Tag Archives: Prescribing

Stop the Over-Medication of People With a Learning Disability or Autism (STOMP) Campaign (NHS England / Royal College of Psychiatrists / BPS)

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England, has written to raise awareness about the over-medication of people with learning disabilities or autism, on the first anniversary of the Stop the Over-Medication of People With a Learning Disability or Autism … Continue reading →

Updated Commissioning for Mental Health and Dementia Data Packs for CCGs (NHS RightCare / NHS England)

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS RightCare have published updates to their Mental Health and Dementia Data Packs for CCGs. The data is intended to support best use of mental health resources plus the identification of unwarranted variations in quality (and health inequalities) between … Continue reading →

Statistical Focus on the Health and Care of Older People (HSCIC)

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published a summary of information about older people living in England. This collection of statistical information presents a broad picture of the health, care and wellbeing of older people in … Continue reading →

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Compendium of Neurology Data for England: 2012-13 (HSCIC)

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published a report on neurology, summarising information about the number of neurologists working in the NHS, prescription items for treating neurological illnesses, neurology-related hospital admissions and outpatient appointments, plus data … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Stroke, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acquired Brain Injury, Atypical or Mixed Type, Blepharospasm, Brain Imaging, Brain Tumour, Cerebellar Ataxia with Defective DNA Repair, Choose and Book, Chronic Disability and Neurological Conditions, Clinical Neuro-Physiology, CNS Infections, Compendium of Neurology Data, Congenital Nonprogressive Ataxia, Cranial Nerve Disorders, Delirium Superimposed on Dementia, Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia in Alzheimer's Disease with Late Onset, Dementia in Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Dementia in Human Immunodeficiency Virus [HIV] Disease, Dementia in Huntington's Disease (G10D), Dementia in Other Specified Diseases, Dementia in Parkinson's Disease, Dementia in Pick's Disease, Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostic Imaging Dataset (DID), Digital Imaging Dataset, Disorders of Brain, Drug Induced Dystonia, Dystonia Unspecified, Early-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia, Emergency Finished Admitted Episodes, Epilepsy, FCE Bed Days, Finished Admission Episodes (FAEs), Finished Consultant Episodes (FCE), Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, HES-DIDs Linkage (Digital Imaging Dataset), HES: Hospital Episode Statistics, Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), HSCIC: Health and Social Care Information Centre, Huntington’s Disease, Hydrocephalus, Idiopathic Familial Dystonia, Idiopathic Non-Familial Dystonia, Idiopathic Orofacial Dystonia, Imaging, Imaging Events by Modality for England, Imaging Services, Infantile Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia, Linkage of HES to DID, Long Term Neurological Conditions (LTNCs), Mental Health Statistics, Migraine, Mixed Cortical and Subcortical Vascular Dementia, Motor Neuron Disease, Motor Neurone Disease and Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Movement Disorders, Multi Infarct Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis and Demyelinating Diseases, Myasthenia Gravis, Neuroimaging, Neurological Conditions, Neurological Disease, Neurological Disorders, Neurologically-Related Hospital Appointments, Neurology, Neurology-Related Hospital Admissions, Neurology-Related Outpatient Appointments, Neuropathies, Neurosurgery, NHS Atlases, NHS Atlases of Variation, NHS Comparators, Other Dystonia, Other Hereditary Ataxia Unspecified, Other hereditary Ataxias, Other Inherited Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Other Spinal Muscular Atrophies and Related Syndromes, Other Vascular Dementia, Pain Management, Paraplegia and Tetraplegia, Prescribing, Prescription Items for Treating Neurological Illnesses, Primary Disorders of Muscles, Progressive Conditions, Referral to Treatment, Referral to Treatment (RTT), Referrals, RTT Pathways, Secondary Uses Service (SUS), Sleep Disorders, Spasmodic Torticollis, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Unspecified, Spondylosis, Subcortical Vascular Dementia, Tremor, Unspecified, Unspecified Dementia, Vascular Dementia of Acute Onset, Vascular Dementia Unspecified | Leave a comment

NICE Guideline SC1: Managing Medicines in Care Homes (NICE)

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published the guideline “Managing medicines in care homes (SC1)”, which provides recommendations for good practice on the systems and processes for managing medicines in care homes. This guideline applies … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Safeguarding, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Care Homes, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Nursing Homes, Antipsychotics, Autonomy and Choice, Care Home Staff Administering Medicines, Care Home Use of Medicines Study (CHUMS), Care Homes, Cognitive Capacity and Consent, Consent, Consent to Treatment and CTOs, Decision-Making Capacity, Dispensing and Supplying Medicines, Human Rights in Care Homes, Improving Pharmaceutical Care in Care Homes, Inappropriate Prescribing, Independence, Independence Choice and Risk, Informed Decision-Making, Maintaining Independence, Managing Medicines, Managing Medicines in Care Homes, Managing Patients' Medicines After Discharge, Medication Reviews, Medicine Record-Keeping, Medicines Management, Medicines Reconciliation, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Constitution, NO TEARS Tool (Need / Indication Open Questions Tests Evidence Adverse effects Risk Reduction Simplification / Switches), Patient Safety, Polypharmacy in the Elderly STOPP and START Criteria, Prescribing, Prescription Management, Prevention of Maladministration of Medication Checklist, Psychotropic Medicine Management for People in Care Homes with Dementia, Psychotropic Prescribing, Receiving Storing and Disposing of Medicines, Record-Keeping, Records Management: NHS Code of Practice, Regaining Independence, Respect for Autonomy, Reviewing Medicines, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults in Care Homes, Safeguarding and Medicines, Safety of Medicines in Care Homes, Self-Administration, Self-Care, Self-Determination, Seven Steps to Patient Safety, Shared Decision-Making, Standards for Medicines Management, START (Screening Tool to Alert Doctors to Right Treatment), Staying Independent, STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions), STOPP and START Criteria, Supporting Self-Care | Leave a comment

Review of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Care Homes (BMC Geriatrics)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This review attempts to map the literature generated from research in care homes. The authors performed a systematic mapping review, looking specifically into the evidence-base from randomised controlled trials conducted in care homes. Of the 291 articles reviewed in full, most … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews | Tagged Aromatherapy, BMC Geriatrics, Care Home Administration, Care Homes. Nursing Homes, Case Management, Cognitive Performance, Constipation, COPD, Cough Reflex Sensitivity, Decubitus Ulcers, Dehydration, Dementia, Dental and Oral Health Interventions, Department of Health Care of Older People: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Medicine: Peterborough City Hospital, Department of Psychiatry: University of Nottingham, Depression, Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing: University of Nottingham, Faecal Incontinence, Falls, Fractures, General Health, Homes for the Aged, Hypertension, Immunity, Influenza, Interpersonal Skills, Long Term Care, Malnutrition, Medical Crises in Older People Study Group, Microbial Colonisation, Mobility, Nottingham, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy Aids and Appliances, Oral Health, Osteoporosis, Pain, Peterborough, Peterborough City Hospital, Pharmacological, Physical Function, Physical Restraint Use, Physical Therapy, Prescribing, Psychological or Behavioural Therapy, Quality of Care, Quality of Life, Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs), Research in Care Homes, Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Residential Facilities, Respiratory Infection, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Skin Health, Sleep, Staff Education, Swallowing, University of Nottingham, Urinary Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), UTI, Vaccination, Vitamin D Deficiency | Leave a comment

Spotlight on Dementia Care (Health Foundation)

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 9, April 2012]. Summary The Health Foundation’s “Spotlight on Dementia Care” report, written by Matrix Evidence, assembles a huge volume of statistical evidence, good … Continue reading →

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Interventions to Reduce Inappropriate Prescribing in Nursing Homes: a Systematic Review

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Abstract Residents in nursing homes have tended to be exposed to inappropriate medication, particularly in regard to the excessive use of anti-psychotics which are commonly prescribed for nursing home residents suffering from dementia. This review attempted to identify the effect … Continue reading →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Community Care, For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest | Tagged Anti-Psychotic Drugs for Dementia, Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics, Atypical Antipsychotics, Interventions, Norwegian Directorate of Health, Nursing Homes, Prescribing, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Systematic Review | Leave a comment

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