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Improving Care for Older People (NHS England / Age UK / PHE / Chief Fire Officer’s Association / JGCR)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The guide to Improving Care for Older People, developed by NHS England in partnership with Age UK, Public Health England, and the Chief Fire Officer’s Association, is actually a collection of resources (some dating back several years). This collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, 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, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Ageing, Active and Healthy Ageing, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Housing, Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Ageing Well and Supporting People Living With Frailty (NHS England), Ageing Well With Technology, Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Bladder Problems, Burden on Caregivers, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Home Admission Delay, Care in an Ageing Society, Care 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Technological Support for People Living With Dementia / Their Carers (SCIE)

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

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced a collection of web pages which explore the potential of new technology to support people living with dementia, and their families / carers. Suggested applications of information technology include access … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acoustic Listening Devices, Ageing Population, Alive! 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Technology, Transforming Participation in Health and Care, Use of New Technology to Inform Stimulate and Engage: Technology Supporting People Living With Dementia and Their Carers (SCIE), User-Centered Design, Voice Controlled Smart Speakers, Voice Over IP (VOIP), YouTube | Leave a comment

Funding Available For Digital Involvement in the Creative Arts by Older People (Nominet Trust and The Baring Foundation)

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Applications are invited from innovative / entrepreneurial UK organisations for “Digital Arts & Creative Ageing” grant funding, to support the use of digital technology and the internet in improving engagement with the creative arts by older people. Full Text … Continue reading →

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Healthy Caring Guide (NHS England / PHE / Age UK / Carers Trust / Carers UK)

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England, Public Health England (PHE) and partners (Age UK, the Carers Trust and Carers UK) have released a healthy caring guide, which provides practical advice and information to carers (particularly older carers). Full Text Link Reference New guide gives … Continue reading →

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Making Best Use of Data and Technology: Promises of Success and Some Failures (BBC News / NIB / NAO / NHS England)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Audit Office has criticised the General Practice Extraction Service (GPES), i.e. the GP IT system intended to improve quality and planning in the NHS, for running over budget and behind schedule. The big idea behind the GPES … Continue reading →

Emerging Leaders In Dementia: Communiqué for the First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (World Dementia Council)

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A group of “young leaders in dementia” will take part in the First Global Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia, which is to be hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva on March 16th – 17th … Continue reading →

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Dementia Today and Tomorrow (Deloitte / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report, from the Deloitte UK Centre for Health Solutions in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society, summarises the emerging consensus and outcomes developed from a series of events and initiatives which aimed to collect the views of people interested … Continue reading →

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Personalised Health and Care 2020 Report / Framework (National Information Board / Department of Health / NHS England / BBC News)

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Information Board’s Personalised Health and Care 2020 framework, which was published in November / December 2014, presents plans to transform health care and improve services by use of information / digital technology. The aim is to harness … Continue reading →

National Dementia Policy: Formation of Dementia Advisory Group (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)

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

Summary The Department of Health intends to publish a renewed “vision” for strategic direction, with plans up to 2020, on the future of dementia policy in England. It should be ready by early 2015. This will continue and extend existing … Continue reading →

Text Messaging Improves Adherence to Cardiovascular Preventive Treatment: the INTERACT Trial (BBC News / Plos ONE)

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | 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 | Leave a comment

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