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Mortality Rate of Persons With Pressure Ulcers in Hospital: a Local Audit (Wounds UK)

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An audit was performed at an NHS trust over a 6-month period to examine the mortality rates of patients reported to have SCALE grade 2, 3 or 4 pressure ulcers in acute care. It was found that 44% of … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, New Cross Hospital, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, Statistics, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Co-Morbidity, Comorbidity, Complex Comorbidities, Decreased Tissue Perfusion, Dehydration, End of Life Care, End of Life Care Research, End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals, End-of-Life Skin Changes, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s SCALE: Skin Changes at Life’s End, Frailty, Hospital End-of-Life Care, Immobility, Incontinence, Inpatient Palliative Care, Irregular Blood Chemistry, Local Audit of Mortality Rates of Persons With Pressure Ulcers in Acute Hospitals, Localised Hypoxia, Loss of Function, Loss of Mobility, Malnutrition, Managing Comorbidity and Complexity, Mortality Rates, Mortality Rates of Persons With Pressure Ulcers in Hospital, Mortality Risk Factors, Multiple Comorbidities, NHS England Midlands and East: Stop the Pressure Campaign, Organic Deterioration Towards End of Life, Overlapping Risk Factors, Pain, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospitals, Palliative Care, Pressure Ulcer Incidence, Pressure Ulcer Prevalence, Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Assessment, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Factors, Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers, Reduced Mobility, Reduced Peripheral Tissue Perfusion, Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, Risk Factors, Skin Changes at Life’s End (SCALE), Skin Failure, Skin Integrity, Stages of Pressure Ulcers, Stop The Pressure, Tissue Integrity, Wounds UK | Leave a comment

Updated Compendium of Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease (Michael J. Fox Foundation / Parkinson’s UK)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It is two years since the previous version of this collection, and some significant new patient guides have come to light, from both the USA and the UK. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research offers an interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advice and Information, Amantadine, Anticholinergic Drugs, Anticholinergics, Carbidopa, Caregiving (Carers), Carer's Allowance, Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease, Decarboxylase Inhibitor, Deep Brain Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease, Diet and Parkinson's Disease, Dopamine Agonists, Dopamine Releaser / Antiglutamatergic Medication, Drug Treatments for Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK, Incontinence, Information and Advice Services, Information and Signposting Services, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of Patients, Living Well With Parkinson's Disease, Local Group Finance Guide: Parkinson’s UK, MAO-B Inhibitors, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Navigating Parkinson's Disease, NHS Evidence, Nocturia, Orthostatic Hypotension, Parkinson's Disease Psychosis, Parkinson’s 360º: Michael J. Fox Foundation, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Medications, Parkinson’s Disease: Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Parkinson’s Disease: Motor Medications and Associated Complications in Early - Middle Years, Parkinson’s Disease: Motor Medications and Associated Complications in Middle - Advancing Years, Parkinson’s Disease: Non-Motor Medications, Parkinson’s UK, Parkinson’s UK (Parkinsons Disease Society), Parkinsonian Symptoms, Participation in Research, Patient Involvement in Research, Public Participation in Research, Real Talk for Patients and Families (Michael J. Fox Foundation), Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting Services and Knowledge, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Tremor and Parkinson's Disease, Tremor and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.94, Urinary Incontinence in Neurological Disease, USA, Using Computers and the Internet : Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No. FS60, Voices of People Living With Parkinson's Disease | Leave a comment

Enhanced Support: Reducing Hospital Admissions From Care Homes (NHS England / Health Foundation)

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Care home residents in Rushcliffe (Nottinghamshire) receiving an enhanced care package, delivered by the Principia Partners in Health multispecialty community provider vanguard – which includes regular visits from named GPs and independent support from Age UK Nottingham and Nottinghamshire … Continue reading →

World Continence Week – Miscellaneous Contributions and Insights (NHS England / ICS)

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The ICS World Continence Week (WCW) is an annual event which aims to raise awareness about incontinence-related issues. The following piece covers the recent Excellence in Continence Care guidelines and the benefits of collaboration between health and social care … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, 6 C’s of Nursing, Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) for South London, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction, Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Campaign, Catheter Care Pack (Health Innovation Network and Age UK), Catheter Care: Pledge Card, Catheter Care: Social Media Approach, Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs), Commissioning Continence Services, Commissioning for Dignity and Value, Communication Between Care Homes and Hospitals, Continence Care, Continence Services, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s the Bladder and Bowel Specialist Service, Dr Stephanie Machin: Robin Hood Health Centre in Sutton, Emergency Admissions, Empowering Patients to Practise Self-Care, Encourage Catheter Independence, Enhancing Patients' Catheter Knowledge, Excellence in Continence Care, Excellence in Continence Care Board (NHS England), Health Innovation Network, Health Innovation Network South London, ICS World Continence Week (WCW), Improving Communication Between Care Homes and Hospitals, Incontinence, International Continence Society (ICS), Jacq Emkes: NHS England’s Excellence in Continence Care Board, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Sutton CCG, New Models of Care, New Models of Care Vanguards, NHS England's Five Year Forward View (2014), NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS England’s New Models of Care Programme, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Sutton CCG, Partnership Working, Patient Documentation, Patient Experience, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Red Bag Initiative: Hospital Transfer Pathway, Red Bags, Reducing Healthcare-Related Harms and Costs, Reducing Stigma, Sarah Elliott: Regional Chief Nurse for NHS England in the South, Self-Management, Sharon Eustice: Nurse Consultant at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Six C’s of Nursing, South London Health Innovation Network, Stigma, Stigma Reduction, Sutton CCG, Sutton Homes of Care Vanguard, Sutton Homes of Care Vanguard – Hospital Transfer Pathway (Red Bag), The 6 Cs, Tiziana Ansell: South London’s Health Innovation Network, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), World Continence Week, World Continence Week (2016) | Leave a comment

Women’s Health and Obesity (BBC News / Department of Health)

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

Summary The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies’s latest annual report covers many aspects of women’s health (sadly excluding dementia), and points to obesity as being perhaps the biggest threat to population health. Statistics show that 56.4% of women … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Eating Disorders, Embarrassment: a Needless Barrier to Health, Epidemiology, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Human Rights Approach to Women’s Health, Improving Perinatal Mental Health, Incontinence, Incontinence and Prolapse, Lifestyle Weight Management, Menopause, Midlife Obesity, Missed Opportunities for Intervention in Women’s Health, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing: Cancers, Obesity, Obesity and Diabetes, Obesity Epidemic, Obesity in the UK, Obesity is the New Smoking, Obesity Risk Factor, Obesity Statistics, Obesity Time-Bomb, Ovarian Cancer, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Perinatal Mental Health, Post-Pregnancy Care, Pre-Conception Health, Prenatal Screening, Psychosocial Factors, reproductive health, Risk Factors, Social Determinants of Health, Social Epidemiology, Sugar Tax, Surveillance, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), Violence Against Women, Weight Management, Wellbeing, Women’s Cancers, Women’s Health, Women’s Health in Later Life | Leave a comment

Guidance for Commissioners and Providers of Continence Services in England (NHS England)

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has released “Excellence in Continence Care” guidelines for people who commission and provide continence services. Full Text Link Reference This most basic of needs – Dr Martin McShane. London: NHS England, December 4th 2015. This relates to: … Continue reading →

Fit for Frailty Guidance: Part 1 and Part 2 (BGS)

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has issued guidance on the care of frail older people in community and outpatient settings. Their “Fit for Frailty” guidance emerged from workshop meetings in June 2014. Part 1 supplies advice in the form … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Falls, 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, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation: University of Leeds, Adult Social Services, Assessment of Capacity, BGS, British Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Care and Support Plans (CSP), Causes and Prevention of Frailty, Causes and Prevention of Frailty: Deficit Model, Causes and Prevention of Frailty: Phenotype Model, Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), Commissioners of Services, Common Problems of Frailty, Complications Screening Program (CSP), Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA), Cumulative Deficit Model, Dementia Long-Term Services, Fit for Frailty Guidance (BGS), Fit for Frailty Project, Frail Older People, Frailty, Frailty Services, Frailty Syndromes, General Practitioners, Geriatricians, GP Assessment, Groningen Frailty Indicator Questionnaire, Health Service Managers, Holistic Medical Reviews, Holistic Medical Reviews by GPs, Identifying People Living With Frailty, Immobility, Incontinence, John Young: Academic Unit of Elderly Care and Rehabilitation at University of Leeds, John Young: NHS England, Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medication Reviews, Multiple Medications (Polypharmacy), National Voices, Older People’s Mental Health Teams, People Living With Frailty, PRISMA 7 Questionnaire, Professor John Young, Professor John Young: Former National Clinical Director for Integration and Frail Elderly at NHS England, RCGP, Recognition and Diagnosis of Frailty, Reshaping Care for Older People, Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS), Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Self-Reported Health, Social Service Managers, Social Services, Susceptibility to Side-Effects of Medication, Timed Up and Go Test (TUGT Measures), Walking Speed (Gait Speed) | Leave a comment

Prisons and Health (WHO)

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Europe, publication on prisons and health examines prisoners’ wellbeing and the potential impact of prison health on society. International experts offer advice on improving prison health practices across the board. … Continue reading →

Posted in End of Life Care, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO) | Tagged Accelerated Ageing, Access to Mental Health Services, Ageing and Re-Entry Into the Community, Ageing Inmates, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Chronic and Severe Illness, Chronic Care, Chronic Illnesses, Chronic Mental Health Problems, Complex Care, Complex Chronic Conditions, Complex Needs, Copenhagen, Correctional Health Care, Denmark, Dental Health, Diversion and Liaison, Elderly Mental Health, Equivalence of Care (Prison Versus Society), Forget Me Not: Dementia in Prison, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Geriatric Syndromes, Health and Wellbeing of Detainees, Health Inequalities, Impact of Prison on Mental Health, Incontinence, Inequalities of Health Care, Infectious Diseases in Prison, Instrumental ADL (IADL), Liaison and Diversion Programme, Liaison Mental Health Services, Life After Imprisonment, Mental Health in Prison, Multimorbidity, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple-Morbidities, National Liaison and Diversion Service, NCDs: Noncommunicable Diseases, Older Inmates, Older Prisoners, People Deprived of Their Liberty, Polypharmacy, Preparation for Release, Prison Health, Prison Health Practices, Prisoners, Prisoners’ Rights, Prisons, Prisons and Health (WHO), Reducing Health Inequalities, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Sensory Impairment, Support for People with Complex Needs, World Health Organisation (WHO), World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe | Leave a comment

Supporting Carers of People with Dementia (Carers Trust)

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “A road less rocky: supporting people with dementia” report, from the Carers Trust, found that only 51% of carers questioned had received an opportunity to talk about their needs and the level of care they were able to … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, 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, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Respite Care and Breaks, Access to Services, Agitation, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Distress, Caregiver Support, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Needs Assessment, Carers, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Registers in GP Practices, Carers Trust, Carers Trust Network Partners, Carers' Champions, Carers’ Breaks, Carers’ Experiences of the Dementia Journey, Caring Journey, Challenging Behaviour, Crossroads Care, Decision Making, Delegated Decision Making, Discharge Planning, Distressed Behaviour, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Family Carers' Legal Rights, Financial and Legal Affairs, Financial Issues, Financial Management, Financial Wellbeing, Firefly Research & Evaluation, Flexibility, Hospital Discharge, Immobility, Incontinence, Information and Advice, Information and Education, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), Legal Issues, Legal Rights of Family Carers, Lifting and Physical Care, Loss of Mobility, Make Carers Count, Mobility, Money Management, Money Matters, Money Worries, NHS Continuing Healthcare: Advice, Night Time Disturbance, Personal Care at Home, Practical and Emotional Support, Princess Royal Trust for Carers, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Respite Care, Short Breaks, Short-Term Breaks, Sleep / Night-Time Behavior, Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU), SPRU: Social Policy Research Unit (University of York), Staying at Home, Stress Reduction, Stress Reduction for Unpaid Family Carers, Sundowning, Support for Carers, Supporting Caregivers, University of York, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Young Carers | Leave a comment

Improving Later Life (Age UK)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This electronic book is a compilation of themed insights, each of the sections being written by various experts in their fields, concerning the best evidence available on the main issues in the health and wellbeing of people aged 85 … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Assistive Technology, BBC News, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (AVA), Achievement: Six Senses, Action on Elder Abuse, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Ageing, Ageing Well, Ageism, Assistive Technology, BBC Health News, Belonging: Six Senses, Care Homes, Care in General Hospitals, Continuity: Six Senses, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Dental Healthcare, Detecting Elder Abuse, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity Code, Elder Abuse, Empowerment, Enabling Technology, Engagement, Exercise, Eye Health, Fourth Age, General Hospitals, Health and Social Care, Heterogeneity, Hospitals, Incontinence, Independence and Relationships, Living Long, Living Well with Dementia, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mentally Stimulating Activity in Old Age, Moderate Exercise, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple Health Issues, Multiple-Morbidities, National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People, Nonagenarians, Oldest Old, Oldest Old Age (Age UK), Oldest Old in the United Kingdom, Patient Involvement, Personalised Care, Personhood, Physical Exercise Programmes, Preconceptions (Misconceptions), Preparing for a Better Later Life, Preventative Care, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Professor Alistair Burns, Purpose: Six Senses, Quality and User Involvement, Regular Exercise, Relationship-Centred Care, Remember the Person, Security: Six Senses, Sedentary Behaviour, Seeing The Person, Senses, Service User Involvement, Significance: Six Senses, Silver Book, Six Senses, Six Senses (Security Belonging Continuity Purpose Achievement Significance), Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Disturbances, Sleep Fragmentation, Sleeping Problems, Social Care, Social Care Provision, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Social Life, Social Networks, Social Relationships, The Silver Book, Urinary Incontinence, User Involvement, Whole Person Medicine | Leave a comment

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