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Statistical Process Control Applied to Delayed Transfers of Care (NHS Improvement)

Posted on June 22, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Delayed transfers of care (DToC) are widely recognised to be a significant cause of unnecessary harm to patients, and potentially avoidable financial costs to the taxpayer. NHS Improvement’s “Delayed transfer of care (DToC) improvement tool” incorporates the latest data from … Continue reading →

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Updated Local Dementia Services Profile(s) (PHE / MHDNIN)

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has again updated the online local Dementia Profile(s). Figures on the estimated diagnosis rates for dementia, by geographical area, have been updated. Full Text Link Reference Dementia profile: August 2018 data update. [Online]: Public Health England … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Benchmarking, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), CQC Surveys, Dementia and Mortality, Dementia Benchmarking Framework, Dementia Data Catalogue (PHE / NMHDNIN), Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Dementia Diagnosis: UK Statistics, Dementia Friends Data, Dementia Intelligence at CCG or Local Authority / Provider Level, Dementia Prevalence, Dementia Prevention: UK Statistics, Dementia Profile (PHE / NMHDNIN), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Support for Clinical Commissioning Groups, Emergency Admission Rates in UK, Emergency Hospital Admission (EHA), English Local Authorities, English National Audit – Memory Clinics, General Practice Extraction Service (GPES), Health Informatics, Hospital Admission Rates, Hospital Admissions Statistics (HES), Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Indicators and Datasets (Dementia Intelligence), Informatics, Living Well After Diagnosis, Living Well with Dementia, Living Well With Dementia: UK Statistics, Local Authorities (LAs), Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network (MHDNIN), Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network (MHIN), Mental Health Services Dataset (MHSDS), Metadata (Dementia Intelligence), MHDNIN: Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network, More Informatics Than You Can Shake A Stick @, National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Network (NMHDNIN), National Mental Health Dementia and Neurology Intelligence Networks, NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Programme, NHS Health Checks, Official National Statistics (ONS) Mortality dataset, Outcomes Benchmarking, Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE), Performance Benchmarking, PHE: Public Health England, Place of Death, Post-Diagnostic Support, Preferred Place of Death, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevention Agenda, Prevention Agenda Linking Dementia and Other Non-Communicable Diseases, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health England (PHE) Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN), Public Health England (PHE) Neurology Intelligence Network (NIN), Public Health England Fingertips Tool, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF): Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Reducing Variations in Readmission Rates, System Benchmarks, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Diagnosing Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Dying Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Living Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Preventing Well, Well Pathway for Dementia (NHS England): Supporting Well | Leave a comment

Updated Local Dementia Services Profile(s) (PHE / MHDNIN)

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has updated the online Dementia Profile(s). These profiles are aggregated into a statistical tool which is intended to assist commissioners identify variations in services / outcomes. Profiles of local data cover Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and Local … Continue reading →

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Examining Alternative Visions of Funding Social Care for Older People in England (King’s Fund / Health Foundation)

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

The Kings Fund and the Health Foundation have produced a report on “Approaches to social care funding”. It considers the various advantages and disadvantages of a variety of proposed approaches to funding social care for older people, which include (quotation): … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 2017 General Election, Access to Health and Social Care Support, Adult Social Care Workforce, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Care Tax (So-Called Dementia Tax), Conservative Party’s 2017 Election Manifesto, Consultation on Adult Social Care Workforce (2018), Continuing Healthcare Framework (NHS CHC), Coordinated Health and Social Care, Dementia Tax, Department of Health and Social Care Green Paper on Care and Support for Older People, Economic Sustainability, English Local Authorities, Entitlements to Health and Social Care, Facing the Facts Shaping the Future: Adult Social Care Workforce Consultation, Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Performance, Funding Social Care for Older People in England, Health and Social Care Integration, Hypothecated Tax for Health and Social Care, Hypothecated Tax for Social Care, Hypothecated Taxes, Hypothecation, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Fairness, Intergenerational Inequality, Intergenerational Relations, Local Authorities (LAs), Means Test, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Insurance, Sustainability, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Funding, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Sustainable Local Funding, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer, Upward Spending Pressures | Leave a comment

Social Care Unsustainable as a Cinderella Service (BBC News / NAO / King’s Fund / Health Foundation / Skills for Care)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent National Audit Office (NAO) report explains why the Department of Health and Social Care needs to work harder to support the social care workforce. The number of people working in care does not match the growing demands … Continue reading →

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Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Earlier research indicated 85% of people would wish to remain at home for as long as possible when given a diagnosis of dementia. A report published last month covers how housing providers (social housing providers in particular) might support … Continue reading →

Under-Claimed SMI Council Tax Discount? (BBC News / MoneySavingExpert)

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

Summary People diagnosed as severely mentally impaired (SMI) should by rights be exempt from paying council tax, with the result that two-person households often qualify for a 25% discount on council tax. Persons with a severe mental impairment living alone … Continue reading →

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