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Recent Report on the State of Care (CQC / DHSC / BBC News / NHS England / SCIE)

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently released their annual State of Care report, which examines the performance and effectiveness of health and social care in England, on every front. It appears that patients’ experiences of care tend to depend on how well the components … Continue reading →

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Progress Towards Achieving Better Value / Reducing Waste in the NHS (King’s Fund / NHS Providers)

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A King’s Fund report investigates recent work on the value agenda, i.e. efforts aimed at reducing unnecessary costs while maintaining or improving the quality of care. This is based mostly on experience at three diverse NHS acute hospital trusts: … Continue reading →

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Persistent Failings Versus Quality Improvement in Mental Health Care (PHSO / CQC)

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has published a report addressing failings in specialist mental health services in England, and their devastating impact on patients and their families. The complaints in this report predate the Five Year Forward … Continue reading →

Dementia Care Mapping: Not Necessarily a Magic Bullet (Clinical Interventions in Aging)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A systematic review looking at the effectiveness of Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) as a tool for use in dementia care settings discovered mixed results. Barriers and facilitators in the implementation of DCM in practice are discussed. DCM is appears … Continue reading →

The Latest CQC State of Care Report (BBC News / CQC / File on Four)

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) annual State of Care report assesses the overall status of health and social care in England. The head of the CQC has alleged that parts of the NHS and social care may soon be … Continue reading →

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Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) Assessments for 2016/17 (NHS England / NHS Networks)

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has published its annual assessment of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) for 2016/17. The following document lists the overall ratings for the 209 CCGs, following their annual assessment under the CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF). This … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Allocative Efficiency, Baroness Julia Cumberlege CBE, Better Care, Better Health, Care in Local Communities, CCG Accountability and Assessment, CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (2016/17), CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCG IAF), CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework Indicators, CCG Leadership, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Chris Askew: Chief Executive of Diabetes UK, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Conflicts of Interest, Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Diabetes, Efficiency, Efficiency and Effectiveness, Financial Efficiency, Gavin 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Liverpool CCG, NHS Luton CCG, NHS Mansfield and Ashfield CCG, NHS Medway CCG, NHS Merton CCG, NHS Mid Essex CCG, NHS Milton Keynes CCG, NHS Nene CCG, NHS Networks, NHS Newark & Sherwood CCG, NHS Newbury and District CCG, NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG, NHS Newham CCG, NHS North & West Reading CCG, NHS North Derbyshire CCG, NHS North Durham CCG, NHS North East Essex CCG, NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG, NHS North East Lincolnshire CCG, NHS North Hampshire CCG, NHS North Kirklees CCG, NHS North Lincolnshire CCG, NHS North Manchester CCG, NHS North Norfolk CCG, NHS North Somerset CCG, NHS North Staffordshire CCG, NHS North Tyneside CCG, NHS North West Surrey CCG, NHS Northern Eastern and Western Devon CCG, NHS Northumberland CCG, NHS Norwich CCG, NHS Nottingham City CCG, NHS Nottingham North and East CCG, NHS Nottingham West CCG, NHS Oldham CCG, NHS Oxfordshire CCG, NHS Portsmouth CCG, NHS Redbridge CCG, NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG, NHS Richmond CCG, NHS Rotherham CCG, NHS Rushcliffe CCG, NHS Salford CCG, NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG, NHS Scarborough and Ryedale CCG, NHS Sheffield CCG, NHS Shropshire CCG, NHS Slough CCG, NHS Solihull CCG, NHS Somerset CCG, NHS South Cheshire CCG, NHS South Devon and Torbay CCG, NHS South East Staffordshire And Seisdon Peninsula CCG, NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG, NHS South Gloucestershire CCG, NHS South Kent Coast CCG, NHS South Lincolnshire CCG, NHS South Manchester CCG, NHS South Norfolk CCG, NHS South Reading CCG, NHS South Sefton CCG, NHS South Tees CCG, NHS South Tyneside CCG, NHS South Warwickshire CCG, NHS South West Lincolnshire CCG, NHS South Worcestershire CCG, NHS Southampton CCG, NHS Southend CCG, NHS Southern Derbyshire CCG, NHS Southport and Formby CCG, NHS Southwark CCG, NHS St Helens CCG, NHS Stafford and Surrounds CCG, NHS Stockport CCG, NHS Stoke on Trent CCG, NHS Sunderland CCG, NHS Surrey Downs CCG, NHS Surrey Heath CCG, NHS Sutton CCG, NHS Swale CCG, NHS Swindon CCG, NHS Tameside and Glossop CCG, NHS Telford And Wrekin CCG, NHS Thanet CCG, NHS Thurrock CCG, NHS Tower Hamlets CCG, NHS Trafford CCG, NHS Vale of York CCG, NHS Vale Royal CCG, NHS Wakefield CCG, NHS Walsall CCG, NHS Waltham Forest CCG, NHS Wandsworth CCG, NHS Warrington CCG, NHS Warwickshire North CCG, NHS West Cheshire CCG, NHS West Essex CCG, NHS West Hampshire CCG, NHS West Kent CCG, NHS West Lancashire CCG, NHS West Leicestershire CCG, NHS West London CCG, NHS West Norfolk CCG, NHS West Suffolk CCG, NHS Wigan Borough CCG, NHS Wiltshire CCG, NHS Windsor Ascot and Maidenhead CCG, NHS Wirral CCG, NHS Wokingham CCG, NHS Wolverhampton CCG, NHS Wyre Forest CCG, Paul Farmer (Mind), Paul Farmer: Chair of Mental Health Taskforce, Performance Indicators, Probity and Corporate Governance, Quality Improvement, Rob Webster: NHS Confederation, Sustainability, Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) | Leave a comment

Exploring the Potential of Quality Improvement in Mental Health (King’s Fund / BJGP)

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent King’s Fund report explores the application of quality improvement approaches to improving the quality of mental health care. It is asserted that continuing improvements are best achieved by “empowering frontline teams, service users and carers to design, … Continue reading →

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