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Tag Archives: Multiple Chronic Disease
Long-Term Conditions: Ethnographic Approach Explores Patients’ Support Networks, Social Relationships and Coordination in Care Planning (NHS England / Ipsos MORI / NHS IQ)
Summary A recent opinion survey, conducted by the Ipsos Ethnography Centre of Excellence (ECE) on behalf of NHS Improving Quality’s Long Term Conditions Improvement Programme, shows that older people living with multiple long-term conditions are generally happy with NHS services … Continue reading
Posted in 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, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Ben Page: Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI, Beverley Matthews: Long Term Conditions Programme Lead at NHS Improving Quality, Care Planning, Complex Care, Complex Needs, Coordination of Care, Delivering Better Health and Care Outcomes, Dr Martin McShane: NHS England’s Director for People With Long Term Conditions, End-User Experience, Ethnographic Analysis, Ethnographic Approaches, Ethnographic Research, Ethnography in Policymaking:, Experiences, Experts by Experience, Hermeneutic Approaches, Hermeneutics, Holistic Approaches, Holistic Assessments, Holistic Co-ordinated Care, Holistic Needs Assessment, Improving Patient Experience, Integration of Health and Care, Ipsos Ethnography Centre of Excellence (ECE), Ipsos Mori, Local Health and Care Services, Long Term Conditions Improvement Programme, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Multi-Agency Collaboration, Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Case Management, Multi-Disciplinary Working, Multidisciplinary Holistic Assessments, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Multiple Needs, Multiple-Morbidities, Negative Experiences of Care, NHS England and NHS Improving Quality, NHS Improving Quality, NHS Improving Quality (IQ), NHS Improving Quality (NHS IQ), NHS Improving Quality (NHSIQ), NHS Improving Quality’s Long Term Conditions Improvement Programme, Patient and Carer Experiences, Patient Experience, Patients Support Networks, Poor Coordination, Positive Care Experiences, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Public Perceptions of the NHS and Social Care Tracker (Ipsos MORI), Qualitative Research, Quality in Long-Term Care, Social Networks, Social Relationships
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How Primary Care Could Help Reduce Emergency Admissions (University of Bristol / NIHR / BMJ Open)
Summary Researchers at the University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care reviewed the international evidence about how GPs might help reduce attendances at emergency departments. They have discovered that seeing the same GP each time patients visit their doctor’s … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged A&E, Access to Primary Care, Access to Urgent and Emergency Care, Acute Hospital Care, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACS), Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions (ACSCs), BMJ Open, CAPC: University of Bristol Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), Centre for Primary Care (University of Manchester), Centre of Academic Primary Care: School of Community and Social Medicine (University of Bristol), Chronic Diseases, Community Care, Community Facilities, Community-Based Services, Complex Care, Complex Needs, Continuity of Care, Coordinated Care, Coordination, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences: University of Oxford, Distance From Home to Emergency Care, Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Bed Use, Emergency Care, Emergency Centres, Emergency Departments, Emergency Services, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Factors in Increased Use of Urgent and Emergency Care, GP Practice Features, GP Surgeries, GPs, Institute of Population Health: Centre for Primary Care (University of Manchester), Inverse Care Law (King's Fund), Low Educational Attainment, Multimorbidity, Multiple Chronic Disease, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research School for Primary Care Research (NIHR SPCR), National School of Primary Care Research (NSPCR), Patient Characteristics, Patient Factors, Patient Factors (Demand Side), Primary Care, Primary care and Population Health: Royal Free Campus (London), Primary Care Factors in Unscheduled Secondary Care, Primary Care Physicians, Primary Care Service Interventions, Proximity, Quality of Care, Re-Admission NHS Hospitals, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Repeat Non-Emergency Attendees (Emergency Departments), Royal Free Campus (London), Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Socioeconomic Status, Supply-Side Factors, University of Bristol, University of Bristol’s Centre for Academic Primary Care (CAPC), University of Manchester, University of Oxford, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Pathways, Urgent and Emergency Care Review, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Urgent and Emergency Care Services in England, Urgent and Emergency Services, Whole Systems Approach
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Prisons and Health (WHO)
Summary A recent World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Europe, publication on prisons and health examines prisoners’ wellbeing and the potential impact of prison health on society. International experts offer advice on improving prison health practices across the board. … Continue reading
Posted in End of Life Care, Falls, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
Tagged Accelerated Ageing, Access to Mental Health Services, Ageing and Re-Entry Into the Community, Ageing Inmates, Care of Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Chronic and Severe Illness, Chronic Care, Chronic Illnesses, Chronic Mental Health Problems, Complex Care, Complex Chronic Conditions, Complex Needs, Copenhagen, Correctional Health Care, Denmark, Dental Health, Diversion and Liaison, Elderly Mental Health, Equivalence of Care (Prison Versus Society), Forget Me Not: Dementia in Prison, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Geriatric Syndromes, Health and Wellbeing of Detainees, Health Inequalities, Impact of Prison on Mental Health, Incontinence, Inequalities of Health Care, Infectious Diseases in Prison, Instrumental ADL (IADL), Liaison and Diversion Programme, Liaison Mental Health Services, Life After Imprisonment, Mental Health in Prison, Multimorbidity, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple-Morbidities, National Liaison and Diversion Service, NCDs: Noncommunicable Diseases, Older Inmates, Older Prisoners, People Deprived of Their Liberty, Polypharmacy, Preparation for Release, Prison Health, Prison Health Practices, Prisoners, Prisoners’ Rights, Prisons, Prisons and Health (WHO), Reducing Health Inequalities, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Sensory Impairment, Support for People with Complex Needs, World Health Organisation (WHO), World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe
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Dementia Action Alliance Webinars for 2014 (DAA)
Summary The Dementia Action Alliance (DAA) has organised a series of free webinars on dementia and related topics. The list of events, so far, includes: What Living With Dementia Is All About. Presented by Peter Ashley, Living With Dementia. Thursday … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Cancer and Dementia, Challenges of Living with Dementia, Co-Morbidities, College of Occupational Therapists (COT), Competent and Capable Staff, Complex Care, Complex Needs, COTSS-OP: College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section for Older People, Cultural Relevance, Cultural Sensitivity, Culturally Competent Dementia Care, Culturally Sensitive Services, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Action Alliance Webinar Programme (2014), Dementia Action Alliance Webinar Registration, Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisors, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Co-Morbidities, Education and Training, Enabling Occupation, Free Webinars (DAA), Living with Dementia, Living With Dementia Group (LWDG), Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Macmillan Cancer Support, Management of Co-Morbidities, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple Health Issues, Multiple Needs, Multiple-Morbidities, Older People With Complex Needs, Respect for Religious or Cultural Backgrounds, Training, University of Worcester, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Worcester University, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Training
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South Devon and Torbay: Community Virtual Wards and Proactive Case Management (King’s Fund)
Summary This King’s Fund case study (funded by Aetna and the Aetna Foundation) investigates community virtual wards based in GP practices within South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The community virtual wards were introduced by Devon Primary Care … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Aetna (US), Aetna Foundation, Avoidable Admissions, Care Coordinators, Case Management, CCGs, Chronic and Severe Illness, Chronic Care, Chronic Diseases, Chronic Illnesses, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Combined Predictive Model, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Nursing, Community Support Services, Community Virtual Wards, Coordinated Care, Coordination of Care, Dedicated Care Coordination, Devon County Council, Devon Predictive Model (DPM), Devon Primary Care Trust, Direct Enhanced Service (DES) Payments, Emergency Admissions, Emergency Readmissions, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Exeter City Council, GP Facilitators, GP Practice, GP-Led Commissioning, GPs, Holistic Approaches, Holistic Care, Holistic Care Assessments, Holistic Co-ordinated Care, Holistic Needs Assessment, Integrated Care Coordinators, Integration, Locality Working, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Agency Working, Multi-Disciplinary Working, Multiagency Teams, Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Team Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple Needs, Patient Assessment, Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC), Patient Care, Personalised Case Management, Plymouth, Predictive Modelling, Predictive Risk Models, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Prevention, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Preventive Support: Risk Stratification for Case Finding, Proactive Care, Proactive Case Management, Quality of Care, Responsible GPs, Risk Prediction and Stratification Activities, Risk Stratification, Risk Stratification for Case Finding, Secondary Uses Service (SUS), Shortlisting, South Devon, South Devon and Torbay, South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Torbay, Torbay Council, Torbay Primary Care Trust (PCT), Virtual Wards, Virtual Wards to Reduce Readmissions
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Research Funding to Tackle Major Health Challenges (Department of Health)
Summary Researchers from 13 UK pioneering research teams have received £124m funding from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to support the next five years working on projects aimed at benefiting patients. The aim is to develop innovative treatments and techniques in … Continue reading
Posted in Department of Health, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing and Dementia, Alcohol, Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Chronic Care, Chronic Diseases, CLAHRCs: NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Complex Chronic Conditions, Dementia Research, Diabetes, Early Intervention in Mental Health and Dementia, Enduring Disabilities and Disadvantage, Health Minister Lord Howe, Infection, King's College Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Minimally Disruptive Healthcare, Multiple Chronic Disease, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NIHR CLAHRC East, NIHR CLAHRC East Midlands, NIHR CLAHRC Oxford, NIHR CLAHRC South London, NIHR CLAHRC South West, NIHR CLAHRC Wessex, NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRCs), Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Palliative and End of Life Care, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), Patient Safety, Peninsula Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Psychosis, Public Health, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Service Redesign in Mental Health and Dementia, Stroke, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Women’s Health
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Improving Later Life (Age UK)
Summary This electronic book is a compilation of themed insights, each of the sections being written by various experts in their fields, concerning the best evidence available on the main issues in the health and wellbeing of people aged 85 … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Assistive Technology, BBC News, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults (AVA), Achievement: Six Senses, Action on Elder Abuse, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Ageing, Ageing Well, Ageism, Assistive Technology, BBC Health News, Belonging: Six Senses, Care Homes, Care in General Hospitals, Continuity: Six Senses, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Dental Healthcare, Detecting Elder Abuse, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity Code, Elder Abuse, Empowerment, Enabling Technology, Engagement, Exercise, Eye Health, Fourth Age, General Hospitals, Health and Social Care, Heterogeneity, Hospitals, Incontinence, Independence and Relationships, Living Long, Living Well with Dementia, Loneliness, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Mentally Stimulating Activity in Old Age, Moderate Exercise, Multiple Chronic Disease, Multiple Health Issues, Multiple-Morbidities, National Service Framework (NSF) for Older People, Nonagenarians, Oldest Old, Oldest Old Age (Age UK), Oldest Old in the United Kingdom, Patient Involvement, Personalised Care, Personhood, Physical Exercise Programmes, Preconceptions (Misconceptions), Preparing for a Better Later Life, Preventative Care, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Professor Alistair Burns, Purpose: Six Senses, Quality and User Involvement, Regular Exercise, Relationship-Centred Care, Remember the Person, Security: Six Senses, Sedentary Behaviour, Seeing The Person, Senses, Service User Involvement, Significance: Six Senses, Silver Book, Six Senses, Six Senses (Security Belonging Continuity Purpose Achievement Significance), Sleep, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Disturbances, Sleep Fragmentation, Sleeping Problems, Social Care, Social Care Provision, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Social Life, Social Networks, Social Relationships, The Silver Book, Urinary Incontinence, User Involvement, Whole Person Medicine
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