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NHS Operational Productivity: GIRFT Meets Mental Health and Community Health Services (Lord Carter / DHSC)

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Lord Carter’s latest report in the NHS Operational Productivity series shifts the attention to unwarranted variations in mental health and community health services. Potential savings of around £1 billion in efficiencies could be made by 2020/21, allegedly, if the … Continue reading →

Non-Pharmacological Community-Based Interventions for Persons With Dementia: Deciding What Works and What Does Not (Trials)

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Work is underway in developing a standardised Core Outcome Set (COS) for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological health and social care interventions for people living with dementia at home. “ …this study will move closer to providing researchers … Continue reading →

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Development of Standardised Intervention Outcome Measures for Dementia Prevention (PLoS One / HTA)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The following articles present work towards establishing a consensus on the most suitable outcomes to be measured when assessing “disease modification” (or the lack of it) in response to interventions intended to delay or prevent the progress of dementia. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK | Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials, and Health Psychology: University College London, Assessment of Quality of Life, Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing: Aston University, Aston University, Bangor University, Biological Markers, Biomarkers, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Cardiff University, Centre for Dementia Studies: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Centre for Public Health: Queen's University Belfast, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care: University of Hertfordshire, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials, Dementia Quality of Life (DEMQOL), Dementia Quality of Life Measure, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: Technische Universität München, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Disability Assessment for Dementia-DAD, Disease Modification, Disease Modification Trials, Disease-Modifying Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences: University College London, Drug Trials Failure Rate, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Faculty of Medicine: Imperial College London, Germany, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, Health Technology Assessment Study, Health Technology Assessments, Imperial College London, Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health: University of Manchester, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement, Kings College London, Leeds Beckett University, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Measurement of Successes and Failures of Dementia Treatments, Measuring the Impact of Interventions to Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research: Health Technology Assessment Programme, Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Agitation / Aggression Scale, Neuropsychiatric Inventory Agitation / Aggression Domain (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Dementia, Neuroscience Research Centre - St. George's: University of London, Newcastle University, NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, NIHR HTA: Health Technology Assessment Programme, North Thames CLAHRC, Norwich Medical School: University of East Anglia, Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford, Opportunities for Standardisation, Outcome Measures for Disease-Modifying Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia, Outcome Validation, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), PenCLAHRC: University of Exeter Medical School, Personal Social Services Research Unit: University of Manchester, Potential Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, Queen's University Belfast, Research Department of Clinical Educational, Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE): University of Bath, ScHARR: University of Sheffield, School of Clinical Sciences: University of Bristol, School of Health and Community Studies: Leeds Beckett University, School of Healthcare Sciences: Cardiff University, School of Medicine: University of Southampton, School of Psychology: University of Exeter, School of Public Health: Imperial College London, sMRI (Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging), Standardisation, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Technische Universität München, United Kingdom, University College London, University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Hertfordshire, University of Hull, University of London, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of Warwick, Warwick Clinical Trials Research Unit: University of Warwick, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases: King’s College London | Leave a comment

Lord Carter’s Report on NHS Efficiency Savings (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Proposed efficiency savings could help the NHS save £5 billion per year by 2020, according to the Labour peer Lord Carter’s report. Full Text Link Reference Hospital bed-blocking ‘costs’ NHS England £900m a year. London: BBC Health News, February … Continue reading →

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Lord Carter’s Proposed Plans for NHS Efficiency Savings (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary In his latest report on the potential of good leadership for providing NHS cost savings, high-quality patient care and more efficient use of resources, Lord Patrick Carter has released further plans as to how hospitals might collectively save up … Continue reading →

How to Save the NHS Billions… Without Rocket Science (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Lord Carter Review, which looks into better procurement, better hiring and management of staff and better use of medicines, implies that the NHS might save around £5 billion per year. It is suggested that much waste of NHS … Continue reading →

Knowledge for Healthcare: HEE’s Development Framework for Library and Knowledge Services (Health Education England)

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Health Education England (HEE) is responsible for planning investment in healthcare Library and Knowledge Services (LKS) on behalf of the NHS in England. These services support education, lifelong learning, research and evidence based practice. HEE has released plans to … Continue reading →

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