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Patient Choice: The NHS Choice Framework (Department of Health)

Posted on May 8, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Choice Framework clarifies patients’ rights about their choices / options regarding their healthcare, including how / where to find information to help them choose, and how to complain when choices are not available. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →

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Updated NHS Constitution for England (Department of Health)

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Constitution defines the rights of patients, public and staff, by clarifying NHS commitments and outlining the mutual obligations between the public, patients and staff. The NHS Constitution and the Handbook to the NHS Constitution have been updated … Continue reading →

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Videos and Statistics for Dementia Awareness Week (2015): Thinking Ahead (Department of Health / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Dementia Awareness Week occurs this year between May 17th – 23rd 2015. The theme this year is about living a good life with dementia (as far as possible), and preserving self-esteem, dignity and independence. Five videos have been released … Continue reading →

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Dementia Awareness Week (2015): Thinking Ahead (Alzheimer’s Society / UKMi)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Dementia Awareness Week this year is May 17th – 23rd 2015. The theme this year is about looking forward to living a good life with dementia, and anticipating enjoyment in the future (particularly so during the earlier stages). Full … Continue reading →

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Realising the Value Programme (NHS England / Dementia / Australian Journal of Dementia Care)

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View requires more support for people with long term conditions, enabling them to manage their own health. The NHS England “Realising the Value Programme” is about putting such plans into action. “NHS England is … Continue reading →

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NHS England’s Realising the Value Programme for Patient and Community Empowerment (NHS England)

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The “Realising the Value Programme” allows NHS England to award grants of up to £500,000 to charities and not for profit organisations (or consortia) to identify and / or implement evidence-based approaches to self-care. Initiatives involving the commissioning and … Continue reading →

MyNHS Comparison and Transparency Site (Department of Health / NHS England / NHS Choices)

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

Summary NHS England and partners – including the Department of Health, Public Health England (PHE), the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) – have developed the MyNHS comparison website, which enables readers to … Continue reading →

Statins: Effective, Affordable and Acceptable Risk-Benefit Profile (BBC News / NICE / BMJ / BMC Medicine)

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary According to latest guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), four out of ten adults in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be eligible for statins; even though they are at relatively low risk of … Continue reading →

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NHS Choices Guide to Long-Term Conditions and Self-Care (NHS Choices)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Choices has produced an online guide about self-care for people living with long-term conditions. This guide offers legal, financial and health-related advice and practical information. There is a self-assessment tool to help as a starting pointer. The main … Continue reading →

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NHS Choice Framework (Department of Health)

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

Summary The NHS Choice Framework explains patients’ rights to choice about their health care, how to access information to help making choices, and how to complain if not offered any choice. The Choice Framework is to be updated annually. The … Continue reading →

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Statins: Effective, Affordable and Acceptable Risk-Benefit Profile (BBC News / NICE / BMJ / BMC Medicine)

NHS Choices Guide to Long-Term Conditions and Self-Care (NHS Choices)

NHS Choice Framework (Department of Health)

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