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Tag Archives: National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals)
Opportunities for Better Integration of Physical and Mental Health (King’s Fund)
Summary The NHS Five Year Forward View touched upon the importance of better integration between physical and mental health services. Building on the NHS England Mental Health Taskforce’s recommendations, the following King’s Fund report explores this “integration frontier” in more … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 3 Dimensions of Care For Diabetes (3DfD) Service, Access to Mental Health Services, Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020/21, Acute Hospital A&E and Liaison Mental Health Teams, Acute Mental Health Care: Inpatient and Crisis Home Treatment, Acute Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Caregiving (Carers), Carers, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring for Carers, Chronic Conditions, CMHT: Community Mental Health Teams, Commissioning Acute Mental Health Care, Commissioning Liaison Mental Health Services in Acute Hospitals, Community and Mental Health Trusts, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs), Community-Based Care, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Complex Chronic Conditions, Confusion in Care Homes, Crisis Care Concordat, Crisis Home Resolution Teams, Crisis Prevention, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHTTs), Crisis Support, Delirium in Care Homes, Dementia Care in Care Homes, Diagnostic Overshadowing, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Early Referral to Mental Health Services, Five Year Forward View, Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, Five Year Forward View Mental Health Taskforce, IAPT Long Term Conditions / Medically Unexplained Symptoms (LTC/MUS) Project, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Mental Health Services, Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT), Improving Perinatal Mental Health, Independent Mental Health Taskforce to the NHS in England, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care: From Service User Perspective, Integration of Physical and Mental Health, Interaction between Physical and Mental Health, Investment in Mental Health, Let’s Respect Resources (National Mental Health Development Unit), Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Mental Health Teams, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS), Mental and Physical Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health and Work, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care, Mental Health Liaison Services in Emergency Departments and Inpatient Ward, Mental Health Problems, Mental Health Professionals in Emergency Departments, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Services in Accident and Emergency Units, Mental Health Taskforce, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Wellbeing of Older People in Care Homes, Multimorbidities and Long-Term Conditions, National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), National Mental Health Development Unit, Nursing and Residential Homes, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Older Persons’ Mental Health, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Perinatal Mental Health, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Psychological Wellbeing for Patients with Long-Term Conditions, Public Health, Residential Homes, Risk of Dementia For People With Diabetes / Cardiovascular Disease, Social Determinants of Health, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Three Dimensions of Care For Diabetes (3DfD), Unmet Mental Health Needs, Unmet Needs, Wellbeing in Care Homes
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Standards for the Care of Patients with Dementia in Acute Hospitals (CHKS)
Summary CHKS was assisted by the Alzheimer’s Society in developing their assurance programme specifying standards for the care of patients with dementia in acute settings. This programme combines a framework of standards concerning the organisational structure and processes in acute … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Alzheimer's Society, Better Care for Older Patients With Dementia, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, CHKS, CHKS Ltd, CHKS Thought Leadership Programme, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Champions, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, National Audit of Dementia, National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), National Audit of Dementia Care, Patient Experience, Patient Safety, Quality Assurance, Quality Improvement, Supporting Patients With Dementia, Top Hospitals Awards Programme
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Updated National Audit of Dementia (BBC News / Royal College of Psychiatrists)
Summary The National Audit of Dementia, by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which has looked at data from 210 hospitals across England and Wales, and included a review of case notes for 8,000 patients with dementia, has found some improvements since the … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Antipsychotics, BBC News, Delirium, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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