Tag Archives: Salford

Benefits of Comprehensive Older Person’s Evaluation (COPE) Zones Embedded Within Emergency Assessment Units (Clinical Medicine)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Promising results have been reported from Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT): “ …introduction of an embedded frailty unit within the EAU at SRFT has allowed resources to be focused on older patients with the greatest need. We have … Continue reading →

Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Pilot for Salford Residents with Dementia (Trustech / BASIC / CAREN / BBC News)

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A virtual reality system permits people with mild to moderate dementia to participate in engaging life-sized interactive games and activities, with a view to improving their levels of physical activity, independence and confidence. The pilot project, operated by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BASIC Brain and Spinal Injury Centre, BBC Health News, BBC Radio Four's PM Programme, CAREN (Computer Assisted Rehabilitation Environment), Community-Based Rehabilitation Services, Dr Tom Tasker: Salford CCG’s Clinical Lead for Mental Health, Exercise, Maintaining Independence, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Activity in the Community, Meaningful Occupation, NHS Salford CCG, NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group, Occupational Therapy, Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Occupation, Physical Exercise, Physical Inactivity, Reablement, Reablement Services, Recovery, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement (RRR), Rehabilitation Services, Salford, The PM Programme; BBC Radio 4, Therapy Services for People with Progressive Neurological Conditions, Virtual Adventures, Wendy Edge: Chief Executive at BASIC | 1 Comment

National Conversation on Local Health Inequalities, Plus Supporting Indicators and Local Authority Profiles (PHE / Health and Sport Committee: Scotland / UCL IHE)

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) has released a collection of documents to promote the national conversation on health inequalities. The “National Conversation on Health Inequalities” event was part of a wider programme on the reduction of local differences in health … Continue reading →

Stroke Mortality and Weekend Working (BBC News / PLoS Medicine)

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent study indicates that stroke survival is associated with the number of nurses available at weekends, but not the frequency of doctors’ ward rounds. The importance of the so-called “weekend effect” is widely recognised across many areas of … Continue reading →

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Elderly Malnutrition: Malnutrition Prevention Project (BBC News / Age UK)

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The charity Age UK is to lead the government-backed Malnutrition Prevention Project to raise awareness of malnutrition among elderly people and in the population at large. It has been estimated that up to one million over-65s in England may suffer from undiagnosed and … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ashram Housing Association's Holiday Kitchen, Awareness, Awareness Raising, BMI: Body Mass Index, Body Mass Index (BMI), Care Homes, Community and Voluntary Sector, Eating Well, Elderly Malnutrition, Faculty of Public Health (FPH), Food Poverty, Fun and Food In School Holidays Initiative, Health Volunteering, Kellogg's Holiday Breakfast Club, Lambeth, Living Well in Care Homes, Malnutrition, Malnutrition in Later Life, Malnutrition in the Community, Malnutrition Prevention Project, Malnutrition Task Force (MTF), Malnutrition Task Force Expert Group, Managing Adult Malnutrition in the Community, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Poverty, Poverty-Related Concerns, Public Health, Royal College of Physicians: Faculty of Public Health (FPH), Royal Voluntary Service, Royal Voluntary Service (Formerly the WRVS), Salford, Screening for Malnutrition, Summer Food Schemes, Trussell Trust (Foodbanks), UK Faculty of Public Health, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Sector, Voluntary Sector, Volunteering, Volunteers | Leave a comment

Hazel Blears Praises Salford’s Efforts to Support People with Dementia (Manchester Gazette)

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Hazel Blears, Salford and Eccles MP, praised work in Salford to support people with dementia during an event marking Dementia Awareness Week. Read more: Hazel Blears Praises Salford’s Efforts to Support People with Dementia. Manchester Gazette. Reference Hazel Blears Praises Salford’s Efforts to Support … Continue reading →

Posted in All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, In the News, National, NHS, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, APPG on Dementia, Dementia Awareness Week, Hazel Blears, Humphrey Booth Resource Centre (Swinton), Salford, Salford Royal Hospital | Leave a comment

Angela Rippon’s Video on Progress from the Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group (Department of Health, Dementia Challenge)

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Angela Rippon (Co Chair of the Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group) presents her video update on: Recent developments from the Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, made since the launch of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. How businesses are improving their services, and … Continue reading →

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Virtual Reality Rehabilitation Pilot for Salford Residents with Dementia (Trustech / BASIC / CAREN / BBC News)

Hazel Blears Praises Salford’s Efforts to Support People with Dementia (Manchester Gazette)

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