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Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Specialist Geriatric Wards for Older Patients With Dementia: in Ireland / N. Ireland (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

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

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 →

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Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies (Greater Manchester Pharmacy LPN / RPS)

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Elderly Major Trauma Patients: Guidelines (London Major Trauma System / Emergency Medicine Journal)

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

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Reshaping the Workforce: More Thoughts on Staff Engagement (NHS England / Nuffield Trust / BBC News)

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent Nuffield Trust report, commissioned by NHS Employers, discussed providing NHS nursing, community and support staff with additional skills to deliver care, as a means to improving the system’s capacity to cope with increasing (and changing) patient demand. … Continue reading →

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Reducing Length of Stay in Hospitals (Nuffield Trust / Monitor)

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Variations in patients’ length of stay imply there should be significant opportunities to reduce length of hospital stay; whether through improvements to internal processes or development of alternative community-based services. This Nuffield Trust report explores which approaches to reducing … Continue reading →

Case Management and Home Support for People Living With Dementia (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)

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

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 →

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International Consensus on Quality Indicators for Palliative Cancer and Dementia Care (BMC Health Services Research)

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Quality indicators have been developed concerning palliative care for patients with cancer and / or dementia in different settings in various European countries. This article presents the efforts of a multidisciplinary international panel of experts to compile a set … Continue reading →

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Named Doctors for Hospital Patients (BBC News / Academy of Medical Royal Colleges)

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The proposal for named consultants to take responsibility for hospital patient care appeared in the Francis Inquiry report. New guidelines from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges state that hospital patients in England should know which senior doctor is … Continue reading →

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Co-Production in Adult Social Care (SCIE)

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Co-production promises to make an important contribution towards solving the many challenges facing social care, including pressures to improve: (i) the cost-effectiveness of services, (ii) user and carer experience, (iii) community capacity and (iv) better integration of health and care. This … Continue reading →

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Specialist Geriatric Wards for Older Patients With Dementia: in Ireland / N. Ireland (International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies (Greater Manchester Pharmacy LPN / RPS)

Elderly Major Trauma Patients: Guidelines (London Major Trauma System / Emergency Medicine Journal)

Reducing Length of Stay in Hospitals (Nuffield Trust / Monitor)

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