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Tag Archives: Social Exclusion
Report on Loneliness in Later Life (Age UK)
Summary An Age UK report presents an overview of the latest evidence on loneliness among people aged over 50. Full Text Link Reference All the lonely people: loneliness in later life. London: Age UK, September 2018. There was an earlier, … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Age UK (Wirral), Age UK Barnsley, Age UK Barrow, Age UK Bradford and District, Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Age UK North Craven, Age UK Oxfordshire, Age UK South Lakeland, Age UK South Lakeland’s Compass Tool, Age-Friendly Cities, Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Ageing Population, All the Lonely People: Loneliness in Later Life (Age UK), Befrienders, Befriending, Befriending Interventions, Befriending Schemes, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Campaign to End Loneliness, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Life Survey, Compass (Age UK South Lakeland), Compass Tool, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Factors Needed in Society to Tackle Persistent Loneliness, Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD, Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, Later Life, Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness Heat Maps, Loneliness in Older People, Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness, Mental Health and Illness, Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), Persistent Loneliness, Preventative Interventions, Preventative Services, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention, Promising Approaches to Reducing Loneliness, Reconnections Programme (Age UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire), Social Epidemiology, Social Exclusion, Social Interaction, Social Isolation, Social Isolation and Loneliness, Testing Promising Approaches to Reducing Loneliness, Tudor Trust, UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale
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Further Information on Reducing Loneliness and Social Isolation (SCIE / Renaisi / BBC News / NIHR / Lancet)
Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)’s “SCIE Highlights No.3” briefing covers possible interventions to reduce loneliness and social isolation, and examines examples of good practice from the commissioning perspective. Full Text Link Reference Tackling loneliness and social isolation. the role of commissioners. … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, 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, Mental Health, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Dignity in Care: SCIE Videos on Caring With Dignity (SCIE)
Summary The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has produced three new videos about dignity in care, making eight in total. There are said to be eight main factors which contribute to the provision of dignity with care. Choice and … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Dementia Friends: Supporting People With Dementia at Christmas (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / PHE / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary Public Health England (PHE) and Alzheimer’s Society have released an impressive professional quality “With a little help from my friends” musical video, to raise dementia awareness during the festive season. The aim of this captivating pop video is to … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Loneliness in Old Age: Male Perspectives (BBC News / ILC-UK / Independent Age)
Summary Increasing numbers of men face loneliness and isolation in old age, according to research by the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) and Independent Age. While older women are likely to remain more likely to outlive their husbands, it is also … Continue reading →
Posted in Age Concern (England), Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Renewed Call for Parity of Esteem for Mental and Physical Health (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary Professor Dame Sally Davies, England’s Chief Medical Officer, has expressed support for giving mental health services a higher priority, with targets for waiting times and better protection for funding. Mental illness is estimated to cost between £70bn and £100bn … Continue reading →
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Internet and Social Media Training to Help Pensioners Connect With Friends and Family? (BBC News / Policy Exchange)
Summary A report from the Policy Exchange think tank has suggested that loneliness among the over-65s (and the co-morbidities understood to be associated with social isolation) could be reduced significantly by training older people in use of the internet, how … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Ageing Well, Assisted Living Technology, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare, Barriers to Involvement, BBC Health News, Community Involvement, Content Communities, Digital by Default, Digital Exclusion, Digital Skills Training, Digital Technology, Emerging Technology, Empowerment, Enabling Technology, Engagement, Evaluation of Social Media Use, Experiences, Facebook, Information Technology, Internet and Social Media Training, Internet Use, Involvement and Participation, Ipad Technology, Local Involvement Networks, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Mortality in Older People, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness Harms Health, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Relationships, Mobile Technology, New Technology, Policy Exchange, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Quality of Life, Quality of Life Promotion, Reciprocity and Wellbeing, Resilience, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Isolation, Social Isolation and Mortality in Older People, Social Media, Social Media Guidance, Social Media Platforms, Social Media Pros and Cons, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Social Networking Tools, Social Sharing, Social Well-Being, Tablet Computers, Think Tanks, Third Age, Twitter, Use of Social Media, Web 2.0 Social Media, Wellbeing in Later Life
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Stigma of Dementia: World Alzheimer Report 2012 (Alzheimer’s Disease International)
Summary Last year’s World Alzheimer Report offers a thorough review of stigma and dementia. It highlights best practice in the field of dementia, with recommendations to help reduce stigma. This report also presents the results from a worldwide survey investigating the experiences … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
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Loneliness of Dementia Exposed (BBC News / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary The Alzheimer’s Society is campaigning for towns and cities to become “dementia-friendly” in order to improve the social inclusion of sufferers. The results of surveys conducted by the Alzheimer’s Society and YouGov regarding the problems of loneliness and social … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accessible Community Activities, Acknowledgement of Potential, Active and Supportive Communities, Active Engagement, Active Life for Frail Isolated Elders (ALFIE), Active Life for Frail Isolated Elders (ALFIE): Tower Hamlets, AESOP Consortium, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Environments, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia: 2013 BAME Inquiry, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Raising, BBC Health News, Befrienders, Businesses and Services, Circles of Support for People with Dementia, Community, Community Activities, Community Connections, Community Engagement, Community Life, Community Networks, Community Support, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Crawley Dementia Action Alliance, Creating Community, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Crystal Blue Consulting, Cuimhne: Irish Memory Loss Alliance, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Empowerment and Engagement Project, Dementia Friendly Environments: Changing Environments, Dementia Friends, Dementia Without Walls (York), Dementia-Friendly Churches, Dementia-friendly Churches: North West Midlands, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities (DFCsurvey), Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementia-Supportive Communities, Developing Dementia Friendly Environments, Developing Dementia Friendly Environments for Specific Cultural Communities, Early Diagnosis, Easy-to-Navigate Environments, Economic Case for Dementia-Friendly Communities, Elderly Care Facilitators, Empowerment, Empowerment and Dementia, Engagement, Enjoyment and General Engagement, Environmental Design, Environmental Improvements, GeniUS! York, Gnosall Medical Practice, Greening Dementia, Hampshire Dementia Adviser Service, Happy Safe Out and About (buddy scheme), Inclusion, Independence, Innovations in Dementia: a CIC, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Maintaining Independence, Museum of Liverpool, National Dementia Declaration, Neighbourhoods for Life, Patient Involvement, Plymouth Arts and Heritage Service, Preventing Loneliness, Respectful and Responsive Businesses and Services, Safe Environments, Seldom Heard Groups, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Staying Independent, Stigma, Stigma-Free Environments, Supportive Environments, Think Again Programme, Think Again Programme: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, Timely Diagnosis, Tower Hamlets, Tower Hamlets Friends and Neighbours, Transport, Travel, Worcestershire County Council Museum Services, YouGov, Your Community Matters: Merseyside
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Social Media and Employee Voice (CIPD / NHS Employers / RCGP / NHS-HE Forum)
Summary This report examines the importance of “employee voice” and barriers to the use of social media for improving employee voice within organisations such as the NHS. Full Text Link (a) Reference Silverman, M. Bakhshalian, E. [and] Hillman, L. (2013). … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), National, NHS, NHS Employers, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accessibility, Barriers to Technology Implementation, Blogging, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Broadcasting Tweets, Carer Support, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), CIPD: Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Collaborative Leadership, Collaborative Working, Content Aggregators, Continuing Professional Development, Crowdsourcing, Cultural Leadership, Culture, Culture Change, Curation Tools, Deliberative Engagement, Employee Silence, Employee Value Proposition (EVP), Employee Voice, Empowerment, Engagement, Experiences, Facebook, Feedback, Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed), HealthUnlocked, Hootsuite: Social Media Dashboard, Image Sharing Sites, Innovative Leadership, iWantGreatCare, Leadership and Culture, Leadership for Culture Change, Leadership Via Social Media Platforms, Learning and Professional Development, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Linkedin, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), Microblogging, Networking With Peers, NHS Culture, NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme, NHS Leadership, NHS London Strategic Health Authority, NHS Use of Social Media, NHS-HE Forum, NHS–HE Forum Connectivity Best Practice Working Group, Online Patient Communities, Open Educational Resources (OERs), Openness, Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Experience, Patient Feedback, Patient Opinion, Patients Know Best, Positive Culture, Presentation Sharing Sites, Professional Sharing, Public Engagement Exercises, Rapid Learning Asset Development Tools, RCGP, Recruitment, Reducing Inappropriate Applications, Reference Tools, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), RSS Readers, Service User Experience, Signposting, Silverman Research, Social Bookmarking, Social Bookmarking Tools, Social Care, Social Exclusion, Social Inclusion, Social Media, Social Media Dashboard (Hootsuite), Social Media for Chief Executives, Social Media Guidance, Social Media Highway Code (RCGP), Social Media Improving Recruitment, Social Media in Education and Research, Social Media in Recruitment, Social Media in the NHS, Social Media Literacy, Social Media Platforms, Social Media Pros and Cons, Social Networking, Social Networking Sites, Social Networking Tools, Social Sharing, Staff Engagement, Survey Tools, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Sustainable Organisation Performance, Twitter, University of Dundee College of Medicine Dentistry Nursing and Midwifery, User Experience, Video Sharing, Video Sharing Sites, Web 2.0 Social Media, Wisdom of Crowds, YouTube
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