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Digital Social Care Pathfinders: the Social Care Programme (NHS Digital)

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Digital is funding sixteen “Digital Social Care Pathfinders” projects with £4.5 million, with the aim of developing solutions for bridging the data and technology “gaps” which may act as barriers to better integration between the NHS and social … Continue reading →

Babylon Health Applies Artificial Intelligence to Improving Integration of Care and Population Health in Wolverhampton (HTN / RWT / BMJ / Lancet / NHS England / BBC News)

Posted on January 26, 2020 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Babylon Health and the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust have announced a ten year partnership to explore the application of an artificial intelligence app to delivering joined-up digital care for Wolverhampton’s population. Full Text Link Reference Babylon agrees 10 year … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, New Cross Hospital, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nuffield Trust, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Access to Personal Health Records Online, Access to Primary Care, Adoption of Innovations, Ageing and Long-Term Care, Ageing Population, AI Health Assistant: Medical Information and Triage Advice, AI Symptom Checkers, Ali Parsa: CEO and Founder of Babylon, Anticipatory Care Planning and Integration, Applications of Big Data, Apps, apps for Smartphones or Tablets, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence Enhanced Anticipatory Care, Ask A&E: Free 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Outline National Strategy for Information Technology in Health and Care (DHSC / BBC News / NHS England / NIHR / HEE / WHO / SMF / CQC / HTN / NHS Digital)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Matt Hancock, Health and Social Care Secretary, has announced the latest vision for IT modernisation in the NHS, This will involve moving applications / data to cloud-based services, and technical standards which will allow NHS IT systems to be … Continue reading →

The Dementia Citizens Project (Knowledge Hub / Nesta)

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (Nesta) has launched the Dementia Citizens website. This project aims to bring together researchers and people with dementia (and their carers and families) with a view to discovering novel ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged Active Citizens, Arts and Music in Dementia, Arts in Health, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Assistive Technology Services, Assistive Technology Supporting Independence of People With Dementia, AT: Assistive Technology, Bangor University, Book of You (Nesta backed by Bangor University), Citizen Inclusion, Citizen Participation, Citizenship: Involvement and Participation, Cognitive Stimulation, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Ctrl Group: Nesta Development Partners, Cultural Arts Interventions, Dementia and Social Citizenship, Dementia Research, Dementia Services Development Centre, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC Wales): Bangor University, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Dementia-Friendly apps, Dementia-Related apps, Digital Arts and Older People, Digital Reminiscence Therapy, Glasgow Caledonian University, Health Information Technology, Health Technology, Healthy Living Apps, Information and Support for Carers, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Information Pathways for Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Information Technology, Investment in Information Technology, iOS apps, Knowledge Hub (Philippa Lynch), Life Stories, Life Story, Life Story Work, Life Story Work in Dementia Care, Maintaining Independence, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Meaningful Occupation, Meaningful Relationships, Music Therapy, Music Therapy for BPSD, Musical Interventions, Musical Therapies, National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA), NESTA: National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts, New Technology, Participation in Research, Participatory and Citizen Involvement, Participatory Arts, Patient Activation, Patient Choice, Patient Control, Patient Empowerment, Patient Experience, Patient Involvement, Patient Involvement in Research, Playlist for Life (Nesta backed by Glasgow Caledonian University), Public Participation in Research, Quality Statement 1: Participation in Meaningful Activity, Regaining Independence, Reminiscence, Reminiscence and Sensory Stimulation, Reminiscence Arts, Reminiscence Services, Reminiscence Therapy, Significant Dates (Reminiscence), Significant Events (Reminiscence), Significant Others (Reminiscence), Significant Persons (Reminiscence), Significant Places (Reminiscence), Smartphone and Tablet Apps, Smartphone apps, Smartphone Mobile Applications to Monitor Symptoms of Mental Health Conditions, Smartphones, Technology and Social Care, Technology and the Arts, Tele-Interventions, Telehealth and Self Care, Telemedicine, Telemonitoring, Transformational Technologies, Transformative Technology, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Community Care, Use and Awareness of Assistive Technology in Dementia Care, Wearable Devices, Wearable Devices for People With Dementia, Wearable Sensors, Wearable Technologies Innovation, Wearable Technology, Wearables (Technology) | Leave a comment

Updated Overview of General Practice in England (House of Commons Library / BBC News / RCGP / BMA / NHS England / BMJ Open)

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This briefing paper from the House of Commons Library covers many aspects of GP services. This update covers recent changes, including those relating to funding, commissioning and named GPs for the over 75s. Many other considerations are summarised, with … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 2014 General Practice Patient Survey, 24/48 Hour GP Access Targets, 24/7 Urgent GP Services, 5000 More GPs by 2020 and Surgeries Open Seven Days Per Week ("Surreal Obsession" BMA Claim), 7 Day Primary Care, 7 Day Services, 7-Day NHS, Academic Unit of Primary Care: University of Leeds, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), Access Targets for GP Appointments, Access to Dental Services, Access to General Practice, Access to GP Services, Ageing Population, Ageing Workforce, Alternative Provider Medical Service (APMS) Contracts, Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS), APMS Contracts: Commissioning of Additional Primary Care Services From Independent Sector, Ask NHS 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ALIP: Telecare eNewsletter April 2014 (Telecare LIN)

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The prodigiously informative April 2014 newsletter from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), HealthTech Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the Telecare Learning and Improvement Network was released recently. Full Text Link Reference Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP) Newsletter. April 2014. … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Ageing Well With Technology, Airedale Hospital Telehealth Hub, Aktive Conference, ALIP: Telecare eNewsletter, Alliance for Connected Care (USA), Assisted Living Innovation Platform, Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP), ATHENE: Assistive Technologies for Healthy living in Elders: Needs Assessment by Ethnography, Australian Ageing Agenda, Barker Commission, Better, Better Care Fund, Better Care Fund Plans, Birmingham Policy Commission, Centre for Assistive Technology and Connected Healthcare (CATCH), Commissioning of Telehealth, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO): Australia, Comorbidities Framework, Connecting Assistive Solutions to Aspirations: CASA, DALLAS (Delivering Assisted Living Lifestyles at Scale), dallas Programme, Day-to-Day Co-Production of Ageing in Place, Digital Health and Care Alliance (DHACA), Floor Tiles: Monitoring Health of Older People, Flourish: Aspirational Aging, GP Access Fund, Grand National Challenge, Guardian Healthcare Network, Hospital Admissions, Hospitals Without Walls, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), i-focus, Improving General Practice, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies: European Commission, Integrated Telecare and Telehealth Code of Practice (TSA), International Telecare and Telehealth Conference, Inventya Ltd, Kaiser Permanente Discharge app, King’s Fund Barker Commission, Liverpool Community Health Services, Living it Up (LiU), Living Well for Longer, Long Term Care Revolution Programme, Measuring the Quality of Integrated Care, Mi (More Independent), Mobile Technology, NHS Improving Quality Newsletter, NHS Scotland's Innovation Portal, Nursing Technology Fund, One Precious Life, ParkinsonNet, Patient and Client Council, Philips Healthcare, Philips Lifeline, PM Challenge Fund, PM Challenge Fund Pilots, Poppins Project, Preventable Hospital Admissions, Prime Minister Challenge Fund Pilots, Prime Minister’s GP Access Fund, Prof. Heinz Wolff, Project RITA, Protecting Our Parents (BBC Series), Regional innovation Fund (RIF), Responsive InTeractive Advocate (RITA), Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, SALTC: Simulating Ageing and Long Term Conditions, Smartphone Mobile Applications to Monitor Symptoms of Mental Health Conditions, Smartphones, Social Care Commitment, SociBot: Social Robot, South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, TaskRabbit, Technology Enabled Care Services (TECS), Technology Enabled Care Services Programme, Technology Strategy Board (TSB), Technology Strategy Board’s Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP), Telecare Learning and Improvement Network, Telecare LIN, Telecare Services Association (TSA), TeleCoaching, Telehealth Physio Services, Telemedicine, Telemedicine in Arizona, Telephonic Medication Therapy Management to Reduce Hospitalization in Home Health Patients, TeleServices, Transforming Primary Care Report, Try (AT) Before They Buy, Tunstall Healthcare (UK), UKTelehealthcare, Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Views on Telemonitoring Services, Warm Neighbourhoods, Year Zero | Leave a comment

On the Future of Mental Health (NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network)

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This paper from the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN) discusses the challenges facing mental health services during the next ten to twenty years. It considers changes to population demographics, new technologies, increasing demand, financial constraints in the NHS, plus the … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Mental Health Network (NHS Confederation), Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), Age and Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Attitudes to Mental Illness, Barriers to Integration, Big White Wall, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic Communities: Mental Health, BME: Black and Minority Ethnic, Buddy App, Care Integration, Centre for Mental Health, Changing Attitudes and Expectations, Clintouch, Commissioning and Funding, Commissioning for Recovery, Commissioning Older People’s Mental Health Services, Constrained Funding, Demand-Side Factors, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Demographics, Digital Revolution, Digital Technology, E-Mental Health, Elderly Mental Health, Emotional and Psychological Wellbeing, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Expectations, Financial Constraints, Funding Gap (NHS), Funding Reform, Future of Mental Health, Generational Differences, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Inequalities, Health Information Technology, Health Technologies, Information Technology, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Commissioning, Integrated Dementia Care, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, Investment in Adult Mental Health Services, Mental Health Act Commissioners, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Care and Treatment, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Recovery, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Strategies, New Technology, NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN), NHS Funding Gap, No Health Without Mental Health, Population Change, Public Attitudes and Expectations, Recovery, Reducing Health Inequalities, Remote Mental Health Support, Rising Expectations, Smartphones, Social Epidemiology, Wellbeing and Recovery From Illness | Leave a comment

Does Lifelong Reading and Cognitive Stimulation Protect Against Dementia? (NHS Choices / Neurology)

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

Summary The NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service regularly offers critical appraisals of recent research on elderly care and dementia-related topics which have appeared in the news. Here is another master-class appraisal. A study reported in Neurology indicates that people who … Continue reading →

Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Statistics, Universal Interest | Tagged Amyloid Beta Protein, Behind the Headlines, Beta-Amyloid, Beta-Amyloid Plaques, Brain Autopsies, Brain Plasticity, Brain Plasticity: Brain Stimulation-Induced, Chronic Gross Infarcts, Chronic Microscopic Infarcts, Cognitive Activity, Cognitive Aging, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Reserve Hypothesis, Cognitive Stimulation, Current Biology (Journal), Department of Neurological Sciences: Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Dr Ryuta Kawashima: Tohoku University's Smart Ageing Centre, Illinois Department of Public Health, Institute of Neuroinformatics: University of Zurich, β-Amyloid Burden, Japan, Late-Life Cognitive Decline, Lewy Bodies, Life-Span Cognitive Activity, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), National Institute on Aging, Neocortical Lewy Bodies, Neurology, Neuropathologic Burden, Neuropathologic Disorders, Newcastle University, Quality of Life, Reading, Reading Well Books On Prescription Scheme, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush Memory and Aging Project, Rush University Medical Center: Chicago, Selection Bias, Self-Help Reading, Self-Reported Cognitive Activity, Smart Ageing Centre (Tohoku University), Smartphones, Tau Protein, Tau-Positive Tangle Density, Tohoku University, Tohoku University's Smart Ageing Centre, Touchscreen Phones, Touchscreen User-Interfaces, Trust Me I'm A Doctor (BBC Two TV Programme), University of Zurich, US, Visiting the Library, Writing | Leave a comment

Use of Social Media Among Patients and Carers (BMJ Open)

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There is a large and growing amount of literature concerning the use of social media by patients and caregivers. The authors of this article proposed to “map” and evaluate the state of the existing literature, with a view to … Continue reading →

Social Media, Mobile Applications and Internet-Based Approaches for Supporting Non-Professional Carers: Systematic Review (US Department of Veterans Affairs)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This US systematic review investigates the potential of telehealth applications and tools to facilitate caregiving. Consumer health information technology (CHIT) interventions and applications are defined as electronic tools or technologies intended for use by consumers, by patients or family … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Telecare, Telehealth, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Social Care, AlzOnline, Assisting Carers using Telematics Interventions to Meet Older Persons’ Needs (ACTION), Barriers to Technology Implementation, Brief Symptom Inventory: BSI, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Burden on Caregivers, Burden Scale for Family Caregivers, Burden Scale for Family Caregivers: BSFC, CAI: Caregiver Appraisal Inventory, Caregiver Appraisal Inventory, Caregiver Self-Efficacy Scale: CSES, Caregiver Support, Caregiver-Patient Communication, Caregiver’s Friend: Dealing with Dementia, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Isolation, Carer Support, Carers, Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Program, Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System: CHESS, ComputerLink, Department of Veterans Affairs (US), Digital by Default, Digital Exclusion, Digital First (Formerly Digital by Default), Digital Technology, Digital Unite research, Disease Burden, Dr Karim Saad, Empowerment, Empowerment and Dementia, Enhancing Caregiver-Patient Communication, Evidence-Based Synthesis Program (ESP) Center, Facebook, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Guardian Professional, Healthcare Utilisation Outcomes, Hope Group (Brighton), Information for Carers, Interactive Voice Response: IVR, Internet-Based Approaches for Supporting Carers, Internet-Based Caregiver Support Service: ICSS, Journal of Dementia Care: JDC, Mobile Applications, Mobile Technology, Office of Quality and Performance, Online Family Problem-Solving: OFPS, Peer Communication, Personal Digital Assistant: PDA, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative, Quality Enhancement Research Initiative’s (QUERI) Evidence-Based Synthesis Program (ESP), Quality of Life, Satisfaction with Life Scale: SWLS, Self-Management Education, Service User Experience, Short Message Service: SMS, Smartphones, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Stress-Related Growth: SRG, Support for Carers, Supporting Caregivers, System Usability Scale: SUS, The Guardian, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Twitter, United States, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Experience, VA Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISN) Clinical Management Officers, Web Enabled Caregiver Access to Resources and Education: WECARE, Website Analysis and Measurement Inventory: WAMMI, Young Carers | Leave a comment

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