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Tag Archives: Mobile Technology
Healthy Caring Guide (NHS England / PHE / Age UK / Carers Trust / Carers UK)
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
Posted in Age UK, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS England, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Adult Carers in England: Quality of Life, Adult Social Care, Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Burden on Caregivers, Care in an Ageing Society, Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Awareness, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Organisations, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Perspective, Carers Strategy, Carers Trust, Carers UK Adviceline, Carers' Assessments, Carers’ Benefits, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring and Family Finances, Caring into Later Life, CCG Improvement and Assurance Framework for 2016-17, Community Care Assessments, Community-Based Services, Coping With Stress, Emily Holzhausen: Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Healthy Caring Guide, Impact of Caring on Carers, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Information Technology, Maintaining Relationships, Mental Health Needs of Carers, Mobile Technology, Needs of Carers, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, PHE: Public Health England, Public Health England (PHE), Social Media, Support for Carers, Sustainable Caring, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Use of Social Media, Valuing Carers
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Making Best Use of Data and Technology: Promises of Success and Some Failures (BBC News / NIB / NAO / NHS England)
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
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, National Audit Office, NHS, NHS England, Quick Insights, Statistics, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Access to Secondary Care, Acute and Hospital Services, Asset Tracking, Automation of System Transactions, Back Office Transactions, BBC Health News, Big Data, Business Support / Back Office, Care Accounts, Commercial Extraction Systems: Apollo, Data and Technology Revolution, Data Extraction, Data Extraction and Linkage, Data for Outcomes and Research, Data Interoperability, Data Sharing, Dementia Data Extraction Processes, Digital 111, Digital Applications Library, Digital Challenge, Digital Diagnostics, Digital Health, Digital Health for Care in the Community, Digital Inclusion, Digital Maturity, Digital Opportunity, Digital Primary Care Services, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Digitised Patient Data, Efficiency Savings, Egton Medical Information Services (EMIS), eHospitals, Electronic Health Records, Electronic Medicines Supply Chain, Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, ePharmacy, ePrescribing, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), General Practice Extraction Service (GPES), General Practice Systems of Choice (GPSoC), General Practice [Data] Extraction Service, Genomics, Genomics in the NHS, Go Paperless by 2018, Government Digital Strategy, GP Data Extraction, GP Extraction Service (GPES), GP Extractions, GP IT, GP2GP, Health and Care 2020 Report, Health and Care Innovation Expo 2015, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Health Information Technology, HSCIC: Health and Social Care Information Centre, In Practice Systems (INPS), Information Sharing, Information Technology, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration With Social Care Online, Interoperability, Interoperability Standards, Leveraging Big Data, Local Authorities, Microtest, Mobile Applications, Mobile Health, Mobile Healthcare, Mobile Technology, Monitor, My NHS (MyNHS), National Audit Office (NAO), National Information Board, National Information Board (Initially Known as the Informatics Services Commissioning Group), National Information Board (NIB), National Information Board’s Framework for Action: Personalised Health and Care 2020, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 1.1: Enable Me To Make The Right Health And Care Choices, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 1.2: Enable Me To Make The Right Health And Care Choices, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 2.1: Give Care Professionals And Carers Access To All The Data They Need, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 2.2: Give Care Professional And Carer Access To All The Data They Need, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 3: Make The Quality Of Care Transparent, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 4: Build And Sustain Public Trust, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 5: Bring Forward Life-Saving Treatments And Support Innovation And Growth, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 6: Support Care Professionals To Make The Best Use Of Data And Technology, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 8: Enabling Information Standards, NHS Approved Digital Tools Resources and Apps, NHS as Digital Pioneer, NHS Efficiency Savings, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS-Led Non-Proprietary Extraction Systems: MIQUEST CPRD and QMAS, NIB Framework, Open Data and Big Data, Out-of-Hospital Care, Overweening Ambition in NHS Big IT Projects, Paper-Free Healthcare, Paper-Free System Transactions, Paperless Systems, Personalised Health and Care 2020, Personalised Health and Care 2020 Domains, Personalised Health and Care 2020 Report, Personalised Health and Care 2020: Framework For Action, Power of Information, Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund (PMCF), Promoting Business Opportunities, Public Health Informatics, Public Trust, QResearch, Reducing Need to Submit Repeat Important Information Each Time Patients Interact With NHS, Repeat Prescriptions, ResearchOne, Summary Care Record (SCR), Summary Care Records, Summary Care Records: Extended to Cover Dementia and Learning Disabilities, Supplier Side Efficiencies, Support for Digital Inclusion, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, System-Wide Consistency of Data Capture at Point of Care, Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS), Telehealth and Self Care, Telemedicine, The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), THIN, Tim Kelsey: National Informatics Director, Tim Kelsey: NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, Timeline of NIB Framework Milestones, Transforming General Practice, Transparency, Transparency and Public Trust, Urgent and Emergency Care, Use of Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, Wider System Access
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Personalised Health and Care 2020 Report / Framework (National Information Board / Department of Health / NHS England / BBC 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
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Andy Williams: Chief Executive of Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Association of Directors of Adult Social Services Informatics Network, BBC Health News, Best Value for Taxpayers, Big White Wall, Booking Appointments, Chief Medical Officer: Professor Dame Sally Davies, Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), CMC: Coordinate My Care, Co-ordinate My Care in London, Co-ordinate My Care Scheme, Coordinate My Care, Culture Change in Health and Care, Dame Fiona Caldicott: Chair of the Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel (IIGOP), Dame Fiona Caldicott: National Data Guardian for Health and Care, Data and Technology Revolution, Data Interoperability, Data Sharing, Dean Street Express, Digital Challenge, Digital Health, Digital Health for Care in the Community, Digital Maturity, Digital Opportunity, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Digitisation of Personal Child Health Record (the Red Book), Dignity, Emerging Technology, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Foundation Trust Network, Go Paperless by 2018, Government Digital Services Identity Assurance Service (IDA), Government Digital Strategy, Government Service Design Manual, Health and Care 2020 Report, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Health Education England Strategic Framework, Health Research Authority (HRA), HSCIC: Health and Social Care Information Centre, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Human Fertilisation and Peter Thompson, Human Tissue Authority, Independent Information Governance Oversight Panel (IIGOP), Information Sharing, Information Technology, Interoperability, Interoperability Standards, Kent County Council Public Health’s Whole Systems Intelligence, Local Chief Information Officer Council, Local Government Association, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Microelectrode Biosensor Devices, Mobile Applications, Mobile Health, Mobile Healthcare, Mobile Technology, Monitor, My NHS (MyNHS), My NHS (Transparency Site), National Data Guardian, National Diabetes Prevention Programme, National Information Board, National Information Board (Initially Known as the Informatics Services Commissioning Group), National Information Board (NIB), National Information Board’s Framework for Action: Personalised Health and Care 2020, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 1.1: Enable Me To Make The Right Health And Care Choices, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 1.2: Enable Me To Make The Right Health And Care Choices, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 2.1: Give Care Professionals And Carers Access To All The Data They Need, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 2.2: Give Care Professional And Carer Access To All The Data They Need, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 3: Make The Quality Of Care Transparent, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 4: Build And Sustain Public Trust, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 5: Bring Forward Life-Saving Treatments And Support Innovation And Growth, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 6: Support Care Professionals To Make The Best Use Of Data And Technology, National Information Board’s Plans to Improve Digital Services in Health and Care: Work Stream 8: Enabling Information Standards, Neighbourhood Network Schemes, NHS Approved Digital Tools Resources and Apps, NHS as Digital Pioneer, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Confederation, NHS Endorsement of Third Party Apps and Digital Services, NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre, NHS Kitemarks for Trusted Smartphone apps, NHS Leadership Academy, NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), NHS Trust Development Authority (TDA), NIB Framework, Office for Market Access (OMA), Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Paperless Systems, Personalised Health and Care 2020, Personalised Health and Care 2020 Report, Personalised Health and Care 2020: Framework For Action, Power of Information, Professor Dame Sally Davies, Promoting Business Opportunities, Promoting UK Exports, Public Health Informatics, Public Trust, Reducing Bed Days, Reducing Need to Submit Repeat Important Information Each Time Patients Interact With NHS, Repeat Prescriptions, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Sanger Institute, Self-Care, Sharing Information, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE), Staffordshire and Stoke On Trent Partnership NHS Trust, Strategic Clinical Reference Group, Summary Care Record (SCR), Summary Care Records, Summary Care Records: Extended to Cover Dementia and Learning Disabilities, Supporting Self-Care, Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS), Telehealth and Self Care, Telemedicine, Tim Kelsey: National Informatics Director, Tim Kelsey: NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, Tim Kelsey: NHS National Director for Patients and Information, Time and Care Budget Banking, Timeline of NIB Framework Milestones, Transparency and Public Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Use of Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, Wearable Devices, Wearable Sensors, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology), Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute: Human Genetics, Wi-Fi
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National Dementia Policy: Formation of Dementia Advisory Group (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)
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
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life 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, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Research UK, Assistive Technology, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Awareness and Understanding, Bridget Warr: UK Home Care Association, Bruce Bovill (Carer), Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Care England, Care Models, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Clara Swinson: Chair of Dementia Advisory Group, Clara Swinson: Director for Social Care Policy at the Department of Health, Cost Neutral Plans on Policy Development, Cross-Boundary Care Pathways, Cross-National Research, Cross-Organisation Learning, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Cross-System Modelling, David Pearson: Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Advisory Group, Dementia Care: Unpaid Care Contribution, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Policy, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Champions Group, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia UK, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health's National Dementia Strategy (Continuing Development), Department of Health: Dementia Policy Team, Digital Technology, Domestic Dementia Policy (England), Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, English National Dementia Strategy, Future Commissioning Models, Future of Dementia Advisory Group (aka the Dementia Advisory Group), Graeme Whippy: Lloyds Banking Group, Graeme Whippy: PM Challenge Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Graham Stokes: Chair of Dementia Action Alliance, Health and Care Champion Group, Health Technology, Helen Kay: Local Government Association, Helena Herklots: Carers UK, Hilda Hayo: Chief Executive of Dementia UK, Information Technology, Innovative Models, International Activity, International Collaborations, International Comparisons, Involvement and Participation, Jeremy Hughes (Alzheimer’s Society Chief Executive), Jill Rasmussen: Royal College of General Practitioners Dementia Champions, Joy Watson (Person Living With Dementia), Local Government Association: LGA, London School of Economics, Lorraine Jackson: Deputy Chair of Dementia Advisory Group, Lorraine Jackson: Deputy Director for Dementia Domestic Policy, Martin Green: Care England, Martin Knapp: London School of Economics, Mobile Technology, National Council for Palliative Care, National Dementia Plans, National Dementia Policy, National Dementia Strategy, NDSE: National Dementia Strategy (for England), NDSE: National Dementia Strategy (Renewed Plans for England), New Models of Care, New Technology, Outcomes for People with Dementia: Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Paul Lincoln: UK Health Forum, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prevention, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Dawn Brooker, Professor Martin Knapp: Director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Professor Martin Rossor: Former Director of the NIHR Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Network (DeNDRoN), Professor Martin Rossor: NIHR National Director for Dementia Research, Professor Martin Rossor: UCL Institute of Neurology, Public Engagement, Public Involvement in Research, Quality Outcomes for People with Dementia: Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Research Champion Group, Risk Reduction, Sarah Pickup (ADASS), Sarah Pickup: Hertfordshire County Council, Sarah Pickup: PM Challenge Health and Care Champion Group, Service Models, Simon Chapman: National Council for Palliative Care, Tim Parry: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Tom Wright: Age UK, Tony Watson (Carer), UK Dementia Policy Framework, UK Dementia Policy Framework Development, UK Health Forum, UK Home Care Association, University of Worcester, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Involvement
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