Funding Provision For Winter Pressures (BBC News / Department of Health / NHS England)

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Further emergency funding has been made available for the NHS in England to help prepare for the recurrent winter crisis in rising demands for health care. This special funding is reported to have been increased by 75% compared to … Continue reading →

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Distance From Home to Emergency Care (Health Foundation / Nuffield Trust)

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following report from the Health Foundation and Nuffield Trust examines changes in the distance travelled from home to receive emergency care, over the last decade. It has been conducted in the context of NHS England’s / Professor Sir … Continue reading →

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Liaison Psychiatry for Every Acute Hospital: Integrated Mental and Physical Healthcare (Royal College of Psychiatrists)

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report, from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, summarises the evidence about the role and benefits of liaison psychiatry services in acute hospitals. It describes the range of mental health problems encountered, and the various interventions in acute hospitals. … Continue reading →

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Government Response to House of Commons Health Select Committee Report into Urgent and Emergency Services (Department of Health)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The government has responded to the House of Commons Health Select Committee (HSC) report into urgent and emergency services (including A&E). “The government agrees with many of the Committee’s recommendations. The response outlines how the health system is responding … Continue reading →

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Accident and Emergency Departments Understaffed by Nearly 10% (BBC News / BBC 5 Live / NHS Confederation / College of Emergency Medicine)

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary England’s accident and emergency departments may be understaffed by nearly 10% on average, a BBC 5 Live survey has suggested. The BBC 5 Live Freedom of Information request discovered that 101 out of 166 hospital trusts responding had 1,260 vacant posts. Read more: BBC News. A&E departments … Continue reading →

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