Tag Archives: Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions

Scoping the Potential Role(s) of Community Pharmacists in Medication Management for Community-Dwelling People With Dementia (Health Expectations)

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A new article has appeared on the roles for community pharmacists in assisting people with dementia dwelling in the community, their informal carers – and health and social care professionals more widely – in achieving safer and more effective … Continue reading →

Self-Care Guide (Regional Voices)

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

Summary A Regional Voices briefing supports patients in actively managing their own health. It also promotes wider recognition of the potential role(s) for voluntary and community services in enabling self-care. Full Text Link Reference Self-care: everybody’s talking about it. The … 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, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Age UK Lindsey, Alzheimer's Society, Bassetlaw CCG, Bassetlaw CVS, Bassetlaw Mind, Big Lottery Fund’s Ageing Better Programme, British Lung Foundation (BLF), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Community Development Foundation, Community Interest Companies (CiCs), Community Lincs, Community Wellbeing Commissioning: Herts County Council, Derbyshire County Council, East Lindsey District Council, Erewash Hardwick and North Derbyshire CCGs, Five Year Forward View, Grants for the Voluntary Sector, Health and Wellbeing, Health Literacy, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire East CCG, Local ‘BreatheEasy’Support Groups, Local Infrastructure Organisations (LIOs), Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS), Louth Seniors Forum, National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Nene Valley Community Action, NHS Bassetlaw CCG, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Hardwick CCG, North Herts CVS, North Notts Memory Links, Nottingham CCG, Nottingham City Children and Young Peoples Plan, Nottingham City Council’s Healthy Child Programme (HCP), Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Patient Activation, Patient and Community Empowerment, Patient and Public Participation, Patient Choice, Patient Competencies, Patient Control, Patient Empowerment, Patient Empowerment Movement, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Problem Prevention, Purple Pet Power, Regional Voices, Self Help UK, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Help, Self-Help Groups, Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Service User Involvement, Staying Healthy for Longer, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Supporting People with Long Term Conditions: An NHS and Social Care Model (2005), Supporting Self-Care, Talk Eat and Drink (TED) Project, TED in East Lindsey, The Hertfordshire Compact, Tudor Trust, VCS and CCG Compact, VCS Providers Networks, Voluntary Action Leicester (VAL), Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector: Enabling Self-Care, Voluntary Sector Single Point of Access (VSPA) | Leave a comment

Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies (Greater Manchester Pharmacy LPN / RPS)

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network have produced a brief guide on the seven elements of good practice: The pharmacy environment. The pharmacy team. Public health messages, including lifestyle. Over the counter medicines. Prescription ordering and collection / … Continue reading →

Self-Care in the UK: Exploring Hidden Barriers (PAGB)

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Leave a comment

Dementia-Friendly Personal Budgets (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Alzheimer’s Society wants local authorities in England to remove barriers which may prevent people with dementia having access to personal budgets. Less than one-third of people receiving social care support for problems relating to memory and cognition have … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alzheimer’s Society Audit of Local Authorities’ Personal Budgets Processes, Autonomy and Choice, Care Act 2014, Care Integration, Care Planning, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Identified Supported and Involved, Choice, Choice and Control Over Decisions, Collaborative Care Planning, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality, Commissioning for Transformation, Councillor Muriel Weisz: Chair of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Adult Social Care and Health Committee, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Friendly Personal Budget Charter, Dementia Friendly Personal Budget Charter for Local Authorities (Alzheimer’s Society), Dementia Policy, Dementia-Friendly Personal Budgets, Direct Payment, Direct Payment Support Services, Direct Payments, Empowerment, English Local Authorities, Family and Carers, Family Carers, Funding Reform, George McNamara: Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Alzheimer’s Society, Guide for Local Authorities, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Health and Social Care Services, Implementation of Personal Budgets in Social Care, Independent Personal Budget, Integrated Commissioning, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Integration, Making Personal Budgets Dementia Friendly (Alzheimer’s Society), National Children’s and Adults’ Services Conference 2016, Nottinghamshire County Council, Patient Activation, Patient Choice, Payment Reform, Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Budgets Across Health and Care, Personal Budgets in Adult Social Care, Personal Choice Network, Personalisation of Social Care, Personalised Care, Personalised Health Budgets and Dementia Services, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Proxy Budget Holders, Reablement, Self-Care, Self-Directed, Self-Directed Care, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Support, Shared Decision-Making, Staff Awareness | Leave a comment

Stay Well This Winter Campaign (BBC News / NHS England / PHE)

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A campaign backed by NHS England and Public Health England (PHE) offers suggestions, particularly for the vulnerable and elderly, to help them “stay well” during the winter and thereby reduce avoidable demand on GP services and A&E. The official … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Community Care, Falls, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advice, Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Andrew Mawhinney: LloydsPharmacy Pharmacist, BBC Health News, Benefits, Claire Ward: Chairwoman of Pharmacy Voice, Cold and Damp Weather, Cold Weather Payments, Cold Weather Planning, Common Winter Illnesses, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Demand Management, Dr Pete Smith: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Dr Selwyn Hodge: Self Care Forum Co-chair, EpSMon: Epilepsy Self-Management Tool, Excess Winter Deaths, Excess Winter Mortality, Find a Pharmacy (Online), Flu Jabs, Fuel Poverty, Health and Wellbeing, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Hypothermia, Impact of Cold Weather on Health, Influenza, Information and Advice, Keep Warm Keep Well, Lucy Verasamy: Meteorologist and Weather Presenter, NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA), Over-the-Counter Pharmaceuticals, Patient Activation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacies, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Voice (PV), Physical Activity, Poverty, Poverty-Related Concerns, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Problem Prevention, Professor Ian Banks: Self Care Forum Trustee, Professor Keith Willett: NHS England’s Director of Acute Care, Professor Paul Cosford: Director for Health Protection and Medical Director at Public Health England, Professor Rob Darracott: Pharmacy Voice Chief Executive, Public Health, Public Health England (PHE), Recommended Indoor Temperatures, Recommended Minimum Indoor Temperatures, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Registration For Priority Service With Energy and Water Suppliers, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, 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, Service User Involvement, Sore Throat Test and Treat Service, Stay Well Pharmacy Campaign, Stay Well Pharmacy Resources, Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Supporting Self-Care, Vaccination Programmes, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Vulnerable Older People, Warm Home Discounts, Winter Fuel Payments, Winter Preparedness | Leave a comment

More On Community Engagement: Six Principles for Engaging People and Communities (People and Communities Board / National Voices)

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The People and Communities Board and National Voices have released guidance on engaging with local people and communities with a view to “creating person-centred, community-focussed approaches to health, wellbeing and care”. This advice reinforces the proposed new relationship with … Continue reading →

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