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Demand for Mental Health Inpatient Beds in England (BBC News / NHS Strategy Unit)

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Hundreds more NHS mental health beds would be required in England to end the practice of sending patients far from home for treatment (so called “out-of-area placements”). An NHS Strategy Unit report explores the pressures on inpatient mental health … Continue reading →

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Annual Care Quality Commission State of Care Report (BBC News / CQC / Healthwatch)

Posted on October 20, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently released the annual State of Care review. It concludes that most care provided across England is of good quality and improving. Community care services need to be improved. Innovations in new approaches to care should be … Continue reading →

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Recent Report on the State of Care (CQC / DHSC / BBC News / NHS England / SCIE)

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) recently released their annual State of Care report, which examines the performance and effectiveness of health and social care in England, on every front. It appears that patients’ experiences of care tend to depend on how well the components … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Research: Official Framework (Department of Health)

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health has published a framework covering intended mental health research in the UK over the next decade. This is another response to recommendations in the independent Mental Health Taskforce’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health … Continue reading →

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Dementia Assessment and Referral to GPs: DeAR-GP (NICE / HIN)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It was already known that between 75% – 89% of care home residents have dementia, but many of these persons do not receive a diagnosis. The Health Innovation Network (HIN) worked with five care homes to design the Dementia … Continue reading →

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Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: One Year On (NHS England / BBC News)

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s “Five Year Forward View for Mental Health: One Year On” report marks the anniversary of the independent Mental Health Taskforce’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health for the NHS in England. It summarises progress made in the … Continue reading →

Mental Health in General Hospitals: Patient Safety Improvement (NHS England / NCEPOD / NCCMH / NICE)

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This year’s National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) “Treat as one” report identifies a number of problems in the treatment of patients with mental health problems admitted to acute hospitals. Recommendations are supplied. Professor Tim Kendall, … Continue reading →

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