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Tag Archives: Participation of Older People
Volunteers’ Week 2016 (NHS England / NCVO / BBC News / NHS Choices / Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)
Summary Professor Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, discusses Volunteers’ Week 2016, June 1st – 12th 2016. Full Text Link Reference Chief Nursing Officer pays tribute to nation’s health volunteers. London: NHS England, June 2nd 2016. Probably of related-interest: … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, In the News, Mental Health, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS; 7–50), Administrative Data Research Centre Scotland (Edinburgh), BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Care Homes Vanguard in Wakefield, Caring and Compassion, Centre for Research on Environment Society and Health at the University of Glasgow, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Chief Nursing Officer for England (CNO), Citizen Participation, Community and Voluntary Sector, Connection to Others, Department Public Health: University of Glasgow, Developmental Youth Programmes, Disability Action Alliance's Volunteer Charter, Feeling Appreciated in Volunteering, Gardening and Volunteering (New Wonder Drugs?), Girl Guides, Girlguiding Organisation, Guide and Scout Participation, Health Volunteering, Hospital Volunteering: In 21st Century, Informal Workforce, Investing in Volunteers, Investing in Volunteers (IiV), Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, Knitted Knockers, Knitted Knockers UK, Limits of the State, Local Authorities, Local Communities and Voluntary Groups, Local Partnerships, Managing and Supporting Volunteers, National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), NHS Volunteers, NHS Workforce, Participation, Participation of Older People, Partners in Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Royal Voluntary Service, Scout Association, Scouting and Guiding Movements, Scouting Principles: Being Mindful of the World, Scouting Principles: Connecting With Others, Scouting Principles: Helping Others, Scouting Principles: Lifelong Learning, Scouts, Self-Confidence, Sir Robert Baden-Powell (Scouts Founder), Social Care Volunteers, Social Vocational and Cognitive Competence, Supporting Integrated Care, University of Edinburgh's School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh: Administrative Data Research Centre Scotland, University of Edinburgh: Institute of Geography, Value of Volunteering, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector Provision, Volunteer Management, Volunteering, Volunteering in Health and Care, Volunteering in Hospitals, Volunteers, Volunteers: Part of Care Team, Volunteers’ Week (2016), Wakefield Care Homes Vanguard Project, Workforce, Workforce and Skill Mix, Workforce Diversity
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Patient Participation Awareness Week (NAPP / NHS Citizen / NHS England)
Summary The National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP)’s Patient Participation Awareness Week, also known as the PPG Awareness Week, is June 1st – 6th 2015. There is a NAPP resource pack available. “Patients and carers are the smoke alarms for … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Citizenship: Involvement and Participation, Culture Change, Culture Change and Citizenship, Darlington: NHS Citizen Development Site, Dorset: NHS Citizen Development Site, Dr Phil Hammond, Durham: NHS Citizen Development Site, Engagement, Involve, Involvement and Participation, Local NHS Citizen Development Sites, NAPP (National Association for Patient Participation), National Association for Patient Participation, National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP), NHS Citizen Assembly, NHS Citizen Build, NHS Citizen Design, NHS Citizen Development Sites, NHS Citizen Project, NHS Citizen Project Team, NHS Constitution, Olivia Butterworth: NHS England Public Voice, Participation, Participation of Older People, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Patient Participation Awareness Week (2015), Patient Participation Awareness Week (NAPP), Patient Participation Groups, Patient Participation Groups (PPGs), Patient Safety, PPG Awareness Week (2015), Public-i, Putting Patients First, Service User Involvement, Sturminster Newton Medical Centre, Tavistock Institute, Telford and Wrekin: NHS Citizen Development Site, The Democratic Society, Tim Kelsey: NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, User Involvement, User Participation, West Midlands: NHS Citizen Development Site
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Voluntary Groups: Funding to Help Vulnerable Patients (NHS England)
Summary NHS England has announced which voluntary sector organisations which will share £2m to provide extra help for vulnerable people most at risk over the winter. These groups include Age UK, the British Red Cross and the Royal Voluntary Service. They … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Nuffield Trust, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Admission Avoidance, Ageing in the Community, Ageing Population, Alignment of Services Across Health and Social Care Sectors, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Association of Directors of Social Services, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, British Red Cross, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in Local Communities, Citizen Participation, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Discharge Support, East Midlands, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Emergency Services, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Home from Hospital Services, Hospital Discharge, Hospital to Home (Hospital2Home), Integration of Health and Social Care, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Local Partnerships, Maintaining Independence, Monitor, National Tripartite, NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA), Participation, Participation of Older People, Partners in Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Population Winter Pressures, Post-Discharge Support, Preparations for Winter, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Regaining Independence, Royal Voluntary Service, Royal Voluntary Service (Formerly the WRVS), Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary and Private Providers, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships, Volunteering, Volunteers, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Winter Preparedness, Winter Pressures
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Patient Participation Awareness Week (NAPP)
Summary The National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP) has declared June 1st to 7th 2014 as the Patient Participation Awareness Week. The purpose of NAPP’s awareness campaign is to promote the role and benefits of Patient Participation Groups (PPGs), for … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Engagement, Involvement and Participation, NAPP (National Association for Patient Participation), National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP), Participation, Participation of Older People, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Patient Participation, Patient Participation Awareness Week (NAPP), Patient Participation Groups (PPGs), Patient Safety, Put Patients First: Back General Practice’ Campaign (RCGP), Putting Patients First, Service User Involvement, User Involvement, User Participation
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Volunteering in Health and Care (King’s Fund)
Summary This King’s Fund report examines the role(s) and value of volunteers in health and social care. Volunteers can play important roles in improving patient experience, minimising health inequalities and forging better relationships between services and communities. This report offers … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age UK Cheshire, Boundaries of Volunteering, Care Network Cambridgeshire (CNC), Church of England, Church Social Action, Church-Based Social Ventures, Citizen Participation, Community Health Champions, Dementia Friends, Failings of the Market, Financial Pressures, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health Inequalities, Health Volunteering, Holistic Model of Church Social Action, Innovative Forms of Volunteering, Ipswich Town Pastors, King`s College Hospital, Limits of the State, Local Authorities, Local Partnerships, Localism, Managing and Supporting Volunteers, Micro-Volunteering, New Settlement, NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHS Reform, NHS Volunteers, Participation, Participation of Older People, Partners in Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient Experience, Peer-Led Services, Private Sector Provision, Public Health, Public Health Reform, Relationships With Paid Staff, ResPublica Trust, Resurgo Social Ventures, Role of the Church in English Society, Social Action Unit, Social Care Reform, Social Care Volunteers, Social Co-Operatives, Supporting Integrated Care, Time-Banking, Universalism, Value of Volunteering, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector Provision, Volunteer Co-ordinators, Volunteering, Volunteering in Health and Care, Volunteering in Hospitals, Volunteers, Volunteers: Part of Care Team, Vulnerable Adults, Widening Participation, Workforce
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Together For Older People: WRVS Re-Launched as Royal Voluntary Service
Summary Research indicated that the name WRVS (which stood for Women’s Royal Voluntary Service) did not reflect what this charity does, and was a potential barrier to new people understanding and being inspired by their work. “To mark our 75th anniversary, WRVS have relaunched as Royal … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Citizen Participation, Local Partnerships, Participation, Participation of Older People, Partners in Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Royal Voluntary Service, Royal Voluntary Service (Formerly the WRVS), Royal Voluntary Service: 75th Anniversary (2013), Royal Voluntary Service: Local Offices, Together For Older People: Royal Voluntary Service, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Volunteering, Volunteers, Widening Participation, Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS), Women’s Voluntary Services for Air Raid Precautions (Formed 1938), WRVS Re-Launched as Royal Voluntary Service
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Human Rights: Guidance for Commissioners of Home Care (Equality and Human Rights Commission)
Summary This guide has been created to assist local authority elected members and staff, involved in the commissioning and procurement of home care, to understand the obligations upon them under the Human Rights Act 1998. The main section headings cover: … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Absolute Rights, Accountability, Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights, Autonomy and Choice, Citizen Participation, Commissioners of Home Care, Commissioning Home Care, Dignity in Care Champions, ECHR, ECHR: European Convention on Human Rights, Elderly Human Rights, Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS), Equality and Human Rights Commission, European Convention on Human Rights, FREDA Principles, Home Care, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Human Rights, Human Rights Act (UK Parliament 1998), Human Rights Culture, Local Accountability, Mental Wellbeing, Participation, Participation and Respect, Participation of Older People, Perspective of Service User, Physical Wellbeing, Psychological and Emotional Wellbeing, Psychological Wellbeing, Public Function Test, Qualified Rights, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Older People, Self-Determination, Service User Experience, Service User Involvement, Service Users, Shared Values, Subjective Wellbeing, User Participation, Wellbeing
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Code of Conduct and National Minimum Training Standards for Healthcare Support Workers (Skills for Health and Skills for Care)
Summary Skills for Health and Skills for Care were sponsored by the Department of Health in 2011 to develop a Code of Conduct and a set of National Minimum Training Standards for healthcare support workers. Read more: Code of Conduct and … Continue reading →