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Tag Archives: Preventative Services
Self Care Week 2017: Embracing Self Care for Life (Self Care Forum)
Summary The Self Care Week (2017) awareness campaign, organised by the Self Care Forum, is planned to take place between November 13th – 19th 2017. This year’s theme will be “Embracing Self Care for Life”. Further Self Care Week information … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Society, Annual Self Care Conference (2017), Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Demand Management, Embracing Self Care for Life: Self Care Week (2017), Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Imperial College London, Patient Activation, Patient Autonomy, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, 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, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations
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Self-Care in the UK: Exploring Hidden Barriers (PAGB)
Summary The Proprietary Association of Great Britain (PAGB) investigated attitudes to the avoidable use of GP and A&E services. The majority (92%) of people in the UK recognise the importance of taking responsibility one’s own health and thereby easing the … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Avoidable Use of GP and A&E Services For Minor Conditions, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Demand Management, Dr Pete Smith: Co-Chair of Self Care Forum, Individual NHS Footprints, Internet Self-Diagnosis, National Self Care Week, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals, PAGB (Proprietary Association of Great Britain), Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacies, Pharmacist Prescribers, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Self Care For Life, Self Care Forum, Self Care Nation, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2016), Self Care Week 2016: Health Literacy, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Self-Care: Attitudes and Behaviours in UK, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Help, Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Self-Treatable Conditions, Service User Involvement, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Urgent and Emergency Care, Urgent and Emergency Care Services, Urgent and Emergency Services
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Self Care Week 2016: Health Literacy (Self Care Forum / NHS England)
Summary The Self Care Week (2016) awareness campaign, organised by the Self Care Forum, is planned to take place between November 14th – 20th 2016. This year’s theme is health literacy. Self Care Week resources are available online: Full Text … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Academy of Medical Sciences: King's College London, Andrew Mawhinney: LloydsPharmacy Pharmacist, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Cambridge University, Children's and Young People's Mental Health Coalition, Demand Management, Department of Medicine: University of Oxford, Department of Sociology: University of Oxford, Dr Pete Smith: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Dr Selwyn Hodge: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, House of Lords, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Jonathan Berry: NHS England Person Centred Care Team - Personalisation and Control Specialist, Jonathan Berry: Personalisation and Control Specialist (NHS England), Kings College London, Lancet, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Manifesto for a Healthy and Health-Creating Society (Lancet), National Self Care Week, New NHS Alliance, Newnham College: Cambridge University, NHS England’s Stay Well This Winter Campaign, NHS Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Patient Activation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacies, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Professor Ian Banks: Self Care Forum Trustee, Professor Rob Darracott: Pharmacy Voice Chief Executive, Public and Patient Involvement, Public Health, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Downstream Spending (Prevention Public Health and Self-Care), Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Nursing, School of Clinical Medicine: Cambridge University, Self Care and the NHS Mandate, Self Care For Life, Self Care Forum, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2016), Self Care Week 2016 Resources, Self Care Week 2016: Health Literacy, Self-Care, Self-Care Continuum, Sore Throat Test and Treat Service, Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Support for Self-Care, Supported Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, Understanding Self Care for Life, Understanding Self Care For Life: Self Care Week (2016), University of Oxford, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations
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More on Housing and Health (King’s Fund / New NHS Alliance / National Housing Federation)
Summary The King’s Fund’s “Economics of Housing and Health” report, commissioned by the National Housing Federation and produced in cooperation with the New NHS Alliance, investigates the economic arguments for more integrated commissioning between the housing and health sectors, and … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Alliance, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Connecting Housing and Health Reports, Delayed Discharges, Developing a Business Case (Housing and Health), Economics of Housing and Health, Health and Housing Partnerships, Health and Housing Policy, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Healthy Communities, Healthy Homes, Hospital Discharge, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Ageing, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Health, Housing and Health Partnerships, Housing and Long-Term Conditions, Housing and Mental Health, Housing and People with Dementia, Housing and Public Health, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing Health and Social Care (Three Pillars of Independent Living), Housing in Later Life, Improving Local Public Health, Improving Public Health, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Commissioning and Provision, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Isos Housing, Joined-Up Care, Leveraging Evidence Persuasively (Housing and Health), Living Well with Dementia, Local Housing Strategies, Mental Health in Later Life, National Housing Federation, National Housing Federation (NHF), National Housing Federation: Dementia and Housing Working Group, New NHS Alliance, NHF: National Housing Federation, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Personalised Care and Population Health, Personalised Care and Support, Population Groups At Risk, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Prevention Reablement and Housing, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Reduced Number of Delayed Discharges, Reducing Health Inequalities, Retirement Housing, Retirement Housing Needs, Social Networks, Sustainability, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Sustainable Health and Social Care
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Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness (Age UK / BMJ Open)
Summary Age UK has made available an online interactive map depicting the regional prevalence of loneliness and social isolation in the English local authorities. Full Text Link Reference Risk of Loneliness in England 2016. [Online]: Age UK, April 2016. Loneliness: … Continue reading
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 11-Item Duke Social Support Index, 4-Item Duke Social Support Index, 6-Item Lubben Social Network Scale, Adequacy of Social Relationships From Respondents’ Perspective, Availability of Social Relationships as Perceived by Respondents, Behavioural Risk Factors, Berkman-Syme Social Network Index, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Bothered by Loneliness, Brigham Young University (Utah), Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke, de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, Degree of Subjectivity Asked of Respondents, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Counseling Psychology: Brigham Young University, Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience: Brigham Young University, Duke Social Support Index, Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire, ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Feelings of Loneliness, Feelings Relating to Social Relationships, Frequency of Contact With Others and Participation in Activities, Frequency of Face-to-Face and / or Phone Contact With Family and / or Friends and / or Neighbours, Geographical Proximity of Family and Friends, Gijón Scale for Elderly’s Social-Family Assessment Family and Social Relationships Subscales, Heart (Journal), Index of Social Support, Indirect Pathways by Which Social Connections Influence Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Influence of Social Connections on Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL), Interview Measure of Social Relationships, Involvement in Social Relationships, Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, Litwin Support Network Types, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Public Health, Local Public Health Services, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Mortality in Older People, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for CVD, Loneliness Harms Health, Loneliness in England 2016, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, Lubben Social Network Scale, Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness, Mapping Loneliness (Age UK), Measures of Living Arrangements and Informal Care, Measures of Satisfaction With Social Support, Measures of Social Anchorage, Measures of Social Integration, Measures of Social Isolation, Measures of Social Networks, Measures of Social Support, Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Negative Affect Scale, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham Health Profile Social Isolation Subscale, Number of Friends and Relatives Outside the Household, Older Americans Research and Service Center (OARS) Social Resource Scale, Oslo-3 Social Support Scale, Overlapping Risk Factors, Participation in Social Activities, Perceived Availability of Emotional Tangible Informational and / or Other Support, Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ2000), Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventative Interventions, Preventative Services, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention Agenda, Question about the number of sources of support, Questionnaires on Social Networks, Received Support, Risk Factors, Risk of Loneliness in England 2016, Risk Stratification, Risk Stratification for Case Finding, Satisfaction with Social Relationships and / or Participation, Social Epidemiology, Social Isolation, Social Network Index, Social Networks, Social Relationships, Structural and / or Functional Aspects of Social Relationships, Support Networks, Time Spent Alone, University of California, University of York, USA, Wenger Support Network Typology, York
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