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Where Best Next Campaign: Reducing Length of Hospital Stay (NHS England)

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Approximately 350,000 patients spend more than three weeks in a hospital each year, often with poor outcomes: “Many older people, particularly those who are frail and may have dementia, actually deteriorate while in hospital – a stay of more … Continue reading →

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Alternative Approaches to Reducing Hospital Admissions / Re-Admissions (BBC News / British Red Cross / NESTA / King’s Fund)

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The British Red Cross has proposed that home assessments, and comparatively simple interventions, when discharging old and vulnerable people for hospitals would help to reduce avoidable but predictable hospital re-admissions (and prevent many hospital admissions in the first place). … Continue reading →

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Helping Hospital Patients Stay Active and a Winter Framework For Speedier Discharge (NHS England / BMJ / BJN / NIHR Signal / JAN)

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Jane Cummings, the Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England has written about a Winter Framework designed to reduce delayed discharges by maximising the use of care homes across each Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP). Therapy-led units, too, will be … Continue reading →

Quality Improvement in Urgent and Emergency Care (NHS Improvement / NHS England / Department of Health)

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary An earlier BBC News description of the problem: Full Text Link Reference Cawley, L. (2017). Four-hour accident and emergency waits rise 300% at some hospitals. London: BBC Health News, March 16th 2017. Further context and introductory analysis: Full Text … Continue reading →

Food Standards in NHS Hospitals (BBC News / Department of Health / Hospital Food Standards Panel / Age UK)

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary New standards have been developed by the Department of Health and Age UK concerning the quality of food supplied to hospital patients in England. Hospitals will be ranked according to quality and choice of food provided, and rankings will … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, BDA Digest, Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, British Dietetic Association, British Dietetic Association (BDA), Campaign for Better Hospital Food, Care of Vulnerable Adults, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Dementia Care in Hospitals, Dianne Jeffrey: Chair of Age UK, Elderly Malnutrition, Food and Drink in NHS Hospitals, Food for Life Partnership, Good Nutritional Care, Good Nutritional Care (Nutrition Alliance), Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services, Healthier and More Sustainable Catering: Nutrition Principles, Healthy Eating in Hospitals, Hospital Caterers Association: Good Practice Guide to Ward Level Services, Hospital Caterers Association: Healthcare Food and Beverage Service Standards, Hospital Catering, Hospital Catering Services, Hospital Food, Hospital Food Standards Panel, Hydration and Nutrition, Improving Nutritional Care, Interactive Map of National Hospital Food Ratings (NHS Choices / HSCIC), Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition), MUST Nutrition Screening, NHS Standard Contract, Nutrition, Nutrition Alliance, Nutrition and Hydration Digest (British Dietetic Association), Nutritional Assessments, Nutritional Care Expert Reference Group, Nutritional Screening, Patient Nutrition and Hydration ERG, Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment (PLACE), Patient-Led Hospital Inspection Regime, Patient-Led Inspection Data (CQC), Plan for Public Procurement of Food and Catering Services: Balanced Scorecard, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Protected Mealtimes, Public Health Responsibility Deal: Food and Drink Industry, Public Health Responsibility Pledge: Calorie Reduction, Public Health Responsibility Pledge: Out of Home Calorie Labelling, Public Health Responsibility Pledge: Salt Reduction, Quality Improvement, Responsibility Deal, Responsibility Deal Pledges, Responsibility Deal Pledges (Alcohol Food Health at Work and Physical Activity), Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Soil Association’s Food for Life Catering Mark Assurance Scheme, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Sustainable Hospital Food / Catering Services, Ten Key Characteristics of Good Nutritional Care, Vulnerable Adults | Leave a comment

CEM Prescription for Acute and Emergency Care (College of Emergency Medicine)

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent policy paper from the College of Emergency Medicine (CEM), working with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Surgeons, proposes 13 recommendations to reduce the rising pressure on … Continue reading →

NHS Publishes Local Staffing and Patient Safety Data (NHS England / NHS Choices / National Quality Board)

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS has started to published information about staffing levels, showing nurse, midwife and care staffing data down to ward level. This is part of the NHS commitment to openness and transparency, with a view informing the public and … Continue reading →

NHS Directories Online: Department of Health’s Arm’s Length Bodies and Foundation Trusts (Department of Health)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health has produced an online mini-directory supplying information on the website, main email contact address(es) and phone number(s) for arm’s length bodies (ALBs) headquarters. It comprises sections on: Care Quality Commission. Health and Social Care Information … Continue reading →

On Pharmacists, Community Pharmacies and Public Health (NHS England / Department of Health / NHS Confederation / LGA / Pharmacy Voice / Royal Pharmaceutical Society)

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer for NHS England has explained why pharmacists are a valuable resource offering the public access to expert health advice and support. Full Text Link Reference Howard, C. (2014). How we should all make better … Continue reading →

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Health and Care Suitable for an Ageing Population (King’s Fund)

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This King’s Fund report presents a framework and tools to help local service leaders improve the care provided for older people. The focus is on improving the integration of care and the reduction of delays in transitions between different services. … Continue reading →

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