-
Recent Posts
- Demand for Mental Health Inpatient Beds in England (BBC News / NHS Strategy Unit)
- Dementia Services in England: Mega Statistical Package (PHE / NMHDNIN)
- Mandatory Learning Disability and Autism Awareness Training for NHS Staff (DHSC / BBC News)
- Detention of Children and Young People With Learning Disabilities and/or Autism (Joint Committee on Human Rights / BBC News)
- Building a Digital Ready Workforce: Digital Capabilities of Social Workers (SCIE / BASW)
Archives
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
Categories
- Antipsychotics
- Assistive Technology
- Charitable Bodies
- Commissioning
- Delirium
- Depression
- Enhancing the Healing Environment
- Falls
- Falls Prevention
- Guidelines
- Hip Fractures
- Housing
- Hypertension
- In the News
- Integrated Care
- International
- Local Interest
- Mental Health
- Models of Dementia Care
- National
- ADASS
- All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia
- BSI
- CQC: Care Quality Commission
- Department of Health
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
- Health Education England (HEE)
- Housing LIN
- MAGDR
- Mental Health Foundation
- Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation)
- MHP Health Mandate
- National Audit Office
- National Voices
- NEoLCIN
- NEoLCP
- NHS
- NHS Alliance
- NHS Confederation
- NHS Employers
- NHS England
- NHS Evidence
- NHS Improvement
- NICE Guidelines
- NIHR
- NIHRSDO
- Northern Ireland
- Patients Association
- Public Health England
- RCN
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- SCIE
- Scotland
- UK
- UK NSC
- Wales
- Non-Pharmacological Treatments
- Nutrition
- Pain
- Parkinson's Disease
- Patient Care Pathway
- Person-Centred Care
- Personalisation
- Pharmacological Treatments
- Proposed for Next Newsletter
- Quick Insights
- Standards
- Statistics
- Stroke
- Systematic Reviews
- Telecare
- Telehealth
- Universal Interest
Google Translate (100+ Languages)
Tag Archives: National Statistics
International Day of Older Persons (United Nations / ONS / NHS England)
Summary Today is United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP). Full Text Link Reference International Day of Older Persons: 1 October. [Online]: United Nations, October 2016. A statistical piece, from the Office of National Statistics, on the contribution of … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, In the News, International, NHS, NHS England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age Discrimination, Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Ageing, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Workforce, Attitudes to Ageing, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Carer Support, Commissioning for Carers, Commissioning for Carers Principles, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Discrimination / Stigma, Dr Dawn Moody: Associate National Clinical Director for Older People (NHS England), Dr Dawn Moody: Clinical Associate (Frailty and Complex Care) North Staffordshire CCG, Dr Dawn Moody: Director of Fusion48, Dr Dawn Moody: Frailty Lead for the West Midlands Primary Care Workforce and Improved Patient Access Plan, Healthy Caring Guide, International Day of Older Persons, International Day of Older Persons (2016), National Statistics, Negative Stereotypes, NHS England’s Commitment to Carers, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Old Age Dependency Ratio (OADR), Old Age Dependency Ratio (OADR): UK Trends and Projections 1980 to 2039, Older People’s Day, Older Peoples Day (2016), ONS Digital, Part-Time Employees, Part-Time Self-Employed Workers, People Aged 65 and Over in UK Workplace, Practical Guide to Healthy Caring, Reducing Stigma, Stereotyping, Stigma, Stigma and Discrimination, UK Employment Rate: People Aged 65+, UK Workforce, UK Workplace, UN International Day of Older Persons, United Nations International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP), Valuing Carers, Workforce, Workforce Planning
Leave a comment
Increase in Deaths in England and Wales in 2015 Accountable to Dementia and Flu? (BBC News / BMJ / ONS)
Summary Last year’s unexpected increase in the number of deaths, in England and Wales, appears to have resulted from the increase in dementia and respiratory diseases such as influenza among older people. Full Text Link Reference Spike in deaths ‘due … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Mortality, BBC Health News, BMJ, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Dementia and Flu, Dementia and Mortality, Excess Mortality, Excess Winter Mortality, Increase in Deaths in England and Wales During 2015, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, National Statistics, Office for National Statistics, Office of National Statistics (ONS), Office of National Statistics Mortality Data, Provisional Analysis of Death Registrations: 2015
Leave a comment
UK Stroke and Dementia Research: Under-Funding Persists (BMJ Open / Guardian)
Summary The levels of research funding upon cancer, coronary heart disease (CHD), dementia and stroke were compared, in relation to burden of each of these diseases in terms of their prevalence, disability adjusted life years and economic burden. This analysis … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, NIHR, Parkinson's Disease, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged BMJ Open, Burden of Dementia, Burden of Disease, Cancer, Cognitive Function and Ageing Study, Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Dementia Disability Adjusted Life Years, Dementia Research, Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), European Community Concerted Action on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Dementia (EURODEM), General Register Office for Scotland, Guardian, Health Economics Research Centre: University of Oxford, Mortality Statistics, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Statistics, Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency, Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford, Office for National Statistics, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Resource Allocation to Brain Research in Europe (RABRE), Stroke and Dementia Research Under-Funding, Stroke Disease Disability Adjusted Life Years, UK Clinical Research Collaboration, UK Health Research Analysis, UK Health Research Funding, UK Medical Research Spending (2008 and 2012), UK Stroke and Dementia Research, Underfunding of Stroke Research, University of Oxford
Leave a comment
NHS Statistical Summary (NHS Confederation)
Summary The NHS Confederation has compiled some summary statistics about the NHS, covering broad topic areas including: NHS Funding. NHS Organisations. NHS Staff. NHS Management. International Comparisons. Patient Experience. NHS Activity. Health and Population. Full Text Link Reference Key statistics … Continue reading
Posted in For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Declining Investment for Elderly Mental Health, Declining Investment for Mental Health, Funding, Health and Population (Statistics), Health Statistics, International Comparisons, National Statistics, NHS Activity (Statistics), NHS Funding, NHS Management, NHS Managers, NHS Net Expenditure, NHS Organisations, NHS Spending, NHS Staff, NHS Statistical Summary, Nursing Workforce Statistics, Patient Experience, People of State Pension Age (SPA) in UK, Spending Per Capita on NHS Services (in England), Staffing, Staffing Levels, Statistics on the NHS, Summary Level Statistics
3 Comments
Impact of Cause of Death Coding Changes on Dementia Mortality Statistics (ONS)
Summary Recent changes to the coding of chest infections in the collection and processing of mortality statistics has contributed to a (virtual, non-veridical) reduction of 2.5% in deaths given the underlying cause of respiratory disease and an increase of 7.0% … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Wales
Tagged Aspiration Pneumonia, Cause of Death Coding Changes, Chest Infections, Dementia Coding, Dementia Statistics, Diseases of the Nervous System (ICD-10 Codes G00–G99), England and Wales, Epidemiology and Statistics, EUROSTAT: Statistical Office of the European Union, Government Statistical Service, Health Statistics, Impact of IRIS on Mortality Statistics, IRIS (Eurostat), IRIS Institute: German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information in Cologne, IRIS Software, Lies Damned Lies and Statistics, Mental and Behavioural Disorders (ICD-10 Codes F00–F99), Mortality Medical Data System (MMDS), Mortality Statistics, National Statistics, Office of National Statistics (ONS), Office of National Statistics Mortality Data, Official Statistics, Statistical Anomalies, Statistical Epiphenomena, Statistics Policy, United States National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), World Health Organization's (WHO) International Classification of Diseases: Tenth Revision (ICD-10)
Leave a comment
