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Functional Memory Disorders: a Potential Reason for Dementia Misdiagnoses? (BJGP)

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The authors of this review speculate whether a proportion of persons receiving referrals to memory clinics may not have dementia (or perhaps not even pre-clinical neurodegenerative disease at all); this category of patients may instead have functional disorders of … Continue reading →

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Elderly Mental Health: Unmet Needs (Age UK)

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary According to Age UK’s latest report, mental health services in England frequently fail to meet the level of demand arising from an ageing population. Around one-third of mental health trusts in England are inadequately prepared concerning the provision of … Continue reading →

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Opportunities for Better Integration of Physical and Mental Health (King’s Fund)

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View touched upon the importance of better integration between physical and mental health services. Building on the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce’s recommendations, the following King’s Fund report explores this “integration frontier” in more … Continue reading →

Liaison Psychiatry for Every Acute Hospital: Integrated Mental and Physical Healthcare (Royal College of Psychiatrists)

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report, from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, summarises the evidence about the role and benefits of liaison psychiatry services in acute hospitals. It describes the range of mental health problems encountered, and the various interventions in acute hospitals. … Continue reading →

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Commissioning Acute Mental Health Care: Inpatient and Crisis Home Treatment (Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health)

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH) has produced a guide on commissioning services for people with acute mental health (psychiatric) needs. This document covers the purpose, characteristics and components of acute care services which work and support … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accreditation for Inpatient Mental Health Services (AIMS) Programme, Acute Care, Acute Care Pathway, Acute Care Services, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Mental Health Care: Inpatient and Crisis Home Treatment, Acute Mental Health Services, Admissions, Advocacy, Birmingham City Hospital, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Camden Aute Recovery Service, Care in General Hospitals, CLOM, CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, CMHTs, Commissioning Acute Care Services, Commissioning Acute Mental Health Care, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH), Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Teams, Crisis Home Treatment, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT), Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Discharge Planning, EuroQol EQ-5D, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Generic PROM, Health of the Nation Outcome Scale (HoNOS), Hospital Discharge, Independent Health Complaints Advocacy (ICAS), JCP-MH: Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH), Leeds Survivor Led Crisis Service, Liaison Expert Reference Group (JCP-MH), Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medical Outcome Study Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Mental Health Act 2007, Mental Health Clustering Tool / HoNOS Ratings, Mental Health Liaison Services, PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service), Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS), Patient Advisory Liaison Service (PALS), Psychiatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs), Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Team, RAID, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID), Reablement, Recovery, Royal College of Psychiatrists AIMS Project, Step-Down and Supported Housing, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), WEMWBS: Warwick and Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale | Leave a comment

Liaison Psychiatry in the Modern NHS (Centre for Mental Health)

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary Liaison psychiatry can contribute to the Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention (QIPP) challenge of improving health outcomes … Continue reading →

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Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions (NHS Confederation / Mental Health Network)

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary Long-term physical conditions are often linked to adverse mental health and wellbeing. Long-term physical conditions may affect people’s mental health. Poor … Continue reading →

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Long Term Conditions Compendium (Department of Health)

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 11, June 2012]. Summary The Department of Health has published the third edition of the “Long Term Conditions Compendium of Information”. This document should … Continue reading →

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Guidance for Commissioners of Liaison Mental Health Services to Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH)

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary The Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH) has produced this guide on commissioning mental health (psychiatric) liaison services in … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Birmingham City Hospital, Care in General Hospitals, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals (JCP-MH), Dementia Care in Acute Settings, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, JCP-MH: Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH), Liaison Expert Reference Group (JCP-MH), Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Mental Health Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychiatric Liaison Team, RAID, Rapid Assessment Interface and Discharge (RAID) | Leave a comment

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