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Tag Archives: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Our Invisible Addicts: Updated Edition (Royal College of Psychiatrists / BBC News / ONS / Wiley)
Summary The Royal College of Psychiatrists has published a second edition of the “Our Invisible Addicts” report, which presents updates to evidence concerning mental health aspects of alcohol and substance misuse in the “baby boomer” generation. It advises that substance … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries (OECD 2019), Ageing Population, Alcohol Drugs and Tobacco, Alcohol Misuse, Alcohol Misuse Services for Older People, Alcohol Neurotoxicity, Alcohol Services, Alcohol-Related Brain Damage, Alcohol-Related Dementia, Alcohol-Related Harm, Alcoholic Dementia, Analgesic Misuse, ARBD: Alcohol Related Brain Damage, Baby Boomers, Barriers to Identification of Substance Misuse in Older People, BBC Health News, Benzodiazepines, Building Bridges Breaking Barriers (CQC), Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Castle Craig Hospital, Clinical Guidelines on Drug Misuse and Dependence Update 2017: Independent Expert Working Group, Codeine, DAPA-PC: Drug Abuse Problem Assessment for Primary Care, Deaths Related to Drug Poisoning in England (ONS), Delirium, DWAW: Drink Wise Age Well, EMCDDA: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Epidemiology and Demography, Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry: Royal College of Psychiatrists, Fentanyl, GAP: Gerontology Alcohol Project, Geriatric Addiction Program (GAP), GET SMART: Geriatric Evaluation Team: Substance Misuse/Abuse Recognition and Treatment, GP Prescribing in England, Ibuprofen, International Overdose Awareness Day, JETS: Joint Emergency Teams, Joint Emergency Team (JET), KS: Korsakoff’s Syndrome, Later Life, Long-Term Ibuprofen Use, Men in Sheds, Mental Health and Illness, Model Alcohol Misuse Services for Older People, Morphine, NHS Digital, Office for National Statistics (ONS), Older Adults Support in Southwark (OASIS), Older People With Substance Misuse: Ethical and Legal Considerations, Older Persons’ Substance Misuse Working Group: Royal College of Psychiatrists, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Analgesics Dependency, Opioid Prescribing, Opioids, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), OST: Opiate Substitution Treatment, Our Invisible Addicts: (Royal College of Psychiatrists), Overdose Awareness Day, Physical Complications of Substance Misuse, Policy and Public Affairs Committee (PPAC): Royal College of Psychiatrists, Practice Level Prescribing in England (NHS Digital), Premature Ageing and Mortality, Prescribed Medicines Causing Dependence or Withdrawal, Prescription Drug Misuse, Prescription Drugs Dependency, Public Health, Public Health and Substance Misuse in Older People, Public Health Research Consortium, Reducing Alcohol-Related Harm, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych): Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists' Older People's Substance Misuse Working Group, Royal College of Psychiatrists' Report No.CR211, South Gloucestershire Opioid Analgesics Dependency Pilot Project, SSA: Society for the Study of Addiction, Substance Misuse, Substance Misuse and Suicide, Substance Misuse in Older People, Substance Use Disorder (SUD), SUD: Substance Use Disorder, Super-Strength Painkillers, Tobacco, Tobacco Consumption, Tobacco Use Cessation in Older Adults, Traditional Opioids for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (Untidy Unsatisfactory and Probably Unsuitable), Tramadol, UK Addiction Treatment, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Wiley
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UK “Health at a Glance 2017” Using OECD Indicators (BBC News / OECD)
Summary The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s Health at a Glance provides “the latest comparable data and trends on the performance of health systems in OECD countries”. Britain appears to be the “most obese nation” in Western Europe, … Continue reading →
Posted in Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Care, Access to Services, Access to Treatment, Alcohol Consumption, Cancer Survival, Cancer Survival Rates in England, Delayed Discharges, Epidemiology, European Community Health Indicators (ECHI), European Health, European Union (EU), Finance, Financial Context, Financial Issues, Financing of Health Care, Health Expenditure, Health: Financing, Hospital Discharge and Transfers, International Comparisons, International Health Care Comparisons, International Perspectives, Life Expectancy, Men vs. Women (Diseease Prevalence), Mortality, NHS Workforce, Obesity, OECD, OECD Health Policy Studies, OECD Indicators, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Overweight, Public Health, Smoking, Social Epidemiology
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More Spent on the NHS Than Previously Thought (BMJ / BBC News)
Summary Previous estimates concerning the proportion of UK GDP spent on the NHS were probably on the low side: Full Text Link (Note: This article requires a suitable Athens password, a journal subscription or payment for access). Reference Appleby, J. … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Health Foundation, In the News, International, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Perhaps No Such Thing as Healthy Obesity? (BBC News / NHS Choices / EurekAlert!)
Summary Analysis of UK GP records by researchers at the University of Birmingham indicates that otherwise “metabolically healthy” obese people do have a statistically higher chance of heart disease, stroke or mini stroke (transient ischaemic attack) and heart failure compared … Continue reading →
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Two Further Improvements: Dementia Services Seven Days a Week / Dementia Awareness for People Aged Over Forty (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary Two further aspects of the latest implementation plans for the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 were emphasised a week ago. Seven day NHS services are planned to benefit dementia patients, with more frequent patient assessments and better care … Continue reading →
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Latest Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 contained over 50 commitments towards making England the best place in the world for dementia care, research and societal dementia awareness by 2020. The Department of Health’s updated implementation plan specifies how … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Achieving Dementia Friendly Acute care, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Alzheimer’s Society Connecting Communities Project, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Better Care Fund, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), British Prime Minister's Office, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Burden of Dementia, Care and Compassion, Care at Home, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCGIAF), Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Challenge on Dementia 2020, Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan, Citizen Participation, Collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Collaborative Research, Collaborative Working, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Community Participation, Compassionate Care, Connecting Communities, Connecting Communities Initiative, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Cross-Sector Partnerships, David Cameron, DEEP2: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia 2020 Citizens’ Panel, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisor, Dementia Advisor Service, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Friendly Charters, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN), Dementia Profile Tool, Dementia Programme Board, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Institute, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia State of the Nation, Dementia UK, Dementia Voice, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Sectors, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementias Platform UK, Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health Dementia Challenge (2020), Dignity in Care, Dignity in Dementia, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, DPUK: Dementias Platform UK, Elderly Human Rights, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Burden of Dementia, Global Clinical Trials Fund (GCTF), Global Fund on Dementia, Global Leadership, Global Outlook, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving Care for People with Dementia, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Integration of Health and Care, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research Inventories, International Programmes, Involvement and Participation, Jane Ellison, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research: Recruitment Onto Dementia Studies, Joint Action on Dementia, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Local Dementia Action Alliances, Local Dementia Action Alliances in England, Local Government, Local Health and Care Economies, Local Health and Care Services, Local Health and Wellbeing Boards, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Maintaining Independence, NHS England CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, NHS England's Five Year Forward View (2014), NHS England’s Commitment to Carers, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Programme, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient and Public Participation, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Alistair Burns, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health England Dementia Intelligence Network, Public Participation in Research, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Stigma, Referrals, Research and Innovation, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Risk Management, Shared Delivery Plan for Health and Social Care, Support for Carers, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Tackling Barriers to Innovation, Tide Network, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, World Dementia Council, World Dementia Envoy, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Significant Changes at the World Dementia Council? (WDC)
Summary There has been reform within the World Dementia Council (WDC). The changes are intended to make this body “more representative” in global terms (if such were possible) and fully independent. The Council now includes a wider range of international … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Tagged Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Academia-Industry Partnerships, Academic Research, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Disease: Risk Factors, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Argentina, ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Assistive Technology, Associate Members (WDC), Awareness, Awareness Raising, Behavioural Risk Factors, Big Data, Big Data Partnership, Big Pharma, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Biopharmaceutical Companies, Biotechnology, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Charitable Funding, Clinical Trial Efficiencies, Collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Data Sharing, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Discovery Fund, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), Dementia Friends, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Research: UK Impact, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dennis Gillings: Former World Dementia Envoy, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health’s Integrated Development Initiative, Digital Technology, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Dr Yves Joanette: Scientific Director of Canadian Institute of Health Research (Institute of Aging), Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, Future Long-Term Care Costs, GAAD: Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia (GAAD), Global Outlook, Global Social Investment for Dementia, Government Research Funding, Hilary Doxford: World Dementia Council Member, Indonesia, Information Technology, Innovative Technology, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research Inventories, International Programmes, Interventions for Social Isolation and Loneliness in Men, Investment in Technology, Join Dementia Research, Leveraging Big Data, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Modifiable Risk Factors, National Institute of Ageing (NIA), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurological Research, Nigeria, Open Data and Big Data, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Philanthropic Funding, Pipeline Databases, Prevention, Prevention of Dementia, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Raj Long: Senior Regulatory Officer for Integrated Development in Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Raj Long: Vice Chair of World Dementia Council, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Stigma, Regulatory Agencies, Regulatory Experts, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Funding, Resource and Incentives, Restraint and Restrictions, Restraint in Health and Adult Social Care, Risk Factors, Risk Reduction, Risk Reduction (Formerly Termed Prevention by WDC), Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Social Isolation, Stigma, Taiwan, Treatment and Prevention of Dementia, US National Institute on Aging, WDC: World Dementia Council, World Dementia Council, World Health Organisation (WHO), Yves Joanette: Chair of World Dementia Council
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Government Commitment to the Global Action Against Dementia (WDC / Department of Health)
Summary The Department of Health has responded to Raj Long’s Finding a path for a cure for dementia: an independent report into an integrated approach to dementia drug development report, with a Strategy Report and an open letter. There is … Continue reading →
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Tagged $100m Dementia Discovery Fund, Academia-Industry Partnerships, Academic Research, Accelerated Access Review, AIFA: Italian Medicines Agency, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), ARUK: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Attrition Analysis, BfArM: Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Biopharmaceutical Companies, CEOi: Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Charitable Funding, Clinical Trial Efficiencies, Collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Commission Expert Group on Safe and Timely Access to Medicines for Patients (STAMP), Composite End Points, Continuity Plans (WDC and GAAD Agenda), Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS), Cross-Sector Partnerships, Danish Health and Medicines Authority, Data Sharing, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Discovery Fund, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), Dementia Integrated Development Initiative, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Research: UK Impact, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health’s Integrated Development Initiative, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, DKMA: Danish Health and Medicines Authority, EMA: European Medicines Agency, EU Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND), EU’s Neurodegenerative Disease Research Joint Programme (JPND), European Medicines Agency, European Medicines Agency (EMA), European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia Consortium (EPAD), First Global Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia, Foundation Plan Alzheimer’s, GAAD: Global Action Against Dementia, George Freeman MP: Former Life Sciences Minister, Gill Ayling: Deputy Director of Global Action Against Dementia (Department of Health), Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia (GAAD), Global Alzheimer’s Leadership Series (GoALS), Global Alzheimer’s Platform, Global CEO initiative (CEOi) on Alzheimer’s Disease, Global Leadership, Global Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (WHO), Global Observatory on Dementia (WHO), Global Outlook, Global Social Investment for Dementia, Government Research Funding, Integrated Development Advisory Group, International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Agencies, International Collaborations, International Dementia Advisory Platform (IDAP), International Dementia Research Inventories, International Pharmaceutical Regulatory Forum, International Programmes, Italian Medicines Agency, Jane Ellison MP: Parliamentary Under Secretary for Public Health, Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND), JPND: Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Medical Research Council (MRC), Modelling and Extrapolation, Multilateral Cooperation, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute of Ageing (NIA), Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurological Research, NeuroMap, New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS), Observatory on Dementia (WHO), OLS Accelerated Access Review, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Philanthropic Funding, Pipeline Databases, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Raj Long: Senior Regulatory Officer for Integrated Development in Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Regulatory Agencies, Regulatory Experts, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Funding, Resource and Incentives, Risk Benefit Balance, Swiss Medic, University of Newcastle, US National Institute on Aging, WDC: World Dementia Council, WHO Observatory on Dementia, WHO's Global Observatory on Dementia, World Dementia Council, World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Local Health Systems: Principles of Re-Design and Performance Measurement (LGA / King’s Fund / ADASS / SOLACE / CfPS / ADPH)
Summary The Local Government Association has issued a list of basic principles for planning service re-design. Local systems should aim to meet these fundamental requirements for improving services to achieve better health and wellbeing outcomes. Full Text Link Reference Shared … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access, Access to Healthcare, ADPH, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF), Aggregate Performance Ratings in the NHS, Aggregate Ratings, Alignment of Websites and Tools, Annual Health Check, ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH), Australia, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Better Care Better Value Indicators, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Groups, Canada, Canadian Institute for Health Information, Canadian Institute for Healthcare Information’s In Brief Summary of Health System Performance, Cancer Performance Indicators, CCG Assurance Framework, CCG Assurance Framework 2015/16: Domains and Components of Assurance, CCG Outcomes Indicator Set (COIS), CCG Spend on Mental Health as Proportion of Overall Spend, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Centre for Public Scrutiny (CfPS), CfPS: Centre for Public Scrutiny, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Transformation Plans, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning for Value Toolkit, Community Mental Health Services, CQC Provider Ratings, Dashboards, Delayed Transfer of Care to Social Care (DToC), Delayed Transfers of Care, Dementia Care Reviewed in Past 12 Months, Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Dementia Performance Indicators, Dementia Time to Referral to Memory Service, Dementia: Number of Patients / Carers With Care Plan, Diagnosis Rates, Dr Foster, Early Intervention in Psychosis, Effectiveness of Post-Diagnosis Dementia Care in Sustaining Independence and Improving Quality of Life, End-of-Life Care Performance Indicators, Grouping Performance Data by Domains of Performance and Population Groups, Health Improvement, Health Measures for Southern New South Wales (2011–12), Health Outcomes, Health Protection, HSCIC Indicator Portal, IHI Triple Aim, IHI: Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Illustrative List of Indicators Relevant to CCGs, Independent Cancer Taskforce, Indicator Sets, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), International Comparisons, International Frameworks, Key Performance Indicators, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities Performance Indicators, LGA: Local Government Association, Life Expectancy Gaps, Local Accountability, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Health System Performance, Local Health Systems, Local Solutions: Place-Based Approaches, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Managing Care of People With Long-Term Conditions, Measuring Patient Experience, Measuring Performance in Local Health Systems, Mental Health Care Plan Approach, Mental Health Conditions, Mental Health Performance Indicators, Mental Health Re-Admissions Within 30 Days of Discharge, Mental Health Waiting Times, Mental Health Waiting Times Targets, New Zealand, NHS Atlases of Variation, NHS Choices MyNHS., NHS Comparators, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England’s CCG Assurance Framework, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Performance Indicators, Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust, OECD Conceptual Framework for Health Care Quality Indicator Project, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Outcomes Framework Technical Advisory Group, Patient Experience, People With Dementia Prescribed Antipsychotic Medication, Performance Frameworks, Performance Indicators, Performance Measurement, Performance Measurement Frameworks, Perverse Incentives, PHOF: Public Health Outcomes Framework, Policy Priorities, Population Groups, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Premature Mortality, Prevention, Pros and Cons of Aggregate Ratings, Public Health Agenda, Public Health England Fingertips, Public Health Improvement, Public Health Outcomes Framework, Public Health Outcomes Framework (PHOF), Quality of Life, Quality of Life Promotion, Rates of Exclusions from CCG QoF Registers (Mental Health), Recognition of Mental Health Conditions, Reduced Requirement for Antipsychotic Medication, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Reducing Premature Mortality, Regional Comparisons of Health Care Quality and Efficiency, Risk Stratification, Safeguarding Adults, Slope Index of Inequality in Life Expectancy, Social Gradient in Life Expectancy, Social Inequality and Inequalities in Life Expectancy, Society of Local Authority Chief Executives (SOLACE), Star Ratings for Care Services, Sweden, Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, Technical Advisory Group, Unintended Consequences, United States, Working the System and Unintended Consequences, World Class Commissioning, Your Health System In Depth
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Challenges in Developing Disease-Modifying Treatments for Dementia (Department of Health)
Summary Raj Long, the Senior Regulatory Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, explores the problems in developing treatments for dementia. The independent “Finding a Path for the Cure for Dementia” report is a contribution to the G8 Dementia … Continue reading →
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