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National Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health (PHE / King’s Fund / LSE PSSRU / UCL / CfMH / British Journal of Psychiatry / BBC News)

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of related documents aimed primarily at local public health workers, designed to help identify cost-effective local mental health interventions. This new “concordat” tool aims to prevent mental health problems (a Five … Continue reading →

Dementia Awareness Raising in the African Caribbean Community (HEE)

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

Summary Health Education England (HEE) have released a video which aims to raise awareness, on the part of health and social care professionals, of attitudes towards dementia in the African Caribbean community. The “Finding Patience” video is intended to raise awareness … Continue reading →

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Hearing Loss Services: National Commissioning Framework (NHS England / Department of Health)

Posted on July 23, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A guide is available covering the new national framework for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) / organisations responsible for planning and commissioning local hearing services for people with hearing loss. This follows recommendations made in the “Action Plan on Hearing … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Action on Hearing Loss, Action Plan on Hearing Loss, Adult Hearing Screening, Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Ageing Population, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cathy Regan: Primary Care Commissioning Consultant, Chief Scientific Officer for England, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Adult Audiology Services, Commissioning Audiology Services, Commissioning Audiology Services for Armed Forces, Commissioning Hearing Services, Commissioning Paediatric Audiology Services, Commissioning Services for People with Hearing Loss: Framework for Clinical Commissioning Groups, Confederation of British Service Charities Organisation (COBSEO), Contraindications for Referral to Routine Adult Hearing Services, Costs of Hearing Loss, Coventry and Rugby CCG, Deafblindness: Dual Sensory Loss, Deafness, Defence Hearing Working Group, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dual Sensory Loss, Dual Sensory Loss (Deafblindness), Ear Related Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs), Emotional and Social Isolation, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Inequalities, Hearing Aids, Hearing Impairment, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss and Cognition, Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline, Hearing Loss and Cognitive Impairment, Hearing Loss and Deafness Alliance Principles for Commissioning Hearing Loss Services, Hearing Loss and Dementia, Hearing Loss and Hearing Technologies, Hearing Loss and Special Populations, Hearing Loss in Adulthood, Hearing Loss in Early Childhood, Hearing Loss in Higher Education, Hearing Loss in Old Age, Hearing Loss in the School Years, Hearing Needs of the Armed Forces Community, Hearing Screening, Hearing Technologies, Hearing Technology, Hearing Tests, House of Care Model, Illustrative Pathway for Adults With Hearing Loss, Impact of Different Decibel Levels of Hearing Loss on Adults, Impact of Hearing Loss, Impact of Hearing Loss on Quality of Life in Elderly Adults, Improving Health and Social Care Through Evidence-Based Guidance (NICE Guidance), Inequalities in Health Outcomes, Integrated Commissioning, Jim Fitzpatrick MP: Chair of the All Party Parliamenrary Group on Deafness, Kevin Holton: Deputy Director of Patient Experience at NHS England, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Life Course Approach, Life Course Approaches to Prevention and Care, Life Course Model, Local Health Services: Variations, Local Prevalence of Hearing Loss: By CCG and Local Authority, Local Variations, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Measurement of Hearing Loss, National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), North East and West Devon CCG, North East Essex CCG, North West London Collaboration of CCGs, Office of the Chief Scientific Officer, Outcomes and KPIs for Adult Hearing Loss, Outcomes For Various Hearing Care Services, Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE), Personal and Societal Benefits of Hearing Technology, Population Prevalence of Hearing Loss, Presbycusis, Prevalence of Hearing Loss and Tinnitus, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Principles for Commissioning Hearing Services, Professor Sue Hill OBE, Professor Sue Hill: Chief Scientific Officer for England, Reducing Health Inequalities, Screening, Screening for Older Adults Hearing Loss, Sensory Disability, Sensory Impairment, Social Isolation, Tinnitus, Unacceptable Variations, Unaddressed Acquired Hearing Loss, Untreated Hearing-Loss, Unwarranted Variations, West Hampshire CCG | Leave a comment

European Health at a Glance (European Commission)

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report summarises statistical data on health, and health systems, in 35 European countries, including all European Union member states, candidate European countries (not Albania) and European Free Trade Association countries. There is a section on dementia prevalence (among … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Mental Health, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Care, Addressing Dementia: the OECD Response, Broad Determinants of Health, Cancer Incidence, Cancer Mortality Profiles, Candidate European Countries, Candidate European Union Member, Dementia Prevalence (Europe), Dementia Prevalence Projections: OECD Countries, Determinants of Health, Determinants of Health and Disability, Diabetes Prevalence and Incidence, Epidemiology and Statistics, European Commission, European Countries, European Free Trade Association Countries, European Health, European Union Member States, Health at a Glance: Europe 2014, Health Care Resources and Activities, Health Expenditure and Financing, Health Inequalities, Healthy Life Expectancy, Impact of the Economic Crisis on Health, Inequalities in Health Outcomes, Inequalities in Infant Mortality, Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Inequalities of Health Care, International Comparisons, Life Expectancy, Mortality, National Dementia Prevalence, OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Prevalence of Dementia, Quality of Care, Reducing Health Inequalities, Social Determinants of Health, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Societal Determinants of Health, Variations in Quality of Care, Wider Determinants of Health | Leave a comment

Chief Medical Officer’s Second Public Health Surveillance Report (Department of Health / BBC News)

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies’s second surveillance report offers a broad review of England’s public health. This second surveillance volume, “Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer, Surveillance Volume, 2012: On the State of the Public’s … Continue reading →

PHE Data and Knowledge Information Portal (Department of Health / Public Health England)

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

Summary The PHE Data and Knowledge Gateway offers public health professionals access to numerous analytical tools and information resources via a single portal. “Over 100 tools are available through the gateway. They cover a wide range of public health areas, … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, National, NHS Evidence, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Epidemiology, Ethnic Inequalities, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Protection, Improving Public Health, Inequalities in Health Outcomes, Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Modifiable Risk Factors, PHE Data and Knowledge Gateway, PHE Data and Knowledge Information Portal, PHE: Public Health England, Public Health, Public Health Agenda, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health Resources on NICE Evidence, Public Health Services, Public Health Trends, Risk Factors, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Epidemiology, Surveillance | Leave a comment

Professor Steve Field: Chief Inspector of General Practice (Care Quality Commission)

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission has appointed Professor Steve Field (from NHS England) as the first Chief Inspector of General Practice. This role will involve: Championing the interests of people who use primary medical services. Making judgments concerning the quality of care provided. Ensuring health and … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, CQC: Care Quality Commission, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Barriers to Integration, Chief Inspector of General Practice, CQC Primary Medical Services Team, Dentistry, General Practice, Generalist Inspectors (CQC), GPs, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Improving Long-Term Care and Support, Inequalities in Health Outcomes, Integrated Commissioning, Integration, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Patients with Dementia in Primary Care, Primary Care, Primary Care Providers, Primary Dental Care, Primary Medical Services, Primary Medical Services Management Team (CQC), Primary Mental Health Care, Reducing Delays in Dementia Diagnosis, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Unplanned Hospitalisation, Reducing Variation, Registered Primary Care Providers, Role of CQC in Improving Dementia Care, Service Integration | Leave a comment

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