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Tag Archives: Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People
Potential Harms From Polypharmacy in the Elderly (BBC News / Age UK / EJCP / Bazian / Lancet Psychiatry)
Summary An Age UK report investigates the potential harms of over-prescribing medicines for older people. Older persons often remain on too many prescribed medicines, putting them at risk of side-effects, potentially resulting in falls and other forms of serious harm. … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Antipsychotics, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Hypertension, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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NHS England’s Pharmacy Integration Fund (NHS England / BBC News)
Summary Care home residents often have multiple long-term conditions and are often prescribed several different medicines (polypharmacy). NHS England plans to fund recruitment of 180 pharmacists and 60 pharmacy technicians who will work with care homes to try to reduce … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support (NHS England / Department of Health / BBC News)
Summary Attention is again drawn to the joint declaration, spanning “government, health, social care and the third sector” (announced earlier in January 2016), which aims to improve the quality of services for persons with dementia, and their families / carers. … Continue reading →
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Signatories: Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Beth Britton – Freelance Campaigner and Consultant, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Brendan Clifford – Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council for Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Dementia UK, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Department of Health, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Health Education England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Local Government Association, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: National Association of Primary Care, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: NHS England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: NHS Improving Quality, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Public Health England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Royal College of GPs, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: The Age Related Diseases and Health Trust, Dementia UK, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health Dementia Challenge (2020), Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council on behalf of the Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Education and Staff Training, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Family and Carers, Family Carers, Information and Advice Services, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, Integrated Commissioning, Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support, Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support Signatories, Joint Policy Declaration on Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Leadership for Compassionate Care, LGA: Local Government Association, Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Integration, London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Health and Social Support, Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS), Long-Term Treatment, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Models of Care: Age-Related Models, Models of Care: Integrated Models, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes, National Association of Primary Care, NHS Improving Quality, Participation in Research Studies, Partnership Working, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Policy Declaration on Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Public Health England (PHE), Redesigning Local Healthcare Systems, Redesigning Services, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of GPs, Safe and Compassionate Care, Staff Education, Staff Training, Timely Diagnosis, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development
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Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People’s Report (BBC News / NHS Confedertation)
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 →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Birmingham, Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire Care Providers Association, Hertfordshire County Council, Hospital and Care Homes, HSMC, Identifying Alternatives to Hospital for People with Dementia, Impact of Dementia (Statistics), Impact of Dementia on Hospital Readmission, Impact of Dementia on Length of Stay, Impact of Dementia on Patients in Hospital, Improving Long-Term Care and Support, Improving Urgent Care for Older People, Independent Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People, Innovation in Health and Social Care, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, Integration of Health and Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Joint Leadership, Length of Stay, Length of Stay (LoS), Length of Stay Following an Emergency Admission to Hospital, Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People, Local Care and Support Navigators, Local Leadership, London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS), Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mark Newbold: Chair of the NHS Confederation Hospitals Forum, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Metrics, Metrics and Information, Moving Healthcare Closer to Home, Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Multidisciplinary CGA Approach, National and Local Metrics, Navigators: Coordinators of Care, New Models of Acute Care Collaboration: Vanguard Sites, New Models of Care, New Models of Care Vanguards, New Models of Primary Care, New Models of Service, NHS Confederation's Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People, NHS Confedertation, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS England’s New Models of Care Programme, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Sheffield, North East London, North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT), Older People and the NHS, Outcome Metrics, Oxford Terrace and Rawling Road Medical Group (Gateshead), Patient Targeting and Risk Stratification, Primary Care Alternatives to Emergency Hospital Admissions, Proactive Care, Proactive Case 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Cross-Sector Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Care and Support for People With Dementia (Department of Health)
Summary A joint declaration “across government, health, social care and the third sector” has been announced, aiming at improving the quality of services for persons with dementia. Full Text Link Reference Dementia: post-diagnostic care and support. London: Department of Health, … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Education England (HEE), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Advice for Family and Friends, Age Related Diseases and Health Trust, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Barriers and Facilitators to Participation, Care Integration, Care Planning, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Identified Supported and Involved, Caring for Carers, Collaboration, Collaboration for Coordinated Care, Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Care Planning, Collaborative Commissioning, Collaborative Leadership, Collaborative Models of Delivery, Collaborative Quality Improvement, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Commissioning for Maximum Value, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality, Commissioning for Transformation, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Compassionate Care, Conditions for Integration, Coordinated Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Beth Britton – Freelance Campaigner and Consultant, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Brendan Clifford – Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council for Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Dementia UK, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Department of Health, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Health Education England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Local Government Association, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: National Association of Primary Care, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: NHS England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: NHS Improving Quality, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Public Health England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Royal College of GPs, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: The Age Related Diseases and Health Trust, Dementia UK, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council on behalf of the Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Education and Staff Training, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Family and Carers, Family Carers, Information and Advice Services, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, Integrated Commissioning, Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support, Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support Signatories, Leadership for Compassionate Care, LGA: Local Government Association, Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Integration, London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Health and Social Support, Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS), Long-Term Treatment, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Models of Care: Age-Related Models, Models of Care: Integrated Models, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes, National Association of Primary Care, NHS Improving Quality, Participation in Research Studies, Partnership Working, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Public Health England (PHE), Redesigning Local Healthcare Systems, Redesigning Services, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of GPs, Safe and Compassionate Care, Staff Education, Staff Training, Timely Diagnosis, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development
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Barbican Consensus on Better Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes (NHS England)
Summary It has been reported elsewhere that 80% of residents in care homes may have dementia, and that there may still be over-prescription of antipsychotics in these settings to control challenging behaviour. The Barbican Consensus presents a general agreement, arrived … Continue reading →
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Health and Care Suitable for an Ageing Population (King’s Fund)
Summary This King’s Fund report presents a framework and tools to help local service leaders improve the care provided for older people. The focus is on improving the integration of care and the reduction of delays in transitions between different services. … Continue reading →
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