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Tag Archives: Poor Eyesight
People With Sight Loss Have an Increased Risk of Depression (Thomas Pocklington Trust / JGCR)
Summary Research from the Thomas Pocklington Trust indicates that people with sight loss have an increased risk of depression. This brief literature review identifies an association between visual impairment and the prevalence of depression. National data from the Health and … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, 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, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to IAPT Services, Access to Support and Psychological Treatments, Common Mental Health Problems (CMHP), Department of Community Medicine: International Medical University (IMU), Department of Psychology: South West London and St. George’s NHS Mental Health Trust, Dr Ian Petch: South West London and St. George’s NHS Mental Health Trust, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), IAPT Programme, IAPT Services, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Impact of Depression on Visual Ability and Rehabilitation Outcomes, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Integrated Commissioning, Integration of Health and Social Care, International Medical University (Kuala Lampur), Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Malaysia, Melaka-Manipal Medical College (MMMC), Mental Health Problems, Patterns of Depression, Phil Ambler: Research and Policy Director at Thomas Pocklington Trust, Poor Eyesight, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Depression, Sight Loss, Sight Loss and Increased Risk of Depression, South West London Academic Health and Social Care System, South West London and St. George’s NHS Mental Health Trust, Thomas Pocklington Trust, Unmet Needs, Visual Impairment, Visual Impairment: Depression and Access to Psychological Therapies
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We Are Primary Care (Pharmacy Voice)
Summary This document clarifies the roles of different primary care services for the general public, with a view to encouraging their use for all but the most serious emergencies. The role primary care in supporting public health is discussed. “Pharmacy … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Care, Ageing Policy in the UK, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers (ACLM), Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies (AIMp), Association of Optometrists (AOP), Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Choice, Community Assets, Community Hearing Providers, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Company Chemists’ Association (CCA), Consistent Care Pathways across England, Contribution Community Pharmacy to Public Health, Dispensing Health™ Campaign, Every Contact Counts, Eyesight, Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO), Federation of Opticians (FODO), Funding Transfer to Local Authorities, Health Inequalities, Health Policy, Hearing Loss, Impaired Sight, Improving Access, Improving Local Public Health, Local Assets, Local Authorities, Local Community Assets, Local Public Health, Making Every Contact Count, Making Every Contact Count (MECC), Making Every Contact Count Programme (MECC), National Community Hearing Association (NCHA), National Pharmacy Association (NPA), NHS Alliance, NHS Community Pharmacies, NHS England’s Community Pharmacy Call to Action, Obesity, Optical Confederation (OC), Out-of-Hospital Care, Patient Choice, Pharmacy Voice, Pharmacy Voice (PV), Policy Context, Poor Eyesight, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Primary Care, Public Health, Public Health Agenda, Reducing Health Inequalities, Sensory Impairment, Sight Loss, Smoking Cessation, Visual Impairment
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SCIE Dementia Gateway: Dementia and Sensory Loss (SCIE)
Summary A section about “Dementia and Sensory Loss” has been added to the SCIE Dementia Gateway. The main topic headings in this particular section comprise: Introduction: On the challenges of living with both dementia and sensory loss. Sight Loss. Hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accessible Activities, Action on Hearing Loss, Action on Hearing Loss and Deafness Cognition and Language (DCAL) Research Centre, Action on Hearing Loss and Deafness Cognition and Language Research Centre, British Deaf Association, Cataracts and Dementia, Combined Hearing and Sight Loss in Residential Homes, DaSLIG: Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group, Deaf with Dementia Project, Deafblindness and Dementia, Deafblindness: Dual Sensory Loss, Deafness, Deafness and Dementia, Deafness Cognition and Language (DCAL) Research Centre, Dementia and Sensory Loss, Dementia and Sensory Loss (SCIE Dementia Gateway), Dementia and Sight Loss, Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dual Sensory Loss, Dual Sensory Loss (Deafblindness), Environmental Design, Environmental Improvements, Eye Examinations, Eyesight, Good Housing Design, Hearing and Sight Loss, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss and Dementia, Hearing Loss and Incident Dementia, Hearing Loss: Risk of Dementia, Helping Older People With Sight and Hearing Problems, Housing Adaptations, Impaired Sight, Information About Dementia in BSL, Low Vision Services, Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues (Denmark), Poor Eyesight, Regular Eye Tests, RNIB, Royal Association for Deaf People (RAD), SCIE Dementia Gateway, Sense, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Loss, Sight Loss, Sightloss and Dementia, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Support with Orientation, Vision2020, Visual Impairment
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Dementia and Sight Loss (RNIB Scotland / Alzheimer Scotland)
Summary “People with dementia, the condition that can erode memory and mental capability, may also suffer sight loss that goes undetected. The problem is compounded by the fact that they are often unable to communicate it while their carers and … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer's Society, DaSLIG: Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group, Dementia and Sight Loss, Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group, Eyesight, Macular Society, Poor Eyesight, RNIB, Royal National Institute of Blind People Scotland, Sight Loss, Sightloss and Dementia, The Macular Society, Thomas Pocklington Trust, VISION 2020 UK Interest Groups & Committees, Vision Care, Visual Impairment
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Hearing Loss or Deafness and Long-Term Conditions: Integrated Care (Action on Hearing Loss / DCAL)
Summary “Joining up”, the Action on Hearing Loss and Deafness Cognition and Language (DCAL) Research Centre report, examines issues relating to the provision of health and social care services to people with hearing loss or deafness and who have long-term conditions, … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Animal Studies, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Hypertension, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Action on Hearing Loss, Audiology, Auditory Training, Brain Training, British Sign Language (BSL), Cardiovascular Disease, Care Integration, Cost Savings, Crossmodal Thalamocortical (TC) Potentiation, Crossmodal Thalamocortical Potentiation, Deaf Community, Deafness, Deafness Cognition and Language (DCAL) Research Centre, Diabetes, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Functional Enhancement in Primary Auditory Cortex (A1), Health and Social Care Integration, Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss and Dementia, Integrated Commissioning, Integration of Health and Social Care, John Hopkins University, Long-Term Conditions, Medical Research Council's Institute of Hearing Research (Glasgow), Multimodal Sensory Training Paradigms, Natural Brain Training, Neuron (Journal), Poor Eyesight, Primary Auditory Cortex (A1), Quality of Life (QoL), Sensory Loss, Service Integration, Sight Loss, Signers, Temporary Blindness, Thalamocortical (TC) Synapses in A1, University College London, University of Maryland, Visual Deprivation, Visual Impairment
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Falling in Older People and Poor Eyesight (College of Optometrists / Opinion Matters)
Summary Many people are unaware of the relationship between poor eyesight and falls in older people, according to research to promote Falls Awareness Week. “The research, carried out by Opinion Matters, also showed that almost half of those surveyed (46%) … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Awareness, Awareness Raising, College of Optometrists, Eyesight, Falls and Poor Eyesight, Falls Awareness Week, Falls in Older People, NHS Sight Tests, Opinion Matters, Poor Eyesight, Resources for Falls Awareness Week, Vision Care, Visual Impairment
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