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Tag Archives: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
Understanding and Evaluating Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: CST For Dementia (Companions of London / Trials)
Summary An infographic has been produced by Companions of London on the likely / intended benefits of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) as a treatment for persons with dementia: Full Text Link Reference Understanding Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: CST and Dementia (Infographic). … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), College of Medicine: Swansea University, Companions of London, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Devon, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Division of Psychiatry: University College London (UCL), Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Group Based Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, iCST: Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia, Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia (iCST), Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health: Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, London School of Economics and Political Science, Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, North Wales Organisation for Randomised Trials in Health (and Social Care): University of Bangor, Personal Social Services Research Unit: London School of Economics and Political Science, PLoS Medicine, Professor Martin Orrell, Research Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology: University College London, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Swansea University, Trials, University College London, University College London (UCL), University of Bangor, University of Hull, University of Nottingham, Whitaker Research Ltd (Bangor)
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Brain Training Game May Improve Symptoms of Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment? (NHS Choices / International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology)
Summary A small research study, involving older persons with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), indicates that cognitive training delivered in the form of a brain training game (the app called “Game Show”) may help improve memory and might potentially reduce / … Continue reading
Posted in For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active Engagement, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (a-MCI), Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI), Apathy Evaluation Scale (AES), Behind the Headlines, Brain Training, Brain Training Games, Brief Visuospatial Memory Test-Revised (BVMT-R), Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery Paired Associates Learning (PAL), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, CANTAB Choice Reaction Time (CRT), CANTAB Paired Associates Learning, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Training Exercises, Computer Games, Computerised Touch Screen Games, Critical Appraisals, Dementias and Neurodegeneration NIHR Clinical Research Network (Eastern DeNDRon), Department of Clinical Neurosciences and MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit: University of Cambridge, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Department of Psychological Sciences: University of East Anglia, Effects of Cognitive Training on General Cognition and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Episodic Memory, Eton College, Game Show app, Game Show Cognitive Training app, Gamification, Gamification (Improved Engagement and Motivation), Gamified Cognitive Training, Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS Short Form), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Information Technology, International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, Intrinsic Motivation, Involvement and Participation, Ipad Technology, Janssen Pharmaceutical, Johnson and Johnson, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Motivational Enhancement, MRC / Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Neuropsychological Assessment, New Technology, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Paired Associates Learning, Positive Engagement, Progression of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, Rates of Conversion From Mild Cognitive Impairment to Dementia, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, Wallitt Foundation, Wellcome Trust, Wellcome Trust Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute: University of Cambridge
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Education and Training Framework: Learning Disabilities Core Skills (HEE / Skills for Health / Skills for Care / NHS England)
Summary Health Education England, Skills for Health and Skills for Care have produced a comprehensive resource, designed to support the education, training and workforce development needs of persons working with people who have learning disabilities. “This Framework was commissioned and … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Health Education England (HEE), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Workers in England, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Avenues Group, British Institute of Learning Disabilities (BILD), British Psychological Society (BPS), Building the Right Support, Care Act 2014, Care and Communication, Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs), Care England, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Care Planning, Care Quality, Care Staff Education, Caregiver-Patient Communication, Challenging Behaviour Foundation, CHANGE, Changing Our Lives, College of Occupational Therapists - Special Section / People with Learning Disabilities, College of Policing, Core and Common Competences for Support Workers, Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Council for Disabled Children, Dr Dominic Slowie: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Learning Disability, Education and Training Framework: Learning Disabilities Core Skills, Hazel Watson: Head of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities at NHS England, Hazel Watson: NHS England’s Head Nurse for Learning Disability, HEE: Health Education England, Inclusion North, Law Ethics and Safeguarding in Learning Disability Care and Support, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Core Skills, Learning Disabilities Mortality Review, Learning Disabilities: Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Learning Disabilities: Education and Training, Learning Disabilities: Empowering Individuals, Learning Disabilities: Improving Health Outcomes, Learning Disabilities: Workforce, Learning Disability (LD) Transforming Care Programme, Learning Disability and Autism, Mencap, National Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme, NHS England, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, People With Learning Disabilities, Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), Protecting Vulnerable People, Royal College of Nursing, Safeguarding, Safeguarding in Learning Disabilities Care and Support, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Skills for Care Qualifications, Skills for Care Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF), Skills for Care’s Workforce Capacity Planning Guidance, Skills for Health, Skills for Health (SfH), Social Care, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Technical Competences for Support Workers, Social Care Workers: Skills for Supporting People with Learning Disabilities, Social Care Workforce, Support for Children and Adults With Autism: Unit / Reference Costs, Supporting People (Children Young People and Adults) with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), Training the Social Care and Health Workforce, Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities, Transforming Care Partnerships’ (TCPs), UK Core Skills Training Framework, University of Warwick / PBS Academy, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Training
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Care Quality Commission Review of How NHS Trusts Investigate Unexpected Deaths (CQC / BBC News)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is planning a thorough investigation into how well NHS Trusts investigate unexpected deaths and whether they then learn from these investigations. This review follows the Mazars Report, commissioned by NHS England, which investigated the … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, CQC: Care Quality Commission, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accountability, Avoidable Premature Mortality, BBC Health News, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Connor Sparrowhawk, Corporate Accountability, CQC Intelligent Monitoring of Mental Health Trusts: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Critical Incidents, Disability Mortality Review Programme, Discrimination, European Convention of Human Rights, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities and Premature Mortality for People With Learning Disabilities, Health Inequalities in England, Learning Culture, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities: Data and Information, Learning Disabilities: Improving Health Outcomes, Learning Disabilities: Monitoring Service Quality, Learning Disabilities: Regulation and Inspection, Learning Disability (LD) Transforming Care Programme, Mazars, Mazars Report into Southern Health NHSFT, Mental Health Trusts, Mike Petter: Former Chairman of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, National Learning Disabilities Mortality Review Programme, National Learning Disability Mortality Review Programme, NHS England South, NHS Governance and Accountability, Norfolk and Suffolk Mental Health Trust, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Oxfordshire, Parity of Esteem, People With Learning Disabilities, Prejudice, Premature Mortality, Professor Sir Mike Richards: Former Chief Inspector of Hospitals (CQC), Protecting Vulnerable People, Quality Improvement, Reducing Health Inequalities, Reducing Premature Mortality, Right to Life: Under the European Convention of Human Rights, Serious Incidents Requiring Investigation (SIRIs), SIRI: Serious Incident Requiring Investigation, Slade House (Oxford), Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities, Transforming Care for People with Learning Disabilities Programme, Transparency, Transparency and Public Trust, Transparent Learning Culture, Unexpected Deaths in Hospital, Unexpected Deaths in Mental Health Trusts, Vulnerable Groups, Vulnerable Older People
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