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Tag Archives: Self-Directed
Dementia-Friendly Personal Budgets (Alzheimer’s Society)
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
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Personal Health Budgets: Briefing (NHS Confederation / BBC News / Pulse)
Summary This NHS Confederation briefing (Issue 275) offers guidance to commissioners, and providers of NHS-funded care, who are introducing personal health budgets. “A personal health budget is an amount of money to support a person’s health and wellbeing needs, planned … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Peer Support in Mental Health and Learning Disability (Mental Health Foundation)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 2, September 2012]. Summary The “Peer support in mental health and learning disability” report provides an overview of peer support in mental health (including … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Mental Health Foundation, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Bipolar UK, Brighter Futures Project, DEEP, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project (DEEP), Developing Peer Support for Long Term Conditions: Lothian and Lanarkshire, Empathy (Peer Support), Empathy and Understanding, Empowerment, Hearing Voices Network, Hope and Encouragement, JCP-MH: Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health, Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCP-MH), Learning for Life: Northamptonshire, Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS) Self Management Fund, MDF: The Bipolar Organisation, Mental Health Recovery, Mind the Gap: Somerset, MyCare, National Dementia Strategy, Peer Support, Peer Support - Making it Happen, Peer Support – Principles in Practice, Peer Support Roles, Peer Support Workers, Peer to Peer, Putting People First, Right Here Fermanagh, Right Here Programme, Right Here: England and Northern Ireland, Scottish Development Centre for Mental Health (SDC), Scottish Recovery Network, Self Help for People with Dementia: London, Self-Directed, Self-Esteem (Peer Support), Self-Help, Self-Help Groups, Self-Management, Self-Referral, Social Networks, Strategies for Living, Together, Valuing Families: Kent
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