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Tag Archives: Pain Management
Questions Raised About Prescribing Painkillers for Dementia Patients (BBC Radio Four / BBC News)
Summary An investigation into the role of big pharma in the international opioid crisis, from BBC Radio 4, touches upon questions about the ethics and suitability of pain management embedded semi-routinely in care for persons with dementia: Full Audio Link … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Addressing Problematic Opioid Use in OECD Countries (OECD 2019), Analgesic Misuse, Analgesic Treatments for People With Dementia, Availability of Opioid Painkillers, Avoidable Harm, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio Four, BBC Radio Four File on 4, BBC Radio Four’s “File on Four” Programme, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Big Pharma, Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine: University of Bergen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care: University of Bergen, Department of Health and Care (Bergen Norway), Department of Psychiatry: Harvard Medical School, Deprescribing, Distressed Behaviour, Ethical Dilemmas, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Evidence Uncertainties, Expert Opinion on Drug Safety (Journal), Fentanyl, Harvard Medical School, Impact of Opioids, McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), McLean Institute for Technology in Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Services: McLean Hospital (Belmont USA), Medicines Optimisation Group: University of East Anglia, Morphine, NIHR CLAHRC East, NIHR CLAHRC Eastern, Norway, Office for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Opioid Addiction, Opioid Analgesics Dependency, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Deprescribing, Opioids, Optimising Prescribing and Deprescribing in Older Adults With Dementia, Over-Medication, Over-Prescribing, Pain Control and Dementia in the Acute Hospital, Pain Management, Pain Prevalence, Pain Relief, Painkillers, Painkillers Don’t Exist (Public Awareness Campaign), Patient Harm, Psychological and Behavioural Distress, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Strong Opioids: First-Line Maintenance, Strong Opioids: First-Line Oral Opioids, Strong Opioids: First-Line Transdermal Patches, Tackling Over-Medication, Tramadol, Treatment of Pain to Reduce Behavioural Disturbances, University of Bergen, University of East Anglia, University of East Anglia Medicines Optimisation Group, University of Exeter Medical School, Untreated Pain, USA, USA Opioid Epidemic
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A Hospice-Based Dementia Service (JGCR / BBC News)
Summary Regarding a hospice-based service for people with dementia. “Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne established a specialist nurse-led service for people with dementia in 2012. We report here its development and experience over a five-year period”. Full Text Link Reference … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Admiral Nurses, Assessment of Pain in Elderly Patients With Severe Dementia, BBC Health News, Cultural Competence, Cultural Competency, Culturally Competent End-of-Life Care, Culturally Competent Hospice Care, Hospice Care, Hospice Movement, Hospice-Based Dementia Services, Hospice-Based Services for People With Dementia, Hospices, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Agitation / Aggression Scale, Old Age Mental Health Services, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People’s Mental Health Services, Pain and Disruptive Behaviour, Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD), Pain Management, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospices, Palliative Care in the UK, Personal Social Services Unit: University of Manchester, Place of Death, Preferred Place of Death, Specialist Dementia Nurses, St Christopher’s Hospice, Tameside, University of Manchester, Willow Wood Hospice (Ashton under Lyne)
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UK Pain Prevalence Rates (BBC News / BMJ Open)
Summary A meta-analysis of 19 studies published in BMJ Open suggests that approximately 28 million (43%) people in the UK may be living with chronic pain from conditions such as arthritis; this is almost triple the number expected previously. This … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Pain, Quick Insights, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing in the UK, Ageing Population, Arthritis Research UK, Barts Health NHS Trust, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Pain Society, Chronic Neuropathic Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Epidemiology, Chronic Pain Prevalence By Age, Chronic Pain Prevalence By Geographical Region, Chronic Widespread Pain, Chronic Widespread Pain: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Criteria, Department of Surgery and Cancer: Imperial College London, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in Community, Fibromyalgia, Gender Differences in Chronic Pain, Impact of Chronic Pain, Imperial College London, Institute of Applied Health Sciences: University of Aberdeen, Institute of Global Health Innovation: Imperial College London, Julian Worricker: BBC TV News and Radio Presenter, Keele University, Musculoskeletal Research Collaboration (Epidemiology Group), Neuropathic Pain, Pain and Anaesthesia Research Centre: Barts Health NHS Trust, Pain Management, Pain Prevalence Rates, Pain Statistics: By Age and Gender, Prevalence of Chronic Pain, Prevalence of Chronic Pain in UK, Prevalence of Fibromyalgia in General Population, Prevalence of Moderate-Severely Disabling Chronic Pain, Prevalence of Pain, Primary Care Centre: Keele University, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, UK Pain Prevalence Rates, University of Aberdeen, University of Keele
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Dignity in Care: SCIE Videos on Caring With Dignity (SCIE)
Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced three new videos about dignity in care, making eight in total. There are said to be eight main factors which contribute to the provision of dignity with care. Choice and … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Activity and Social Centre: Practical Assistance, Barriers: Poor Pain Management, Befriending Service: Practical Assistance, Care and Compassion, Care of Laundry, Casserole Club, Choice and Control, Cinnamon Trust: Practical Assistance, Communication, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dehydration, Delivering Dignity, Digging Deep: Practical Assistance, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity and Wellbeing, Dignity Factors, Dignity in Care, Dignity in Dementia, Dignity on the Ward, Eating and Nutritional Care, Emotional and Social Isolation, Essence of Care Benchmarking Tool, FutureGov’s Casserole Club, Good Nutritional Care, Handy Help: Practical Assistance, Help at Home: Practical Assistance, Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Hygiene and Cleanliness, Hygiene Standards, Keeping in Touch: Practical Assistance, Leadership for Compassionate Care, Loneliness and Social Isolation, NHS Essence of Care, Nutritional Assessments, Nutritional Care, Nutritional Screening, Nutritional Support, Pain, Pain and Disruptive Behaviour, Pain Assessment in Patients with Impaired Cognition, Pain Management, Personal Hygiene, Practical Assistance, Preventing Isolation, Primary Night Care: Practical Assistance, Privacy, Privacy and Dignity, Privacy Rights, Promoting Dignity in Dementia, Reiki Treatment, RISE: Practical Assistance, Safe and Compassionate Care, SCIE’s Dignity Factors, SCIE’s Dignity Factors: Choice and Control, SCIE’s Dignity Factors: Communication, SCIE’s Dignity Factors: Eating and Nutritional Care, SCIE’s Dignity Factors: Pain Management, SCIE’s Dignity Factors: Personal Hygiene, SCIE’s Dignity Factors: Practical Assistance, SCIE’s Dignity Factors: Privacy, SCIE’s Dignity Factors: Social Inclusion, SMILE: Practical Assistance, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Sole Mates: Practical Assistance, St Cuthbert’s Hospice, Supermarkets and Retail Stores: Practical Assistance, Value of Volunteering, Voluntary Care Services, Welcome Home: Practical Assistance, Wren Hall Care Home
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Dying Matters Awareness Week 2015: Plus Related Information and Developments (Dying Matters Coalition / BBC News / PHSO / Nursing Times)
Summary The “Dying Matters Awareness Week”, this year having the theme “Talk, Plan, Live”, occurs between May 18th – 24th 2015. The aim is to support more open discussion about dying, death and bereavement. Making end of life wishes known, … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, 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, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged BBC Health News, Canterbury Christ Church University, Comfort and Pain Management, Dame Julie Mellor: Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman Service, Dying Matters, Dying Matters Awareness Week, Dying Matters Awareness Week (2015), Dying Matters Awareness Week: Talk Plan Live (2015 Theme), Dying Matters Coalition, Dying Without Dignity (PHSO), East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust, End-of-Life Care at Home, End-of-Life Care Delivered At Home, End-of-Life Care in Acute Hospitals, End-of-Life Care Pathways, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Access to Palliative Care, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inappropriate Interventions, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inconsistency in Care Standards in Hospitals, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Continuity of Care, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Support for Carers, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Poor Pain Management, Good Death in Acute Hospitals, Lynda Thomas: Macmillan Cancer Support, Macmillan Cancer Support, Nursing Times, Pain Management, Pain Management in Older People with Dementia, Palliative and End-of-Life Care at Home, Palliative and End-of-Life Care in Hospitals, Palliative Care, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Preferred Place of Death, Professor Sir Mike Richards: Former Chief Inspector of Hospitals (CQC), Responsibility for End-of-Life Care in Care Homes, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Time to Care
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Inequalities in Access to Palliative Care in the UK (BBC News / LSE / Marie Curie Cancer Care / International Journal of Palliative Nursing)
Summary Research by the London School of Economics on behalf of Marie Curie Cancer Care suggests that over 100,000 people a year who could benefit from palliative care fail to receive it. Patients sometimes lack suitable pain relief and respite, … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, 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, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Access to Palliative Care, Ageing Population, Awareness, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Barriers: Access to Funding, Barriers: Access to Hospice Care, Barriers: Access to Palliative Care, Barriers: Discrimination, Barriers: Failure to Identify Dementia as a Cause of Death, Barriers: Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, BBC Health News, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), Dementia as Cause of Death, End of Life in Dementia-Satisfaction With Care Scale (EOLD-SWC), End-of-Life Care at Home, End-of-Life Care Pathways, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Access to Palliative Care, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Discrimination, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inappropriate Interventions, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Recognition of Dementia as a Terminal Condition, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Support for Carers, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Poor Pain Management, End-of-Life Nursing Services, End-of-Life Transitions, EOLD-Comfort Assessment in Dying Scale (EOLD-CAD), Equality & Health Inequalities, Equity in the Provision of Palliative Care in the UK, Ethnic Inequalities, Health Inequalities, Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, Inappropriate Interventions, Inequalities of Health Care, Ireland, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Marie Curie Cancer Care, Marie Curie Nursing Service (MCNS), Marie Curie Nursing Services, National Survey of Bereaved People in England (2013), National University of Ireland, Our Lady’s Hospice (Ireland), Pain Management, Palliative and End of Life Care for Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups in UK, Palliative Care, Palliative Care in Dementia (and Dementia Severity), Palliative Care in the UK, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), Place of Death, Preferred Place of Death, PSSRU at London School of Economics and Political Science, PSSRU: Personal Social Services Research Unit (LSE), Recognition of Dementia as a Terminal Condition, Reducing Health Inequalities, School of Nursing and Midwifery: University of Ireland, School of Nursing Midwifery and Health Systems: University College Dublin, Specialist Palliative Care, Specialist Palliative Care Teams, Sue Ryder, Supportive and Palliative Care, UK Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, University College Dublin, University of Ireland, VOICES Survey
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Pain in Impaired Cognition: EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action)
Summary The European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST) offers an inter-governmental framework which sponsors and promotes collaboration between researchers in Europe. One component of this work is the EU-COST initiative entitled “Pain in impaired cognition, … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Pain, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK
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Tagged Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA): University of Amsterdam, Assessment of Pain in Elderly Patients With Severe Dementia, Back Pain, Barriers: Poor Pain Management, BMC Neurology, British Medical Bulletin, Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine: University of Bergen, Chronic Pain, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Collaboration, Collaborative Communication, Collaborative Projects, Collaborative Research, Collaborative Working, COST Action TD1005: Pain Assessment in Patients with Impaired Cognition Especially Dementia, COST TD1005 Action Work Group 1: Psychometrics and Algesimetry (WG1), COST TD1005 Action Work Group 2: Nursing and Care (WG2), COST TD1005 Action Work Group 3: Clinical Evaluation and Epidemiology (WG 3), COST TD1005 Action Work Group 4: Experimental Evaluation (WG 4), COST TD1005 Action Work Group 5: Palliative Care (WG 5), Decoding Pain From Facial Display of Patients With Dementia, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care: University of Bergen, Department of Oral Function: University of Amsterdam, Department of Public Health and Primary Care Medicine: Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Public Health and Primary Care: Leiden University Medical Center, EU COST Program for COST Action TD1005, EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action) Work Group 1 (WG 1): Psychometrics and Algesimetry, EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action) Work Group 2 (WG 2): Nursing and Care, EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action) Work Group 3 (WG 3): Clinical Evaluation and Epidemiology, EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action) Work Group 4 (WG 4): Experimental Evaluation, EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action) Work Group 5 (WG 5): Palliative Care, European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST), Germany, Gerodontology, Headache, International Collaborations, Joint and Back Pain, Kings College London, Leiden University Medical Center, London, MOBID Pain Scale, Mobilization-Observation-Behaviour-Intensity-Dementia (MOBID) Pain Scale, Netherlands, Non-Profit Collaborations, Norway, Norway Stavanger University Hospital, Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg, Pain Agitation and Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia in General Hospital Wards, Pain and Disruptive Behaviour, Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition, Pain Assessment in Impaired Cognition (PAIC) Meta-Tool, Pain Assessment in Patients with Impaired Cognition Especially Dementia (COST Action TD1005), Pain Assessment Tools, Pain Control, Pain in Impaired Cognition: EU COST Programme (COST TD1005 Action), Pain Management, Pain Management in Older People with Dementia, Pain Medicine, Pain Prevalence, Pain-Indicative Behaviours, Physiological Psychology: Otto-Friedrich University Bamberg, Research Institute MOVE Amsterdam, Stavanger University Hospital, Toothache, Treatment of Pain to Reduce Behavioural Disturbances, Underlying Causes of BPSD, University of Amsterdam, University of Bamberg (Germany), University of Bergen, Untreated Pain, VU University Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases: King’s College London
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Behaviour and Pain in People With Dementia Admitted to Acute Hospitals (Alzheimer’s Society / BMC Geriatrics / PAIN® / QMM)
Summary Research into pain in 230 people with dementia at two hospitals, conducted by University College London, indicates that the occurrence of pain experienced in hospitals may be significantly under-reported. This observational study found around two-thirds (57%) of people with … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abbey Pain Scale, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Aggression, Agitation, Alzheimer's Society Quality Research Monitors, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Anxiety, Australia, Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care Accreditation Standard, Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust Liaison Team, Barriers: Poor Pain Management, Behave-AD (Behaviour in Alzheimer's Disease), Behaviour and Pain in Dementia Study (BePAID), Behaviour and Pain in People With Dementia in Hospitals, Behaviour Assessment Management Service: Northern Sydney Local Health District, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia on Hospital Wards, BMC Geriatrics, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care and Compassion, Care in General Hospitals, Clinical Interventions in Aging, CMAI (Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory), Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Settings, Comfort and Pain Management, Communication, Compassion, Compassion and Care, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Compassionate Care in Acute Hospital Settings, Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), COST: European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research, Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (Australia), Dementia Care Bundle, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, EU COST Program for COST Action TD1005, FACES Pain Scale, Functional Assessment Staging Scale (FAST), General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Health Services for Older People at the Royal Free NHS Trust, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, London, Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department: University College London, North Middlesex University Hospital, North Middlesex University Trust, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Pain, Pain Agitation and Behavioural Problems in People With Dementia in General Hospital Wards, Pain and Disruptive Behaviour, Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale (PAINAD), Pain Assessment in Patients with Impaired Cognition, Pain Assessment Tools, Pain Control, Pain Management, Pain Management for People With Severe Dementia in Care Homes, Pain Prevalence, PAINAD (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia), QMM: the Student Magazine of the University of Birmingham College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Specialist Mental Health Services for Older People Mental Health Drug and Alcohol: Northern Sydney Local Health District, Treatment of Pain to Reduce Behavioural Disturbances, Underlying Causes of BPSD, University College London, University of NSW, University of Sydney, Untreated Pain
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End-of-Life Care: Under-Recognition of People With Dementia? (BBC News / Marie Curie Cancer Care)
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 →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, 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, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Funding, Access to Palliative Care, Advance Care Planning, Ageing Population, Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Barriers: Access to Funding, Barriers: Access to Hospice Care, Barriers: Access to Palliative Care, Barriers: Discrimination, Barriers: Failure to Adapt Practice to Reflect the Different Nature of Dementia, Barriers: Failure to Identify Dementia as a Cause of Death, Barriers: Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, Barriers: Inappropriate Interventions, Barriers: Inconsistency in Care Standards in Hospitals, Barriers: Ineffective Advance Care Planning, Barriers: Lack of Continuity of Care, Barriers: Lack of Recognition of Dementia as a Terminal Condition, Barriers: Lack of Support for Carers, Barriers: Lack of Timely and Appropriate Diagnosis, Barriers: Poor Pain Management, BBC Health News, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), Care Standards in Hospitals, Carer Support, Cause of Death, Continuing Care, Continuity of Care, Decision Support Tools, Dementia as Cause of Death, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Severity, Discrimination, Dying Matters, Dying Matters Coalition, End Stage Dementia, End-of-Life Care Pathways, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Access to Funding, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Access to Hospice Care, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Access to Palliative Care, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Discrimination, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Failure to Adapt Practice to Reflect the Different Nature of Dementia, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Failure to Identify Dementia as a Cause of Death, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inappropriate Interventions, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Inconsistency in Care Standards in Hospitals, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Ineffective Advance Care Planning, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Continuity of Care, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Recognition of Dementia as a Terminal Condition, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Support for Carers, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Lack of Timely and Appropriate Diagnosis, End-of-Life Dementia Care Barriers: Poor Pain Management, End-of-Life Nursing Services, End-of-Life Transitions, European Association for Palliative Care’s White Paper, Funding of Continuing Care, Hospice Care, Inappropriate Hospital Admissions, Inappropriate Interventions, Kings College London, Local Dementia Prevalence, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Marie Curie’s and Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Report, My Life Until the End: Dying Well With Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society), National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), National Care of the Dying Audit for Hospitals, National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC), National Dementia Prevalence, NHS Continuing Care, Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD), Pain Management, PAINAD (Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia) Tool, Palliative and End of Life Care for Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups in UK, Palliative Care, Palliative Care in Dementia (and Dementia Severity), Recognition of Dementia as a Terminal Condition, Recorded Dementia Prevalence, Stigma, Support for Carers, Terminal Illness, Terminal Trajectories Typical of Cancer and Dementia (adapted from (Sachs [et al] 2004), Timely Diagnosis, UK Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities
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Cracks in the Dementia Care Pathway (CQC)
Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspected care of people with dementia in 129 care homes and 20 hospitals across England during 2013 and 2014, in their thematic review of the care people living with dementia. There are examples of excellent … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Falls, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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