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Care Act Goes Live: SCIE Resources / Guidance (BBC News / SCIE)

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Act 2014 introduces the biggest shake-up in social care for 60 years. Full Text Link Reference Triggle, N. (2015). Care system gets ‘biggest shake-up in 60 years’. London: BBC Health News, April 1st 2015. There is a … Continue reading →

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Dementia Today and Tomorrow (Deloitte / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This report, from the Deloitte UK Centre for Health Solutions in collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Society, summarises the emerging consensus and outcomes developed from a series of events and initiatives which aimed to collect the views of people interested … Continue reading →

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End-of-Life Care: Under-Recognition of People With Dementia? (BBC News / Marie Curie Cancer Care)

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A report by Marie Curie Cancer Care and the Alzheimer’s Society asserts that dementia sufferers may not always get the quality of care needed, possibly because their condition is not recognised sufficiently (at a societal level and in commissioning … Continue reading →

Dementia Revealed: Dementia Guide / Toolkit for GPs (NHS England / Department of Health / RCGP)

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has a commitment to improve dementia diagnosis rates. NHS England has published a guide to help GPs perform better on the timely diagnosis of dementia and to offer advice on post-diagnostic support for the person with the … Continue reading →

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Radical Review of Health and Social Care Funding (BBC News / Barker Commission / King’s Fund)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Barker Commission has asserted that the NHS and social care systems in England need to be merged, with a single ring-fenced budget, in the most radical overhaul since their creation in the 1940s. Proposals for new models of … Continue reading →

Care Bill Becomes Care Act 2014 (Department of Health)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has written about the impact of the Care Act 2014, which introduces the biggest change to social care for 60 years. This online article summarises the provisions of the Care Act and … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Autonomy and Choice, Better Care Fund (BCF), Care Act 2014, Care and Support, Care and Support Funding Reforms, Care and Support Planning, Care and Support Statutory Guidance, Care Bill, Care Bill 2013-14, Care Costs: Cap and Means Test, Carer Support, Chief Inspector of Social Care and Support, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Direct Payment, Direct Payments, Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Future of Residential Care, Government Response to Francis Inquiry Report, Implications of the Francis Inquiry Report, Information and Advice, Information and Advice Services, Informed Choices About Health and Social Care, Integrating Health and Social Care Personal Budgets, Integration, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Care Providers, Local Service Providers, Maintaining Independence, Means Test, National Minimum Eligibility Criteria, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold for Adult Care and Support, Needs Analysis, Needs Assessments, Needs of Carers, NHS Continuing Care, Norman Lamb (Former Care Minister), Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), Openness and Transparency, Parliament, Personal Budget, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Well-Being, Pre-Legislative Scrutiny, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Protecting Adults from Abuse or Neglect, Provider Failure, Providers, Reform, Reforming Social Care, Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Social Care, Social Care Funding, Social Care Reform, Support for Carers, Voice Choice and Control, Wellbeing | Leave a comment

Proposals For a Single Health and Care System (Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England / The King’s Fund / BBC News)

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England has proposed the creation of a single health and social care system; asserting that the current system is not fit for purpose. The Commission’s interim report … Continue reading →

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