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Women and Dementia (Alzheimer’s Disease International / GADAA)

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This year’s Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) World Alzheimer Report is a thorough international review of the disproportionate impact of dementia on women. It examines three aspects of the differential effect of gender on: Women living with dementia. Women caring … Continue reading →

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Mandate for Health Education England: April 2014 to March 2015 (Department of Health)

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Department of Health mandate defines the role of Health Education England (HEE) in (a) the Government’s response to the Francis Inquiry report and (b) the requirements of HEE to support NHS and public health service priorities including improvements … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Mental Health, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK | Tagged Accountability, Apprenticeships, Children and Young People’s Health, Competent and Capable Staff, Compulsory Work-Based Training Modules in Mental Health (Including Dementia), Confidential Inquiry into the Premature Deaths of People with Learning Difficulties, Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Training for NHS Staff, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Diagnosis Rates, Dignity in Death and Dying, Dr Dan Poulter (Former Health Minister), Education and Training, Emergency Medicine Consultants, Emergency Medicine Workforce Implementation Group (EMWIG), Equality and Diversity, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, Excellent Education, Former Conservative Health Minister Dr Dan Poulter, Growth, Health Education, Health Education England (HEE), Health Education England Mandate, Health Education England Mandate: April 2014 to March 2015, HEE: Health Education England, Home Office’s Shortage Occupation List, IAPT Programme, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Improving the Quality of Education, Improving Veterans’ Health, Integrated Out-of-Hospital Care. RCGP, Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People, Liberating the NHS, Local Accountability, Local Education and Training Boards (LETBs), Long-Term Conditions, Mandate to Health Education England, Maternity Workforce, National Clinical Lead for Mental Health, NHS Role in Global Healthcare, NHS Values, NHS Values and Constitution, Older Persons’ Nurse Fellowship Programme, Out-of-Hospital Care, Patient and Public Voice, Postgraduate Medical Education, Prevention Pays: Our Children Deserve Better, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Greenaway, Public Health, Reactions to the Francis Inquiry Report, Reducing Attrition Rates in Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Courses, Reform of Education and Training Funding, Repercussions From the Francis Inquiry Report, Research and Innovation, Shape of Training Report, Skills, Skills and Competencies, Social Mobility, Staff Skill Development, Staff Training, Support of Students and Trainees, Supporting Economic Growth, Tier 2 Dementia Training, Training, Training and Capacity-Building, Transforming Primary Care, Transforming Primary Care Programme, Transparency, Value for Money, Values, Whole Stay Strategy, Widening Participation, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Diversity, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Planning Implications From Francis 2013, Workforce Training, Working Time Directive | Leave a comment

Breaking the Cycle of Discontent: How Family Carers of People with Dementia Become Dissatisfied with General Hospital Care (BMC Geriatrics)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Family carers deserve to be engaged by hospital staff, so that they are able to give and receive information about a relative with dementia. They should be offered suitable opportunities to participate and have their say in hospital care. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Assessment, Assessment and Diagnosis, Care in General Hospitals, Care Triad: Patient-Staff-Family/Carer, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Expectations, Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Relationships with Hospital Staff, Carer Support, Carers, Carers Seeking Evidence of Poor Care, Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards, Conflict Over Care). Carers’ Expectations, Cycle of Discontent, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Identification, Dementia Qualifications (Skills for Care), Dementia-Friendly Wards, Diagnosis and Assessment, Discharge Planning, Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing: University of Nottingham, Expectations, Family Carers, Family Carers and Health Professionals: Relationship Breakdown, General Hospitals, Hospital Discharge, Hospitals as Dangerous Places, Hospitals as Hazardous Places, Hyper Vigilant Monitoring (Carers), Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Information for Carers, Interview Schedule: Family and Carers, Multidisciplinary Teams, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), Needs of Carers, Negative Experiences of Hospital Care, NHS Culture, NIHR, NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Programme, Older People's Wards, Organisational and Professional Cultures, Patient Admission, Patient Care, Patient Documentation, Patient Experience, Patient Rights, Patient Safety, Patient-Centered Care, Patient-Staff-Family Carer Triad, Perceived Poor Care, Poor Communication, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Relationship Breakdowns, SDO Project 08/1809/227, Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), Skills and Competencies, Skills for Care, Staff Training, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Training, Training Needs Analysis, Triadic Relationship of Care, Underlying Causes of BPSD, University of Nottingham, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers | Leave a comment

Care of Older People with Cognitive Impairment in General Hospitals (NIHR SDO)

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mental health problems amongst the elderly in acute hospitals include dementia (31% of all older people in hospitals) and delirium (estimated in this report as 20% of all older people in hospitals). Outcomes for patients in hospitals with these … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Admissions, Assessment, Assessment and Diagnosis, Assessment of Competence, Avoidable Admissions, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Care in General Hospitals, Caregiver Training, Caring for People with Dementia on Hospital Wards, Cognitive Assessment, Cognitive Impairment, Communication, Competence, Confusion (Delirium), Core and Common Competences for Support Workers, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Identification, Dementia Qualifications (Skills for Care), Dementia-Friendly Wards, Diagnosis and Assessment, Disruptive Behaviour, Education and Dementia, Education and Training, Educational Intervention, EHE and Dementia Projects, EHE: Enhancing the Healing Environment, Epidemiology, Family Carers, General Hospitals, Hospitals as Dangerous Places, Hospitals as Hazardous Places, Hydration, Hydration and Nutrition, Impact of Caring on Carers, Impact of Dementia on Hospital Readmission, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Multidisciplinary Teams, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), NHS Culture, NIHR, NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Programme, Older People's Wards, Organisational and Professional Cultures, Patient Admission, Patient Care, Patient Documentation, Patient Experience, Patient Rights, Patient Safety, Patient-Centered Care, Physical Environment, Prevalence of Dementia, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Psychiatric Liaison Services, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), SDO Project 08/1809/227, Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), Skills and Competencies, Skills for Care, Staff Training, Training, Training Needs Analysis, Underlying Causes of BPSD, University of Nottingham, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Wandering, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Training | Leave a comment

Improving Dementia Identification and Timely Diagnosis: Skills and Competencies for Primary Care Liaison (University of Worcester / Victoria University)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This article examines possible ways to improve the effectiveness of identification of people with undiagnosed dementia in primary care. The role of Primary Care Liaison is a possible solution. An in-depth consultation, and search of the literature and policy … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Local Interest, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Assessment and Diagnosis, Association for Dementia Studies, Barriers to the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Dementia in Primary Care, Cognitive Screening, Counselling, Darzi Dementia Care Pathway, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Identification, Dementia Pathway Coordinator Role, Diagnosis, Diagnosis and Assessment, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Disclosure of Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Screening, GP Cluster Model, GP Clusters, GPs, Health Education, Health Education and Promotion, Information and Advice, New Zealand: Victoria University, NHS West Midlands, Patient Counselling, Pauline Smith, Post-Diagnosis Support, Primary Care, Primary Care District Nursing Services, Primary Care Liaison, Primary Care Liaison Role, Primary Care Liaison Worker (PCLW), Screening, Skills and Competencies, Specialist Mental Health Services, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent Primary Care Trust, University of Worcester, Victoria University: New Zealand, West Midlands, West Midlands Darzi Dementia Clinical Pathway Group, Worcester University, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development, Workforce Planning and Development | Leave a comment

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