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On the Influence of Primary Care Incentive Schemes Upon Care Home Admissions For People with Dementia: Exploring the Limits of Intervention (CHE / BJGP)

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A study by the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) investigated whether incentives offered to GPs to provide annual reviews for patients with dementia, under the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), actually reduce the risk of admissions to care homes. … Continue reading →

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 →

Healthcare Pathways For People Living With Dementia: World Alzheimer Report 2016 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The World Alzheimer Report 2016, entitled “Improving healthcare for people living with dementia” reviews evidence on aspects of healthcare for people with dementia and suggests how improvements and efficiency savings can be made. The authors are against over-specialization of … Continue reading →

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Dementia Evidence Toolkit Launched (PSSRU at LSE / MODEM / NIHR)

Posted on August 9, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The new Dementia Evidence Toolkit has been built on a database of 3,000 journal articles and 700 reviews of research studies. This ambitious and world-leading online resource aims to offer a one-stop “hub” from which to access the latest evidence … Continue reading →

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Inequalities in Access to Palliative Care in the UK (BBC News / LSE / Marie Curie Cancer Care / International Journal of Palliative Nursing)

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Research by the London School of Economics on behalf of Marie Curie Cancer Care suggests that over 100,000 people a year who could benefit from palliative care fail to receive it. Patients sometimes lack suitable pain relief and respite, … Continue reading →

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Background Information on the Obesity Risk Factor (BBC News / NHS England / International Journal of Obesity / JAMA / British Journal of General Practice)

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Obesity is a significant public health issue for people of all age groups, and is recognised as an increasing problem for the NHS. Obesity is estimated to cost the NHS £9bn a year. Roughly one quarter of adults are obese; … Continue reading →

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Information Governance and the Delayed Care.Data Programme (BBC News)

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

Summary Dame Fiona Caldicott, Chair of the Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel (IIGOP) which advises the NHS and ministers on the handling of patient information, has commented that the currently delayed care.data programme could have been planned better. Full Text Link … Continue reading →

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