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Tag Archives: Reducing Agitation and Distress
More Statistics on Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals (The Pharmaceutical Journal)
Summary Data, obtained from a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, indicates that 17% of acute trusts (there were 87 that did respond) offer the full range of non-pharmaceutical therapies suggested by NICE guidance, while less than 45% offer one or … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients, Distressed Behaviour, FOI: Freedom of information, Managing Distress, Managing Psychological and Behavioural Distress in People with Dementia, Non-Pharmacological Management of Symptoms, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Non-Pharmacological Treatments for BPSD, Pharmaceutical Journal, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Psychotropic Drug Cessation, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Reducing Inappropriate Polypharmacy, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Statistics on Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals
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Summary of NICE’s Impact on Dementia Health and Care (NICE)
Summary A National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) marketing report gives an overview of progress in implementing NICE guidance across health and care. The main section headings comprise: Prevent or delay onset of dementia. Referral, diagnosis and care … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia-Friendly Hospital Wards (NHS England)
Summary Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older People’s Mental Health at NHS England and NHS Improvement has issued comments about dementia-friendly design for hospital wards, and various steps towards delivering dementia-related priorities outlined in the NHS Long Term … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, NHS Improvement, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 1950s Style Reminiscence Rooms, Achieving Dementia Friendly Acute care, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Medical Ward for Dementia, Ageing Population, Airedale Hospital, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Butterfly Tea Rooms, Care Closer to Home, Colour Coding, Contrast, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Virtual Wards, Dementia-Friendly Adaptions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Early Supported Discharge (ESD), Emma Bould: Alzheimer’s Society, Environmental Design, Interactive Wall Features., Long Term Plan (LTP), Making Buildings Easier for People With Dementia, Memories Pubs, Moving Healthcare Closer to Home, NHS Long Term Plan (2019), NHS Long Term Plan: Implementation, Patient Harms and Harm Free Care, Pop-Up Cinema Boothes, Pop-Up Pubs, Professor Alistair Burns, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Reducing Avoidable Harm, Reducing Harm, REM Pods, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Pods, Reminiscence Rooms, RemPods (Trade Mark), Shop Front Wall Murals, Vintage Memorabilia
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Questions Raised About Prescribing Painkillers for Dementia Patients (BBC Radio Four / BBC News)
Summary An investigation into the role of big pharma in the international opioid crisis, from BBC Radio 4, touches upon questions about the ethics and suitability of pain management embedded semi-routinely in care for persons with dementia: Full Audio Link … Continue reading
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Draft Quality Standard Update on Dementia: For Consultation (NICE)
Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued a draft quality standard on dementia prevention, and the assessment, management and health and social care support for persons living with dementia. It is expected to help drive … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adults’ Health and Lifestyle, Advance Care Planning (ACP), Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Assessment of Care Needs, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Care of People with Dementia: Quality Standard, Care Planning, Care Planning (Community), Care Planning in Dementia, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer’s Needs Assessment, Choice and Control, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Choice in Health and Social Care, Commissioning Carer Support Services, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia: Quality Standard Consultation (2019), Distress, Distressed Behaviour, Healthy Lifestyles, Informed Choices, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Modifiable Risk Factors, Named Care Coordinators, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)’s Quality Standard on Dementia: 2019 Draft For Consultation, Needs of Carers, Prevention Agenda, Quality Standard on Care of People with Dementia, Quality Statements, Reducing Agitation and Distress, Social Care, Structured Assessment (Pre- Non-Pharmacological or Pharmacological Treatment for Distress), Supporting People to Live Well With Dementia, Thinking Ahead - Advance Care Planning
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Realist Review of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for BPSD (Innovation in Aging)
Summary In an attempt to address the question “Which non-pharmacological interventions work to manage BPSD, under which circumstances and why?” a realist review was conducted to identify complex interactions between context, mechanism, and outcome. The answers were correspondingly multi-dimensional: “Nonpharmacological … Continue reading
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