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First Government Strategy on Tackling Loneliness (BBC News / HM Govt)

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The first cross-government strategy to tackle loneliness recommends more emphasis on social prescribing, whereby – by 2023 – GPs in England will be able to refer lonely patients to community activities, voluntary services and other community infrastructure services; such … Continue reading →

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Role of Community Pharmacies in Promoting Health and Wellbeing (NICE)

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released a guideline covering the roles of community pharmacies in helping to maintain and improve the physical and mental health and wellbeing of people living in the community, including those with long-term … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advice and Education, Ageing Population, Awareness Raising, Behavioural Support, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacies: Promoting Health and Wellbeing. NICE Guideline [NG102] (NICE), Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy Teams, Dementia Friendly Community Pharmacists, Health and Wellbeing Hubs, Health Inequalities, Healthy Lifestyles, Identifying Underserved Groups, Information Provision, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS Community Pharmacies, Obesity, Offering Advice or Education to Promote Health and Wellbeing, Offering Behavioural Support to Promote Health and Wellbeing, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Providing Information on Health and Wellbeing, Referral and Signposting, Signposting, Signposting and Referral to Other Services and Support, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting Services and Knowledge, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Weight Management | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ability of Community Pharmacists to Limit Use of Antipsychotics Prescribed Inappropriately For BPSD, Aston Health Research and Innovation Cluster, Aston University, Birmingham (UK), Caregiving (Carers), Caring for Carers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and GPs, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Community-Centred Approaches, Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia, Dementia Friendly Community Pharmacists, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Informal Carers, Information and Signposting Services, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medication Management, Medicines Adherence, Medicines Optimisation, Medicines Optimisation in Primary Care, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (CPCF), NHS Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework (the Pharmacy Contract), Older Community-Dwelling Adults, Pharmacist-Led Home Medication Reviews, Pharmacy Quality Payments Scheme, Pharmacy: Aston University, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing, Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing (PIP), Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Qualitative Exploratory Study, Qualitative Research, Qualitative Studies, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, School of Life and Health Sciences: Aston University, Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, University of East Anglia, University of Hull, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Updated Compendium of Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease (Michael J. Fox Foundation / Parkinson’s UK)

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary It is two years since the previous version of this collection, and some significant new patient guides have come to light, from both the USA and the UK. The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research offers an interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advice and Information, Amantadine, Anticholinergic Drugs, Anticholinergics, Carbidopa, Caregiving (Carers), Carer's Allowance, Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease, Decarboxylase Inhibitor, Deep Brain Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease, Diet and Parkinson's Disease, Dopamine Agonists, Dopamine Releaser / Antiglutamatergic Medication, Drug Treatments for Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK, Incontinence, Information and Advice Services, Information and Signposting Services, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of Patients, Living Well With Parkinson's Disease, Local Group Finance Guide: Parkinson’s UK, MAO-B Inhibitors, Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, Navigating Parkinson's Disease, NHS Evidence, Nocturia, Orthostatic Hypotension, Parkinson's Disease Psychosis, Parkinson’s 360º: Michael J. Fox Foundation, Parkinson’s Disease Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease Medications, Parkinson’s Disease: Complementary and Alternative Therapies, Parkinson’s Disease: Motor Medications and Associated Complications in Early - Middle Years, Parkinson’s Disease: Motor Medications and Associated Complications in Middle - Advancing Years, Parkinson’s Disease: Non-Motor Medications, Parkinson’s UK, Parkinson’s UK (Parkinsons Disease Society), Parkinsonian Symptoms, Participation in Research, Patient Involvement in Research, Public Participation in Research, Real Talk for Patients and Families (Michael J. Fox Foundation), Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting Services and Knowledge, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Tremor and Parkinson's Disease, Tremor and Parkinson's: Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No.94, Urinary Incontinence in Neurological Disease, USA, Using Computers and the Internet : Parkinson’s UK Fact Sheet No. FS60, Voices of People Living With Parkinson's Disease | 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

Commitments to Carers: Progress Update (NHS England)

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has published a review of progress against on 37 “Commitments to Carers” made earlier in the “NHS England’s Commitment to Carers” document of May 2014. Full Text Link Reference Change is happening for carers – Dr Martin … Continue reading →

Tag Archives: Signposting to Sources of Practical Help

Updated Compendium of Patient Information on Parkinson’s Disease (Michael J. Fox Foundation / Parkinson’s UK)

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

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

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