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Tag Archives: Needs Assessment
User Experience of Adult Social Care Services: Quality Standard QS182 and Guideline NG86 (NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released a quality standard aimed at improving adult social care services end-users’ independence, quality of life, levels of choice and control, and general user-experience. This standard is based on … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care and Wellbeing, Adult Social Care in England, Adult Social Care Services, Advice and Support, Commissioning on Grounds of Quality and User Involvement, Continuity of Care, Continuity of Care and Relationships, Continuity of Care and Support, Continuity of Care for Older People, Continuous Quality Improvement, Embedding a Culture of Quality Improvement, Empowering and Engaging Patients, Empowerment, Empowerment and Support, End-User Experience of Adult Social Care Services, Engagement, Holistic Needs Assessment, Improving Experience of Care and Support for Users of Adult Social Care Services: NICE Guidance (NG86), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s Quality Standard on User Experience of Adult Social Care Services, Needs Assessment, Needs Assessments, NICE Care Pathway: People’s Experience Using Adult Social Care Services, NICE Care Pathways, NICE Quality Standard (QS182): Quality Statement 1: Care and Support Needs Assessments, NICE Quality Standard (QS182): Quality Statement 2: Empowering People to Manage Their Personal Budgets, NICE Quality Standard (QS182): Quality Statement 3: Continuity of Care and Support, NICE Quality Standard (QS182): Quality Statement 4: Using People's Views to Improve Services, NICE Quality Standard QS182, NICE Quality Standards, Patient Empowerment, Patient Engagement, People's Experience in Adult Social Care Services: NICE Guidance (NG86), People's Experience of Adult Social Care Services, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Budgets in Adult Social Care, Quality and Continuity of Care, Quality and User Involvement, Quality Improvement Culture, Service User Involvement, User Empowerment, User Engagement, User Experience of Adult Social Care Services, User Feedback to Improve Services, User Involvement
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Technology and Surveillance in Care Services (CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has started a series which covers the use of technology in care. The topics explored, so far, comprise: Introduction: how technology can support high-quality care. Using surveillance in care services. Handling personal information. Consent … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing Population, Alternatives to Surveillance, Apps, apps for Smartphones or Tablets, Apps Related to Dementia, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology Services, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, AT: Assistive Technology, Benefits of Technology in Care, Capacity to Consent, Care Quality Commission (CQC), CCTV Monitors, Code of Practice on Confidential Information, Codes of Practice for Handling Information in Health and Care, Confidentiality: NHS Code of Practice, Consent, Consultation Before Using Surveillance, Covert Care Cameras, CQC Inspection Questions (Safe Effective Caring Responsive Well-Led), Customer Safety, Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Data Security and Information Governance, Data Security and Protection Toolkit (NHS), Data Security Consent and Opt-outs, Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS): Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Digital Innovation, Digital Innovations in Care, Digital Records, Digital Service Transformation, Digital Services, Digital Technology, Digital Technology and Innovation, Dignity and Consent, Ensuring Correct Personal Information, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Hidden Cameras, Hidden or Visible Cameras to Monitor Care Quality, Hidden Surveillance to Monitor Care, HSCIC Guide to Confidentiality (2013), Human Rights Act (UK Parliament 1998), Human Rights Act 1998: Article 8 on Right to Privacy, ICO's CCTV Code of Practice, Information and Support for Providers and Carers, Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), Information Governance, Information Security Management: NHS Code of Practice, Information Technology, Informed Consent, Innovative Use of Technology to Help Answer CQC's Five Key Questions, Legal Advice Before Use of Technology to Monitor Without Explicit Consent, mHealth (Mobile Health), mHealth Apps, National Data Guardian's Ten Data Security Standards, Needs Assessment, New Technology, NHS Digital Data Security and Protection Toolkit, NHS Information Governance: Guidance, Open and Covert Surveillance, Optimising Benefits of Digital Technology, Patient Safety, Personal Data, Personal Information, Personal Information to Support Better Care, Personal Information: Guidance, Personalised Technology, Personalised Technology for Building Social Contact, Privacy and Choice, Protectiion of Privacy in Surveillance, Recording Equipment: Permission (Consent), Records Management Code of Practice for Health and Social Care 2016, Refusal or Withdrawal of Consent, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA), Regulators' Pioneer Fund, Regulatory Sandboxing, Right to Privacy, Risk and Consent, Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Special Category Data, Surveillance, Surveillance Camera Code of Practice, Surveillance Equipment, Surveillance to Monitor Care, Surveillance Training, Technology and Infrastructure Development, Technology in Care: Care Quality Commission Series, Technology Supporting High-Quality Care, Telemedicine, TeleTracking, Text Messaging, Tracking Patient Care, Use of Data and Technology to Transform Outcomes for Patients and Citizens, Wearable Devices, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology)
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Hospital Best Practice Examples: Care of People with Dementia in Hospital Settings (RCN)
[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) guide “Commitment to the care of people with dementia in general … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Enhancing the Healing Environment, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, National, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
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Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Assessment and Diagnosis, Barbara Hodkinson (Founder and Coordinator of the Butterfly Scheme), Barbara Schofield (Nurse Consultant for Older People), Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS FT, Best Practice, Best Practice for Older People in Acute Care Settings, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Care Bundle, Care Bundles (Approaches to Improving Care), Care in General Hospitals, Care of People with Dementia in Hospital Settings, Care Plan, Care Planning, Colin MacDonald (Alzheimer Scotland Nurse), Dawn Collins (Assistant Director of Nursing), Dawn Patience (Head of Nursing Medicine and Older People), Dementia Care Bundle, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Diagnosis and Assessment, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Excellent Care in a Dementia Friendly Acute Hospital: Evaluation Report, Gary Blatch (Dementia Strategy Manager), General Hospitals, Graham Dixon (Team Manager), Hospital Best Practice, Independence, Jill Cunliffe (Nurse Specialist for Older People), Jill Hoyle (Lead Nurse: Education and Mandatory Training), Jo James (Lead Nurse Dementia), Louise Howe (Advanced Practitioner of Occupational Therapy), Matron Karen Bowley, Needs Assessment, New Cross Hospital Dementia Care Bundle, Nicola Haak (Ward Sister), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Personalised Care Planning, Ralph Chananda (Mental Health Practitioner), RCN Dementia Project, RCN’s SPACE Commitment, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Royal Free Hospital (London), Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Trust (RSCH), Sarah Goldberg (Trial Manager), Simon Hammond (Clinical Nurse Specialist for Dementia), South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, SPACE Commitment (RCN), St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, Sue Wood (Sister), Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Well-Being
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Healthcare for London Dementia Services Guide: Project Documentation
Summary This website provides access the Healthcare for London Dementia Services Guide (2009) and all related project documentation. The full list of resources linked to from this page comprises: The Dementia Services Guide. The contents of this document are summarised below: … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest
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Tagged Dementia Adviser, Dementia Clinical Lead, Dementia Services Guide (Healthcare for London), Equality Impact Assessment, Healthcare for London Dementia Services Guide, Healthcare for London Dementia Services Project Documentation, Hospital Care Pathway, ICD-10 Codes, Integrated Care Pathway, Memory Service Mapping, Memory Service Performance Metrics, Memory Services, Needs Assessment, Outcomes, Patient Information Pro Forma, Payment by Results (PbR), Personalised Health Budgets and Dementia Services, Workforce Competencies
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