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Tag Archives: Multidisciplinary Team Care
Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)
Summary A new article has appeared on the roles for community pharmacists in assisting people with dementia dwelling in the community, their informal carers – and health and social care professionals more widely – in achieving safer and more effective … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, 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, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ability of Community Pharmacists to Limit Use of Antipsychotics Prescribed Inappropriately For BPSD, Aston Health Research and Innovation Cluster, Aston University, Birmingham (UK), Caregiving (Carers), Caring for Carers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and GPs, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Centred Approaches, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Dementia Friendly Community Pharmacists, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Informal Carers, Information and Signposting Services, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Management, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (the Pharmacy Contract), Older Community-Dwelling Adults, Pharmacist-Led Home Medication Reviews, Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme, Pharmacy: Aston University, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Qualitative Exploratory Study, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Studies, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, School of Life and Health Sciences: Aston University, Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unpaid Carers
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Specialist Geriatric Wards for Older Patients With Dementia: in Ireland / N. Ireland (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)
Summary Data on 900 patients, taken from the Irish and Northern Irish audits of dementia care, was analysed to determine whether admission to a specialist geriatric medicine ward yielded improvements to acute care for patients with dementia. It was found … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Advance Planning, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Centre for Ageing: Tallaght Hospital, Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation: University College Cork, Cork (Ireland), Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute District General Hospital, Dementia Nursing Specialists, Discharge Planning, Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Orders (DNACPR), Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR), Do Not Resuscitate (DNR), International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Ireland, Irish National Audit of Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals, Multidisciplinary Holistic Assessments, Multidisciplinary Patient Management, Multidisciplinary Team Care, National Audit of Dementia Care, Neuroscience and the Humanities: Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, School of Medicine: University College Cork, Specialist Centres of Care, Specialist Dementia Support, Specialist Geriatric Wards for Patients With Dementia, Specialist Wards for Older Patients With Dementia, Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), Trinity Centre for Health Sciences: Tallaght Hospital (Dublin), University College Cork
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Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies (Greater Manchester Pharmacy LPN / RPS)
Summary The Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network have produced a brief guide on the seven elements of good practice: The pharmacy environment. The pharmacy team. Public health messages, including lifestyle. Over the counter medicines. Prescription ordering and collection / … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Bolton, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Shops, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Information and Signposting Services, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, Manchester, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medicines Adherence, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Greet Britain (RPS), Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Seven Steps to Becoming a Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care
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Elderly Major Trauma Patients: Guidelines (London Major Trauma System / Emergency Medicine Journal)
Summary The 11.5 million people aged 65 and older is the fastest growing age group in the UK They comprise 18% of the population today, and this figure is projected to rise to 25% of the population by 2040. According … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Hip Fractures, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK
Tagged British Orthopaedic Association Standards for Trauma (BOAST), Demographics, Derriford Hospital (Plymouth), Elderly Major Trauma Patients, Elderly Trauma, Emergency Department Screening Tool For Elderly Trauma, Emergency Medicine Journal, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, London Major Trauma System, London Operational Delivery Networks: Trauma ODNs, London Trauma System, Major Trauma Centres (MTCs), Management of Delirium in Elderly Trauma Patients, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teams, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Operational Delivery Networks (ODNs), Pan London Elderly Trauma Group, Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, Professor Keith Willett: NHS England’s Director of Acute Care, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (Research & Academia): Medical Directorate (Birmingham), Trauma Audit Research Network (TARN), Trauma Audit Research Network (TARN): University of Manchester, Trauma Quality Improvement Network System (TQuINS), Trauma Units (TUs), UK Academic Department of Military Emergency Medicine, UK Centre for Clinical Trials and Population Studies: Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Manchester
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Case Management and Home Support for People Living With Dementia (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Summary This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of case management approaches to home support for people with dementia, from the perspective of patients, carers and staff. People receiving case management are significantly less likely to become institutionalised, at least in … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Benefits of Case Management, Burden of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Care and Support, Care Co-ordination, Care Coordinators, Care Planning, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Support, Carer Burden in Dementia, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Case Management, Case Management for Dementia, Case Management for Dementia in Primary Health Care, Case Management in Primary Care, Cochrane Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG), Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Mental Health Teams, Community Nurses as Case Managers, Community Nursing, Community Support Services, Community Virtual Wards, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Continuity of Care, Coordinated Care, Coordinated Services, Coordination of Care, Dementia Case Managers in Primary Care, Dementia Support Services, Dementia Support Workers, Division of Health Research: Lancaster University, Enhancing Support for Carers, Faculty of Health and Medicine: Lancaster University, Goodmayes Hospital, Goodmayes Hospital (Ilford), Goodmayes Hospital: Research and Development Department, Health and Quality of Life, Home Support, Home Support for People Living With Dementia, Home Support in Dementia Care, Hospital Admissions, Institutionalisation, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care Coordinators, Integration, Interventions to Enhance Life in Dementia (SHIELD), Lancaster (UK), Lancaster University, Locality Working, London, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Manchester and University of Lancaster, Martin Orrell: University College London, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Working, Multiagency Teams, Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, NIHR Programme Grant: Support at Home, North East London NHS Foundation Trust, North East London NHS Foundation Trust: Goodmayes Hospital, Personalised Case Management, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Prevention, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Preventive Support: Risk Stratification for Case Finding, Proactive Care, Proactive Case Management, Professor Martin Orrell, PSSRU: Personal Social Services Research Unit (University of Manchester), Quality of Care, Quality of Life, Quality of Life (Carers), Specialist Care Home Support Teams, Support for Carers, Support for Carers of People with Dementia, Time to Institutionalisation, Transitions into Care Home, Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad de Valparaíso: Facultad de Medicina, University College London: Mental Health Sciences Unit, University of Manchester, University of Manchester. Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), University of Manchester: Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Oxford, University of Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU)
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