-
Recent Posts
- Dementia-Friendly Communities Provision, Viewed as a Social Determinant of Health (JGCR / NHS England / WHO)
- International Perspectives on the Possible Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown on Abuse of the Elderly (JGCR / American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry / JAGS)
- Updates Relating to the Lancet Commission on Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care (Lancet / Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy / Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
- A Brief Review of How the COVID-19 Pandemic Relates to Elderly Care and Research (JGCR)
- Some Speculated / Potential Benefits of COVID-19 (JGCR / BBC Radio 4’s Rethink / BGS)
Archives
- September 2020
- August 2020
- June 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
Categories
- Antipsychotics
- Assistive Technology
- Charitable Bodies
- Commissioning
- Delirium
- Depression
- Enhancing the Healing Environment
- Falls
- Falls Prevention
- Guidelines
- Hip Fractures
- Housing
- Hypertension
- In the News
- Integrated Care
- International
- Local Interest
- Mental Health
- Models of Dementia Care
- National
- ADASS
- All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia
- BSI
- CQC: Care Quality Commission
- Department of Health
- Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC)
- Health Education England (HEE)
- Housing LIN
- MAGDR
- Mental Health Foundation
- Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation)
- MHP Health Mandate
- National Audit Office
- National Voices
- NEoLCIN
- NEoLCP
- NHS
- NHS Alliance
- NHS Confederation
- NHS Employers
- NHS England
- NHS Evidence
- NHS Improvement
- NICE Guidelines
- NIHR
- NIHRSDO
- Northern Ireland
- Patients Association
- Public Health England
- RCN
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- SCIE
- Scotland
- UK
- UK NSC
- Wales
- Non-Pharmacological Treatments
- Nutrition
- Pain
- Parkinson's Disease
- Patient Care Pathway
- Person-Centred Care
- Personalisation
- Pharmacological Treatments
- Proposed for Next Newsletter
- Quick Insights
- Standards
- Statistics
- Stroke
- Systematic Reviews
- Telecare
- Telehealth
- Universal Interest
Google Translate (100+ Languages)
Tag Archives: Recognition Assessment and Diagnosis
Helpline Advice to Assist Recognising Early Signs of Dementia (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary The Alzheimer’s Society is offering telephone advice and assistance for the public, regarding better recognition of certain early signs of dementia in a family members. Full Text Link Reference Roberts, M. (2015). How to spot dementia in a loved … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
|
Tagged Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Alzheimer’s Society Helpline, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, Confusion About Signs of Dementia, Delays After Noticing Dementia Symptoms Before Seeking Help, Delays in Dementia Assessment, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Friendly Christmas, Difficult Conversations, Early Diagnosis, Erika Aldridge: Head of Advice at Alzheimer’s Society, Festive Season, Fiona Phillips, Identification and Referral, Information and Advice, Living Well After Diagnosis, Loss of Interest in Things Once Enjoyed or Excelled In, Mispronounciation of Words, National Dementia Helpline, National Dementia Helpline: Christmas 2015 Opening Hours, Popular Confusion About Dementia Signs, Recognition Assessment and Diagnosis, Reducing Delays in Dementia Diagnosis, Repeatedly Forgetting Names of Family Members or Everyday Objects, Repetitive Compulsive or Ritualised Behaviours, Repetitive Phrases, Spotting the Signs of Dementia, Stuttering, Timely Diagnosis, YouGov
|
Leave a comment
Dementia Calculator: Version Three Launched in April 2014 (NHS England)
Summary A new version of the Dementia Prevalence Calculator was launched earlier this month. It gives local information about dementia care and facilitates the local planning of services (primarily concerning the diagnosis of people with dementia). Note: This resource appears … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
|
Tagged Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Ambition Map: Diagnosis Rates, Assessment and Diagnosis, Barriers to the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Dementia in Primary Care, Benchmarking, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support, Commissioning Support Tools, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Map, Dementia Prevalence Calculator, Dementia Prevalence Calculator (v3), Dementia Prevalence Calculator: User Documentation, Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Diagnosis Rates Ambition Map (UK), Early Diagnosis, Enhanced Services from GPs, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, General Practice, GP Contract, GPs, Guidance on Dementia Coding, Primary Care Web Tool, Recognition Assessment and Diagnosis, Timely Diagnosis
|
Leave a comment
Dementia Awareness Raising Resource for Schools (Alzheimer’s Society / Dementia4Schools)
Summary A resource pack to help school children become more aware about dementia was launched at the National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) conference on October 16th 2013. All schools may download the resource pack from the Health and Social … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Models of Dementia Care, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
|
Tagged Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Awareness, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, Barriers to the Recognition of Delirium, Dementia Awareness, Dementia for Schools, Dementia for Schools Resource Suite, Dementia for Schools Website, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Schools, Dementia4Schools (www.dementia4schools.org), Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP), Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP): Dementia for Schools Official Website., Increasing Awareness of Dementia, Intergenerational Cohesion, Intergenerational Dementia Project Resource, Intergenerational Mingling, National Children and Adult Services (NCAS) Conference, Raising Awareness, Recognition Assessment and Diagnosis, Reducing Stigma, Schoolchildren, Stigma, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma-Free Environments
|
Leave a comment
Documentation for the National Dementia Prevalence Calculator (NHS England / Dementia Partnerships)
Summary NHS England has created a set of tools to enable GPs, practices and CCGs to monitor and improve dementia diagnosis rates and the follow-up care and support for people with dementia. Effective use of these tools requires some explanation. … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
|
Tagged Accelerating Dementia Diagnosis 2012 Action Plan, Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Ambition Map: Diagnosis Rates, Assessment and Diagnosis, Audit of Antipsychotic Therapy in Dementia Patients in Hampshire, Audit Tool: GP Prescribing of Antipsychotics to People with Dementia, Awareness, Awareness Raising, Barriers to the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Dementia in Primary Care, Benchmarking, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth Dementia CQUIN Methodology, Bristol Nurse-Led Dementia Management Model, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support, Commissioning Support Tools, Culturally Sensitive Dementia Liaison in Gloucestershire, Dementia and Neurological Conditions South West, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Friendly Communities in Hampshire, Dementia Map, Dementia Partnerships, Dementia Partnerships: Knowledge Portal, Dementia Prevalence Ambition Map, Dementia Prevalence Calculator, Dementia Prevalence Calculator (v2), Dementia Prevalence Calculator: User Documentation, Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Diagnosis Rates Ambition Map (UK), Early Diagnosis, Early Identification of People with Dementia in Torbay, Education to Improve Recognition Assessment and Diagnosis, Enhanced Services from GPs, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, General Practice, Gloucestershire Dementia Strategy, Gnosall Model for Dementia, GP Contract, GPs, Guidance on Dementia Coding, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT, Improving Coding, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Integrated Commissioning Support, Integrated Dementia Care in Dudley, Involving People Living with Dementia, Involving People Living with Dementia: What Works Resource Pack, Knowledge Portal (Dementia Partnerships), Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, London Dementia Needs Assessment, Lostwithiel General Practice in Cornwall, Mapping the Dementia Gap, Medicines Management, National Dementia CQUIN, National Dementia Prevalence, National Dementia Prevalence: Calculator, NHS Bristol Practice Incentive Scheme, NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS Health Check, NHS Health Checks in Southwark, North Somerset Dementia Pathway, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Payment by Results (PbR), Post-Diagnosis Support, Prescribing Guidelines: Acetyl Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Prescribing Review: Acetyl Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Prevalence of Dementia, Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: Annual Report (2013), Psychotropic Medicine Management for People in Care Homes with Dementia, Public Health Agenda, QOF Indicators, Recognition Assessment and Diagnosis, Reducing Antipsychotic Medication in Care Homes, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Right Prescription Online Community, Social Epidemiology, South West Dementia Partnership, STAR (Stop Think Assess Review), STAR (Stop Think Assess Review) Methodology, Star Toolkit, Stockport Local Enhanced Scheme 2012-13, Strategic Clinical Networks for Mental Health: Dementia and Neurological Conditions South West, Targeted Screening, Timely Diagnosis, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, What Works Resource Pack: Involving People Living with Dementia
|
Leave a comment
Dementia Prevalence Calculator and Supporting Toolset (NHS England)
Summary In an effort to improve the care and support for people with dementia, and for their families / carers, there is a national ambition for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to improve diagnosis rates by March 2015. This tool set … Continue reading →
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
|
Tagged Accelerating Dementia Diagnosis 2012 Action Plan, Alzheimer’s Disease: Prevalence, Ambition Map: Diagnosis Rates, Assessment and Diagnosis, Audit of Antipsychotic Therapy in Dementia Patients in Hampshire, Audit Tool: GP Prescribing of Antipsychotics to People with Dementia, Awareness, Awareness Raising, Barriers to the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Dementia in Primary Care, Benchmarking, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Bournemouth Dementia CQUIN Methodology, Bristol Nurse-Led Dementia Management Model, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Commissioning Support, Commissioning Support Tools, Culturally Sensitive Dementia Liaison in Gloucestershire, Dementia and Neurological Conditions South West, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Friendly Communities in Hampshire, Dementia Map, Dementia Partnerships, Dementia Partnerships: Knowledge Portal, Dementia Prevalence Ambition Map, Dementia Prevalence Calculator, Dementia Prevalence Calculator (v2), Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Diagnosis Rates Ambition Map (UK), Early Diagnosis, Early Identification of People with Dementia in Torbay, Education to Improve Recognition Assessment and Diagnosis, Enhanced Services from GPs, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, General Practice, Gloucestershire Dementia Strategy, Gnosall Model for Dementia, GP Contract, GPs, Guidance on Dementia Coding, Health and Wellbeing Boards, Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT, Improving Coding, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Integrated Commissioning Support, Integrated Dementia Care in Dudley, Involving People Living with Dementia, Involving People Living with Dementia: What Works Resource Pack, Knowledge Portal (Dementia Partnerships), Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy, London Dementia Needs Assessment, Lostwithiel General Practice in Cornwall, Mapping the Dementia Gap, Medicines Management, National Dementia CQUIN, National Dementia Prevalence, National Dementia Prevalence: Calculator, NHS Bristol Practice Incentive Scheme, NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, NHS Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, NHS England (Formerly the NHS Commissioning Board), NHS Health Check, NHS Health Checks in Southwark, North Somerset Dementia Pathway, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Payment by Results (PbR), Post-Diagnosis Support, Prescribing Guidelines: Acetyl Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Prescribing Review: Acetyl Cholinesterase Inhibitors, Prevalence of Dementia, Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia: Annual Report (2013), Psychotropic Medicine Management for People in Care Homes with Dementia, Public Health Agenda, QOF Indicators, Recognition Assessment and Diagnosis, Reducing Antipsychotic Medication in Care Homes, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Right Prescription Online Community, Social Epidemiology, South West Dementia Partnership, STAR (Stop Think Assess Review), STAR (Stop Think Assess Review) Methodology, Star Toolkit, Stockport Local Enhanced Scheme 2012-13, Strategic Clinical Networks for Mental Health: Dementia and Neurological Conditions South West, Targeted Screening, Timely Diagnosis, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, What Works Resource Pack: Involving People Living with Dementia
|
Leave a comment
