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SCIE Dementia Gateway: Useful Dementia-Related Information Resources (SCIE)

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced, and maintains, an uptodate and impressively broad collection of links to dementia-related websites and information resources. A wide range of topics and themes in dementia care are covered, including: Dementia-Friendly … Continue reading →

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NICE Quality Standard QS61: Infection Prevention and Control (NICE)

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Last month, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published the quality standard “Infection prevention and control (QS61)”, which covers the prevention and control of infection in people receiving healthcare, whether in primary, community or secondary care … Continue reading →

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NICE Pathways: New or Recently Updated Care Pathways (NICE)

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NICE Pathways are a collection of online resources which summarise selected NICE guidelines, and related information, in topic-based interactive flowcharts. Topics of likely interest, recently added or updated (as sampled August / September 2012), include: Acute Kidney Injury Care Pathway. … Continue reading →

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Acute Kidney Injury: Prevention, Detection and Management (BBC News / NICE)

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Acute kidney injury (AKI) is almost entirely preventable but kills up to one in every four sufferers. Most people who develop AKI are over the age of 65. Good hydration is key, says the National Institute for Health and … Continue reading →

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Stroke Rehabilitation: Long-Term Rehabilitation After Stroke (NICE CG162)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Approximately 110,000 people in England, 11,000 people in Wales and 4,000 people in Northern Ireland have a stroke each year. Although most people survive their first stroke there are usually lasting effects. Over 900,000 people in England live with … Continue reading →

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Falls Assessment and Prevention in Older People: CG161 (NICE)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline covers the assessment and prevention of falls in older people. This guideline updates and replaces the earlier guidance on “Falls (NICE Clinical Guideline 21)” and includes information on the … Continue reading →

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Dementia Awareness Week: Thinking Ahead (UKMi)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This edition of Thinking Ahead, from UK Medicines Information (UKMi), has been written for Dementia Awareness Week May 19th – 25th 2013. Full Text Link (MS Word format). Reference Hall, J. (2013). Thinking Ahead: Worrying changes nothing. Talking changes everything. … Continue reading →

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Using NICE Guidance and Quality Standards to Improve Practice (NICE)

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has produced this guide on the effective use of NICE guidance into day-to-day practice. It helps in assessing how well each organisation is implementing NICE’s recommendations, and how to move forwards. … Continue reading →

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NICE Pathways: New or Recently Updated Care Pathways (NICE)

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 5, January 2013]. Summary NICE Pathways is a collection of online resources which summarise selected NICE guidelines, and related information, in interactive topic-based flowcharts. … Continue reading →

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Recent Guidelines of Relevance to Elderly Care

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Recent NICE Guidelines NICE (2012). Alteplase for treating acute ischaemic stroke (review of technology appraisal guidance 122). Manchester: … Continue reading →

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