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Tag Archives: Standardisation
Non-Pharmacological Community-Based Interventions for Persons With Dementia: Deciding What Works and What Does Not (Trials)
Summary Work is underway in developing a standardised Core Outcome Set (COS) for use in the evaluation of non-pharmacological health and social care interventions for people living with dementia at home. “ …this study will move closer to providing researchers … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, 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, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Community-Based Arts and Health interventions, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Interventions for Persons With Dementia, Community-Based Support, Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement (COSMIN), Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials, Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials (COMET), Cost-Effectiveness, Cost-Effectiveness in Health Care, Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Dementia Care, Efficacy of Dementia Care Interventions, Efficacy of Non-Pharmacological Community-Based Interventions for Persons With Dementia, Efficiency and Effectiveness, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Increasing Comparability Across Dementia Studies, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Lancaster University, Linköping University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Non-Pharmacological Community-Based Interventions for Persons With Dementia, Opportunities for Standardisation, Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Public Participation in Research, Reducing Reporting Bias, Reducing Waste in Dementia Care, Reducing Waste in the NHS, Standardisation, Sweden, Trials, Unconscious Bias, University of Liverpool, University of Manchester
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Development of Standardised Intervention Outcome Measures for Dementia Prevention (PLoS One / HTA)
Summary The following articles present work towards establishing a consensus on the most suitable outcomes to be measured when assessing “disease modification” (or the lack of it) in response to interventions intended to delay or prevent the progress of dementia. … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Systematic Reviews, UK
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How to Save the NHS Billions… Without Rocket Science (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary The Lord Carter Review, which looks into better procurement, better hiring and management of staff and better use of medicines, implies that the NHS might save around £5 billion per year. It is suggested that much waste of NHS … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Dalton Review Concerning Options for Providers of NHS Care (Department of Health / King’s Fund / KPMG / NHS Improvement)
Summary Sir David Dalton’s independent review of possible new options for providers of NHS care remains open for comments until the August 31st 2014. Full Text Link Reference Dalton Review 2014: new options for providers of NHS care. London [Online]: … Continue reading →
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