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Tag Archives: Standards To Avoid Perverse Incentives
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia Concerned About Disjointed and Substandard Care For Common Dementia Comorbidities (ILC-UK / Alzheimer’s Society / Pharma Times Online / APPG on Dementia)
Summary Inadequate care and systemic failures in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of comorbidities experienced by people with dementia is believed to result in (i) unnecessary costs for the NHS, (ii) widespread and preventable reduced quality of life among patients … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, Diagnosis, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Hip Fractures, Hypertension, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, Amenable Mortality, APPG on Dementia, Average Annual Cost Per Person With Dementia, Average Annual Cost Per Person With Dementia: All Severity Levels, Average Annual Cost Per Person With Dementia: Mild Dementia, Average Annual Cost Per Person With Dementia: Moderate Dementia, Average Annual Cost Per Person With Dementia: People With Dementia Living in Residential Care, Average Annual Cost Per Person With Dementia: People With Dementia Living in the Community, Average Annual Cost Per Person With Dementia: Severe Dementia, Avoidable Hospital Mortality, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Baroness Sally Greengross (APPG on Dementia), Baroness Sally Greengross: Chief Executive of the International Longevity Centre UK, Barriers to Self-Management for People with Dementia, Barriers to Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Co-Morbidities, Co-Morbidities and Dementia, Co-Morbidities In Older Patients, Common Dementia Comorbidities, Comorbidities Framework, Complex Conditions, Cost of Co-Morbidities, Cost of Mismanaging Dementia and Diabetes Depression and Urinary Tract Infections (£1 Billion Per Year), Costs to the National Health Service (NHS): Type 2 Diabetes, CQC Inspection Regimes To Assess Quality of Care Pathways Across Health and Social Care Settings (Proposal), Deaths Associated with Hospitalisation, Debbie Abrahams MP: Co-Chair of APPG on Dementia, Dementia and Comorbidities: Ensuring Parity of Care (ILC-UK), Dementia and Depression, Dementia and Diabetes, Dementia and Mortality, Dementia and Urinary Tract Infections, Dementia Co-Morbidities, Dementia Comorbidities, Dementia Rarely Travels Alone: All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia 2016 Report, Dementia Risk Factors, Depression and Dementia, Diabetes, Diabetes and Multiple Morbidities, Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS), Disjointed and Substandard Care, Elderly People With Complex Health and Social Care Needs, Health and Social Care Integration, Holistic Annual Health Review Coordinated by GPs (Proposal), Holistic Approaches, Holistic Assessments, Holistic Care, Holistic Care Assessments, Holistic Co-ordinated Care, Holistic Consolidated Review of Separate Conditions (Proposal), Holistic Medical Reviews, Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA), Hospital Mortality, ILC-UK, ILC-UK: International Longevity Centre UK, Impact of Dementia on Hospital Mortality, Integration of Health and Care, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Health and Social Care for Older People, International Longevity Centre UK (ILC-UK), Management of Co-Morbidities, Medication Management, Mental Health Co-Morbidities, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Multiple Medications (Polypharmacy), Parity of Care Report (ILC-UK), Perverse Incentives, Pharma Times Online, PharmaTimes, Premature Death, Preventable Deaths in English Acute Hospitals, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF): Perverse Incentives, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF): Tick-Box Culture, Reducing Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Revision of Quality Outcomes Framework Which Currently Incentivises Separate Reviews (Proposal), Risk Factors, Self-Care, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in People With Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Standards To Avoid Perverse Incentives, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, Type 2 Diabetes, Untreated Comorbidities, Urinary Tract Infections, Urinary Tract Infections (in Patients with Catheters), Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs), Urinary Tract Infections and Dementia
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Ofsted-Style Ratings of Providers for Quality (Nuffield Trust)
Summary The introduction of Ofsted-style ratings for hospitals and care homes was included in the Government response to the Francis Inquiry report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. This Nuffield Trust report concludes that there is a gap … 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), In the News, National, NHS, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accountability, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Services, Annual Health Check, Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry, Care Home Inspections, Care Homes, Care Quality Commission (2009–), Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Quality Commission: The Essential Standards, Choice, Clinical Audits, Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST), Commission for Health Improvement (2000–2004), Commission for Health Improvement (CHI), Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) (2004–2009), Consequences of the Francis Inquiry Report, Demise of Performance Ratings (2008/9), Developing a Rating System, Distraction, Failure, Finsbury Rules: Example of Rules and Ratings, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report, Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary, Gaming the System, Harm, Healthcare Commission (2004–2009), Healthcare Commission’s Annual Health Check (2005–09), Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), History of Ratings in Health Care 1999–2011, Hospital Inspections, Implications of the Francis Inquiry Report, Independent Sector Regulation, Inspections and Bureaucracy, Methods for Scoring Combining and Weighting Indicators, National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme, National Quality Board, NHS Commissioning Outcomes Framework (COF), NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA), NHS Quest, NHS Trust Development Authority (NTDA), Nursing Home Compare, Ofsted-Style Ratings for Care Homes, Ofsted-Style Ratings for Hospitals, Ofsted-Style Ratings of Providers, Ofsted: Office for Standards in Education, Performance, Perverse Incentives, Public Reassurance, Quality Accounts, Quality Curve, Quality Observatories, Quality Observatory Network, Quality Surveillance Groups (QSGs), Rating Systems, Reactions to the Francis Inquiry Report, Regulatory System, Residential Care Homes, Responses to the Francis Inquiry Report, Risk Aversion, Social Care Inspection (CSCI), Social Care Landscape, Standards To Avoid Perverse Incentives, West Midlands Quality Review Service (WMQRS)
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NHS Constitution for England Updated (Department of Health)
Summary An updated NHS Constitution has been released to coincide with publication of the Department of Health’s official response to the Francis Inquiry report, “Patients first and foremost”. The NHS Constitution encapsulates the principles and values of the NHS in … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accountability, Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Article 56 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Ban on Clauses Intended to Prevent Public Interest Disclosures, Commitment, Communication, Compassion, Competence, Complaint and Redress, Confidentiality, Consent, Constitution (NHS), Contractual Duty of Candour, Criminal Sanctions, Culture, Culture Change, Delivering Dignity, Detecting Problems Quickly, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Everyone Counts, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary, Francis Report, Friends and Family Test (NHS), Fundamental Standards, Gagging Clause Culture, Gagging Orders, Gaming the System, General Hospitals, Government Response to the Consultation on the NHS, Handbook to the NHS Constitution, Informed Choice, JHWSs: Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategies, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy (JHWS), Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, JSNAs: Joint Strategic Needs Assessments, Judicial Review, Local Government Ombudsman, Making Every Contact Count, Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Measuring Culture, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, NHS Constitution and Whistleblowing, NHS Constitution Team, NHS Constitution: Updated 2012, NHS Values, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS), Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Safety, Patients First and Foremost, Patients Not Heard, Penalties for Disinformation, Perverse Incentives, Poor Governance, Positive Culture, Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, Respect, Staff Legal Duties, Staff Pledges, Standards To Avoid Perverse Incentives, Statutory Duty of Candour, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, UK National Screening Committee, Whistleblowing
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Patients First and Foremost: Government Response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Public Inquiry Report (Department of Health)
Summary The government’s official response to the Francis Inquiry report, entitled “Patients first and foremost” was published today. It defines the Department of Health‘s commitment and action plan for the health and care system. The main recommendations / resolutions include: Ofsted-style ratings for hospitals … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accountability, Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Allied Health Professionals (AHPs), Ban on Clauses Intended to Prevent Public Interest Disclosures, Barbara’s Story: Increasing Awareness of Dementia, Barring System, Barring System for Healthcare Assistants, Berwick Review, Blame Culture, Burdett Trust, Bureaucracy, Candour, Care, Care Assistants, Care in General Hospitals, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Chief Inspector of Social Care, Clinically-Led Commissioning, Code of Conduct and Minimum Training for Health and Care Assistants, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commitment, Communication, Compassion, Competence, Contractual Duty of Candour, Courage, CQUINs, Creating Time to Care, Creating Time to Lead, Criminal Sanctions, Cultural Care Barometer, Culture, Culture Change, Delivering Dignity, Detecting Problems Quickly, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Everyone Counts, Expert Inspectors, Foundation Trust Status, Foundation Trust Status Distractions, Francis Inquiry, Francis Inquiry Report: Executive Summary, Francis Report, Friends and Family Test (NHS), Fundamental Standards, Gagging Clause Culture, Gagging Orders, Gaming the System, General Hospitals, General Medical Council, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Healthcare Assistants, Healthwatch, Healthwatch England, House of Commons Library, Human Rights and Nursing, Increasing Awareness of Dementia, Independent Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Informatics Services Commissioning Group (ISCG), Leadership, Leadership in the NHS, Local HealthWatch, Mandate to the NHS Commissioning Board, Measuring Culture, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust, NHS Confederation Review of Bureaucratic Burdens, NHS Constitution, NHS Constitution and Whistleblowing, NHS Constitution: Updated 2013, NHS Culture, NHS Friends and Family Test, NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), NHS Mandate, NHS Outcomes Framework, NHS Safety Thermometer, Nurse Education, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Ofsted-Style Inspections, Ofsted-Style Ratings for Care Homes, Ofsted-Style Ratings for Hospitals, Openness, Patient and Public Involvement Forums (PPIFs), Patient and Staff Feedback, Patient Safety, Patients First and Foremost, Patients Not Heard, Penalties for Disinformation, Perverse Incentives, Poor Governance, Positive Culture, Proactive Professional Regulation, Problem Detection, Problem Prevention, Professional Disengagement, Professional Regulation, Public Interest Disclosures, Putting Patients First, QSGs: Quality Surveillance Groups, Quality Improvement, Quality Surveillance Groups (QSGs), Reduced Gaming of the System, Report of Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, Restorative Supervision, Revalidation for Nurses, Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust, Schwartz Rounds: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, See It My Way, Shaping Culture, Sir Robert Francis QC, Six C’s of Nursing, Staff Motivation, Staff Training, Staffing Levels, Standards To Avoid Perverse Incentives, Statutory Duty of Candour, Supervisory Nurse Ward Managers, Supporting Staff to Care, Teaching Agency: Barring Scheme, The 6Cs, Tick Box Culture, Time Limited Failure Regime, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, Whistleblowing, Zero Harm
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Respect and Compassion Central to New Standards for NHS Leaders (Department of Health)
Summary Department of Health standards, from the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, and drawn-up for the guidance of members of NHS boards and governing bodies in England, place a renewed emphasis on the importance of respect, compassion … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Business Practices, Care Standards, Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Bodies, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Compassion, Compassion and Care, Conflicts of Interests, Delivering Dignity, Dignity, Good Governance, Honesty, Honesty: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Integrity, Integrity: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Leadership, Leadership: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), NHS Boards, NHS Constitution, NHS Governing Bodies, Openness, Openness: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Patient Care, Personal Behaviour, Perverse Incentives, Perverse Incentives: No More Excuses, Professional Conduct, Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care, Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Professional Standards Authority: Formerly the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE), Professionalism, Professionalism: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Respect, Respect: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Responsibility, Responsibility: Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (Seven Core Values), Standards To Avoid Perverse Incentives, Technical Competence
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