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Tag Archives: Medicines Management
Barriers and Challenges in Discharge Planning (QNI / BBC News)
Summary The following report from the Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) summarises known barriers and challenges which can prevent effective discharge from hospitals. Case studies illustrating best practice are supplied, along with recommendations. Full Text Link Reference Pellett, C. (2016). Discharge … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 2020 Vision 5 years on: Reassessing the Future of District Nursing, Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Adults With Social Care Needs, Ageing Population, Assertive In-Reach, Assertive In-Reach Teams, Assessment Before Discharge, Association of District Nurse Educators (ADNE), Barriers and Challenges in Discharge Planning, BBC Health News, Care Transitions, Care Transitions Involving Adults With Social Care Needs, Care Transitions of Older People, Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Care Planning, Collaborative Communication, Communication, Coordinated Health and Social Care, D2A Model of Discharge for Frail Older People, Daily Transfers of Care (DTOC), Delayed Transfers of Care, Delayed Transfers of Care (DETOCs), Destination on Discharge, Discharge, Discharge at a Reasonable Time, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Coordinators, Discharge From General Inpatient Hospital Settings, Discharge Guidelines, Discharge Information, Discharge Into the Care Sector, Discharge Planning, Discharge Records, Discharge Summaries, Discharge Support, Discharge to Assess (D2A) Model, Discharge to Assess Programme, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Geriatric Assessment and Care, Handover, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Hospital Admissions, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Readmission Risk Factors, Hospital-Based Multi-Disciplinary Teams, In-Reach Teams, Information Sharing, Information Sharing: Advance Care Plans, Information Sharing: Care Plans, Information Sharing: Communication Needs, Integrated Discharge Process, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, Management of Medicines, Managing Transitions, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Reviews, Medicines Management, Medicines Optimisation, Multi-Agency Collaboration, Multi-Disciplinary Teams, National District Nurses Network (NDNN), Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, Partnership and Collaboration, Patient Transitions of Care, Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI), Queen’s Nurse Network (QNI), Rapid Assessment Team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Norfolk), Reducing Delayed Transfers of Care, Reducing Early Hospital Readmissions, Serco / Suffolk Community Healthcare, Transition Between Inpatient Hospital Settings and Community or Care Home Settings, Transition Planning, Transitions, Transitions Between Health and Social Care, Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust, Workforce Development, Worthing Hospital: Welcome Home Packs
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Patient Transfers / Hospital Discharge Guideline (SCIE / NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a new national guideline entitled “Transition between inpatient hospital settings and community or care home settings for adults with social care needs (NG27)”. This guideline covers patient transitions … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Admission to Hospital, Adults With Social Care Needs, Assessment at Home to Improve Hospital Discharge Success Rates, Assessment Before Discharge, Care Transitions, Care Transitions Involving Adults With Social Care Needs, Care Transitions of Older People, Communication, Coordinated Health and Social Care, Destination on Discharge, Discharge, Discharge Coordination, Discharge Coordinators, Discharge Guidelines, Discharge Information, Discharge Into the Care Sector, Discharge Medicines Review Service, Discharge Planning, Discharge Records, Discharge Summaries, Discharge Support, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Education and Staff Training, ESD: Early Supported Discharge, Geriatric Assessment and Care, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Hospital Admissions, Hospital Discharge, Hospital Passport, Hospital-Based Multi-Disciplinary Teams, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Dietitians, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Doctors, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Housing Specialists, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Mental Health Practitioners, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Nurses, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Pharmacists, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Social Workers, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Specialists in the Person’s Conditions, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Therapists, Hospital‑Based Multidisciplinary Teams: Voluntary Sector Practitioners, Information Sharing, Information Sharing: Advance Care Plans, Information Sharing: Behavioural Issues (Triggers to Certain Behaviours), Information Sharing: Care Plans, Information Sharing: Communication Needs, Information Sharing: Communication Passport, Information Sharing: Current Medicines, Information Sharing: Hospital Passport, Information Sharing: Housing Status, Information Sharing: Named Carers and Next of Kin, Information Sharing: Other Profiles Containing Important Information About the Person’s Needs And Wishes, Information Sharing: Preferred Places of Care, Integrated Discharge Process, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Management of Medicines, Managing Transitions, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Reviews, Medicines Management, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Reconciliation, Mental Health Interventions to Support Discharge From General Inpatient Hospital Settings, Multi-Disciplinary Teams, NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC), Patient Transitions of Care, Reablement, Recording Medicines, Reviewing Medicines, Self Management Support For People With Mental Health Difficulties, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Step Up, Step‑Up Facilities, TRAINING for Hospital and Social Care Practitioners, Transition Between Inpatient Hospital Settings and Community or Care Home Settings, Transition Planning, Transitions, Transitions Between Health and Social Care, Transitions into Care Home, Understanding and Improving Transitions of Older People: User and Care Centred Approach, Workforce Development
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Text Messaging Improves Adherence to Cardiovascular Preventive Treatment: the INTERACT Trial (BBC News / Plos ONE)
Summary The NHS spends over £500 million on wasted medicines and avoidable illness per year, it has been estimated. Earlier research indicates that about one-third of patients do not take their medication as directed. Text messaging services could help people … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adherence to Cardiovascular Preventive Treatment (INTERACT Trial), Adherence to Medication Routines, Adherence to Statin Therapy, Astra Zeneca, Avoidable Acute Hospital Admission in Older People, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Ill-Health, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Barts Hospital Special Trustees, BBC Health News, Gephyra IHC (Amsterdam), Health Information Technology, Information Technology, Living Longer: Reducing Avoidable Premature Mortality, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medication, Medication Adherence, Medication Errors (Patient), Medication Nonadherence, Medications: Best Usage, Medicines Management, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Waste Awareness, Mobile Phone Messaging, Mobile Phone Messaging For Self-Management Of Long-Term Conditions, Mobile Technology, MoSelf-Management of Long-Term Conditions, Multimedia Message Service (MMS), Patient Experience, Polypill Crossover Trials in People Aged 50 and Over, Polypill Ltd, Queen Mary Innovation, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Self-Administration, Self-Care, Self-Directed Care, Self-Management, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Short Message Service: SMS, Supported Self-Care, Telemonitoring, Text Messaging, Treatment Adherence, Waste of Prescription Medicines, Wasted Resources, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine: Queen Mary University of London
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