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Quick Guide to Social Care and Support (NHS Digital)
Summary NHS Digital has created an online guide for people who need social care, and their families / carers. Sections include: Introduction to care and support. Help from social services and charities. Care services, equipment and care homes. Money, work … Continue reading →
Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Access to Respite Care and Breaks, Advocacy, Aids and Adaptations, Benefits for Over-65s, Benefits for Under-65s, Care After a Hospital Stay, Care After Hospital Discharge, Care and Support Planning, Care and Support Plans (CSP), Care for People With Mental Health Problems (Care Programme Approach), Care Homes, Care Services, Carer Assessment, Carer Breaks, Carer’s Assessment, Carers' Breaks and Respite Care, Carers’ Rights at Discharge, Caring For Children and Young People, Challenging Behaviour, Continuing Healthcare, Continuing Healthcare Funding, Direct Payments, Discharge, Discharge Planning, Equipment, Financial Assessment (Means Test), Help For Young Carers, Help From Social Services and Charities, Helplines, Home Adaptations, Home Help, Hospital Discharge, Housing Adaptations, Means Test, Means Tested Social Care, Mental Capacity, Mental Capacity Act (MCA), Mental Health Aftercare, Money Work and Benefits, Moving and Lifting People, Needs Assessments, NHS Choices, NHS Choices (Renamed as NHS Digital), NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC), NHS Continuing Healthcare: Advice, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly NHS Choices), NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS-Funded Nursing Care Rates, Paying for Care, Paying for Care and Support, Paying for Care Home and Domiciliary Care, Paying for Long-Term Care, Paying for Social Care and Support, Power of Attorney, Powers of Attorney, Quick Guide to Social Care and Support (NHS Digital), Reablement, Reporting Abuse, Respite Care, Self-Funders, Self-Funding, Sharing Your Home: Advice for Carers, Social Care and Support, Staying Safe at Home, Support And Benefits For Carers, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Support From Local Councils, Work and Disability, Young Carers
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Facilitating Difficult Conversations About Encroaching Old Age (BBC News / Independent Age)
Summary Independent Age (using the services of ComRes) conducted a survey which indicates that many people avoid talking about getting old and planning for loss of independence in old age. People tend to find conversations about end-of-life care particularly difficult … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Suppose I Lose It: An Update by Joan Bakewell (BBC Radio 4)
Summary Joan Bakewell, today on BBC Radio 4, explored the subject of dementia, how dementia affects people and their families, the importance of early diagnosis, various aspects of person-centered care, the services available post-diagnosis, and the importance of dementia-friendly communities. … Continue reading →
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Benefits of Timely Diagnosis and Early Intervention in Dementia (BMJ)
Summary A wide-ranging literature review, clinical review and educational update on these topics. Full Text Link Reference Robinson, L. Tang, E. [and] Taylor J-P. (2015). Dementia: timely diagnosis and early intervention. BMJ. June 16th 2015; 350: h3029.
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Annual Progress Report(s) on Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)
Summary The three Dementia Challenge Champion Groups have written brief reports detailing their progress during the past year. These reports feature in a letter to the Prime Minister (see below), which also reiterates achievements since the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge … Continue reading →
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