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Accessible Information Standard (NHS England)

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s “Accessible Information Standard” has been designed to ensure people with a disability, sensory impairment or sensory loss receive information in a format they can easily read or understand. Support will also be provided to ensure such patients … Continue reading →

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Updated NHS Constitution for England (Department of Health)

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS Constitution defines the rights of patients, public and staff, by clarifying NHS commitments and outlining the mutual obligations between the public, patients and staff. The NHS Constitution and the Handbook to the NHS Constitution have been updated … Continue reading →

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Towards Harm-Free Care: Modifiable Hospitalisation Risk Factors (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society / HSCIC / BBC News / National Health Executive / NHS England)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent study in the USA found 41% of patients over the age of 70 years who were hospitalised with acute conditions were discharged with lower levels of function compared with when they were admitted to hospital. A number … Continue reading →

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More on the NHS Culture of Openness: Lessons From Two Francis Inquiries (Department of Health)

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Government has published a report explaining progress in the NHS since the Francis Inquiry report (February 2013) . It supports the full adoption, in principle, of Freedom to Speak Up review recommendations to protect whistleblowers who raise legitimate … Continue reading →

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Watershed Changes in NHS Culture Since February 2013 (Department of Health)

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

Summary February 6th 2015 marked the second anniversary of publication of Sir Robert Francis’s Inquiry into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. Full Text Link Reference Francis two years on: What’s changed in the NHS? London: Department of Health, February 9th … Continue reading →

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First NHS England Annual Review: 2013-2014 (NHS England)

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The first NHS England “Annual review 2013-14: a year of putting patients” outlines highlights of this organisation’s activities and impact on the NHS. Full Text Link Reference NHS England publishes Annual Review. London: NHS England, September 16th 2014. “Without … Continue reading →

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More on Barriers to Effective Whistleblowing (BBC News / Patients First / Health Select Committee)

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Whistleblowers who “speak out” about their concerns concerning care standards in the health service may still face obstacles, problems and intimidation, despite recent progress in the creation of a more open and transparent NHS culture. Patients First has submitted … Continue reading →

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Fit and Proper Persons Test Regulations / Statutory Duty of Candour / Fundamental Standards (Department of Health)

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Directors of NHS providers will have to meet a fit and proper person test from October 2014, subject to parliamentary approval. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) can insist on the removal of directors who fail this test. Statutory Duty … Continue reading →

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Reducing Poor Language Skills Among Care Workers (BBC News)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A government advisor has recommended that recruitment agencies should ensure care workers can speak English to a minimum acceptable standard before placing them in the homes of vulnerable people. Similar restrictions would presumably apply to the recruitment and selection … Continue reading →

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Certificate of Fundamental Care for Health Care Assistants (BBC News)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The BBC has revealed that new care workers will be required to attain a training certificate within 12 weeks of starting their first job. This follows recommendations made in the independent Cavendish report, which reviewed inconsistencies in training throughout … Continue reading →

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