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Tag Archives: Pharmacist Involvement
Pharmacists’ Interventions to Promote Quality of Life and Healthy Ageing (PHE)
Summary Interventions which can be provided by pharmacy teams to help older people lead more independent lives and improve their health are listed, including those directed towards: Preventing falls. Dementia Physical inactivity. Social isolation. Malnutrition. Full Text Link Reference A … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alcohol, Alcohol or Substance Misuse, Blood Pressure and Atrial Fibrillation, Centre for Pharmacy Postgraduate Education (CPPE), Commissioning Community Pharmacy, Commissioning of Pharmacy Services, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacies: Promoting Health and Wellbeing. NICE Guideline [NG102] (NICE), Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Community Pharmacy Teams, Community Pharmacy: Interventions for Public Health, Community Pharmacy: Public Health Interventions, Contribution Community Pharmacy to Public Health, Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice: Seven Steps, Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practices, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Diet and Nutrition, Diet and Obesity, Dorset’s Nutritional Care Strategy for Adults, Eatwell Guide For Healthy Eating, Elderly Malnutrition, Falls and Musculoskeletal Health, Five Ways to Wellbeing Framework, Health and Quality of Life, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Ageing: Pharmacist Interventions for Quality of Life, Healthy Living Pharmacies (HLPs), Hypertension, Improving Public Mental Health, Improving Referral Pathways, Later Life, Local Medical Committees (LMCs), Local Pharmaceutical Committees (LPCs), Local Professional Networks (LPNs), Loneliness and Social Isolation, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Malnutrition, Malnutrition in Later Life, Malnutrition in the Community, MECC Plus, Menu of Interventions (MOIs) for Productive Healthy Ageing, NHS Health Check Programme, NHS Long Term Plan (2019), Oral Health, Pharmacies, Pharmacist Interventions for Quality of Life, Pharmacist Involvement, Pharmacy for Public Health, Pharmacy Teams in Different Settings, PHE: Public Health England, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Benefits, Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults, Physical Activity Recommendations, Physical Inactivity, Primary Care Network (PCN) Contract, Productive Healthy Ageing: Pharmacist Interventions for Quality of Life, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Public Mental Health, Quality of Life, Quality of Life For Older People, Reablement Services, Reducing Social Isolation, Seven Steps to Becoming a Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice, Social Connectedness, Social Isolation, Substance Misuse, Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation: Role of Pharmacists, Tobacco
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More on Self-Care, Patient Activation and NHS Sustainability (Health Foundation / BMJ Quality and Safety / Self Care Forum / NHS England / AMROC)
Summary A Health Foundation briefing explores the potential of increasing patient activation for better self-care in the management of long-term conditions (including asthma, diabetes and depression) and reducing avoidable hospital admissions. “ …patients who were most able to manage their … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 24-Hour Community-Based Services, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), Academy of Medical Royal Colleges: Please Write to Me Initiative, Accident and Emergency Admissions, Accountable Integrated Care Systems (AICS), Ageing Society, Asthma, Asthma Hospital Admissions, Asthma: Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Black Country STP, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BMJ Quality and Safety, Bridport Integrated Hub, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Matrons' Late Visiting Service, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Virtual Wards, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Frailty, Community-Based Support, Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care, Connecting Care+ (Wakefield), Data Analytics Team: Health Foundation, Data Analytics: Health Foundation, Debbie Newton: Director of Community Services at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Demand Management, Diabetes, Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS), Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Hugh Rayner: Please Write to Me Initiative (Academy of Medical Royal Colleges), Dr Phil Earnshaw: Chair at NHS Wakefield CCG, Dr Riaz Dharamshi: Bridport Integrated Hub, Economic Sustainability, Education and Awareness, Electronic Care Records, Email Not Letters, Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Department Utilisation and Patient Activation, Epidemiological Concepts, Epidemiology, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Good Practice in Managing Emergency Admissions, Health and Wellbeing, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT), Jo Webster: West Yorkshire and Harrogate Clinical Commissioning Group Lead, Kamila Hawthorne: Vice-Chair of Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Karen Kirkham: NHS England’s National Clinical Advisor for Primary Care, Late Visiting Service: Community Matrons, Leicester, Leicestershire Planned Care Policies Report, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Merran McRae: Chief Executive at Wakefield Council, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, National Self Care Week (2018), NHS and Social Care Hubs, NHS England Integrated Care Case Studies, NHS Wakefield CCG, Outpatient Clinics: Writing Letters to Patients, PAM: Patient Activation Measure, Patient Activation, Patient Activation Measure (PAM), Patient Autonomy, Patient Efficacy, Patient Engagement, Patient Experience, Patient Factors (Demand Side), Patient Involvement, Personal Integrated Care (PIC) - Electronic Care Record, Pharmacist Involvement, PIC Files: Personal Integrated Care (PIC) Files, Please Write to Me: Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Proactive Care Planning, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Public and Patient Involvement, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Ruth Williams: Clinical Directorate Lead at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Sandwell iCares Scheme, Self Care For Life, Self Care Forum, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2018), Self Care Week 2018 Resources, Self Care Week 2018: Choosing Self Care for Life, Self-Care, Self-Care Continuum, Self-Care Programme, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Efficacy, Self-Efficacy (Carers), Self-Efficacy (Patients), Self-Help, Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Service User Involvement, Staying Healthy for Longer, Support for People with Complex Needs, Support for Self-Care, Supported Self-Care, Supporting People to Manage Their Health, Supporting Self-Care, Sustainability, The Black Country STP Footprint, Understanding Self Care for Life, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Urgent and Emergency Care, User Involvement, Virtual Wards, Virtual Wards to Reduce Readmissions, Wakefield, Wakefield (West Yorkshire), Wakefield Council, West Dorset GPs, West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, Weymouth and Bridport (Dorset), Writing Outpatient Clinic Letters to Patients
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National Self Care Week 2017: Embracing Self Care for Life (NHS England / Self Care Forum)
Summary The Self Care Week (2017), organised by the Self Care Forum, occurs between November 13th – 19th 2017. This year’s theme is “Embracing Self Care for Life”. This is all about: “ …engaging and empowering people to look after … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing Society, Annual Self Care Conference (2017), Antibiotic Stewardship, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Demand Management, Dr Pete Smith: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Dr Selwyn Hodge: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Embracing Self Care for Life: Self Care Week (2017), Five Year Forward View - Next Steps: New Care Models, Forward View Into Action: New Care Models, Good Practice in Managing Emergency Admissions, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Hilary Garratt: Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England, Hilary Garratt: Director of Nursing at NHS England, National Self Care Week (2017), New Care Models, New Care Models Programme, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), NHS England’s New Care Models Team, Patient Activation, Patient Autonomy, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacist Involvement, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Preventing Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Pritti Mehta: NHS England New Care Models Lead for Self Care, Pritti Mehta: Strategy Lead for Person Centred Care Team at NHS England, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Public and Patient Involvement, Public Health, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Downstream Spending (Prevention Public Health and Self-Care), Self Care For Life, Self Care Forum, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2017), Self Care Week 2017 Resources, Self Care Week 2017: Embracing Self Care for Life, Self-Care, Self-Care Continuum, Support for Self-Care, Supported Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, Understanding Self Care for Life, Vanguards: New Care Models Programme, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations
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Quality Improvement in Urgent and Emergency Care (NHS Improvement / NHS England / Department of Health)
Summary An earlier BBC News description of the problem: Full Text Link Reference Cawley, L. (2017). Four-hour accident and emergency waits rise 300% at some hospitals. London: BBC Health News, March 16th 2017. Further context and introductory analysis: Full Text … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS England, NHS Evidence, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nuffield Trust, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
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