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On the Influence of Primary Care Quality Upon Hospital Admissions by People with Dementia in England: Exploring the Limits of Intervention (CHE / PloS One / BMJ / JGCR / BMJ Open)

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent study by the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) found that GP practices which review their dementia patients as part of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) tend to have relatively fewer emergency hospital admissions by persons with dementia. … Continue reading →

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Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People’s Report (BBC News / NHS Confedertation)

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Confederation’s Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People has provided further evidence that many persons aged over-65 are admitted to hospitals via accident and emergency (A&E) unnecessarily, usually with relatively poor outcomes and incurring higher costs … Continue reading →

Variable Standards of Hospital Dementia Care in England (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society may have found further evidence of poor and variable care in a review of acute hospital care for dementia patients. Their report is based on Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, to which not all Trusts were … Continue reading →

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Reducing Length of Stay in Hospitals (Nuffield Trust / Monitor)

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Variations in patients’ length of stay imply there should be significant opportunities to reduce length of hospital stay; whether through improvements to internal processes or development of alternative community-based services. This Nuffield Trust report explores which approaches to reducing … Continue reading →

Reasons for Emergency Hospital Admissions by People With Dementia (Public Health England)

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Public Health England (PHE) document summarises national data about why people with dementia made use of inpatient general hospital services during the financial year 2012/13. It includes data on short stay emergency admissions, increases in hospital admissions and … Continue reading →

Putting Dementia on the Map (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An interactive map presents what is known currently about dementia care, support and research across the country. There are three major topic areas: In the community. At hospital. The future of care. Full Text Link Reference Putting Dementia on … 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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Dementia Nurse Specialists in Acute Care (University of Southampton / RCN)

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report explores the potential benefits of dementia nursing specialists in supporting people with dementia during admission to hospital and beyond. It explores the business case for developing a dementia specialist nurse role in the UK, with proposals for such nurses … Continue reading →

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Hospital Hotels: Patient Hotels to Ease Strain on Hospital Wards? (BBC News)

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It is estimated that 30,000 patients each year are kept in hospital despite being well enough to be discharged, particularly elderly patients waiting for a place in a nursing home and people with dementia. Based on figures from 2010, … Continue reading →

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Health and Care System Struggling Over Dementia (BBC News / CQC’s Care Update 2013)

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has concluded that the health and social care system in England is struggling to cater for the needs of people with dementia. It has found that both hospitals and care homes have been failing … Continue reading →

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