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Improving Care for Older People (NHS England / Age UK / PHE / Chief Fire Officer’s Association / JGCR)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The guide to Improving Care for Older People, developed by NHS England in partnership with Age UK, Public Health England, and the Chief Fire Officer’s Association, is actually a collection of resources (some dating back several years). This collection … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, 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, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Public Health England, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active Ageing, Active and Healthy Ageing, Age and Ageing, Age-Friendly Housing, Age-Related Hearing Loss (ARHL), Ageing Population, Ageing Population Carer Support, Ageing Society, Ageing Well, Ageing Well and Supporting People Living With Frailty (NHS England), Ageing Well With Technology, Amenable Mortality, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Avoidable Mortality, Avoidable Premature Mortality, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Bladder Problems, Burden on Caregivers, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care Home Admission Delay, Care in an Ageing Society, Care 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More on Self-Care, Patient Activation and NHS Sustainability (Health Foundation / BMJ Quality and Safety / Self Care Forum / NHS England / AMROC)

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Health Foundation briefing explores the potential of increasing patient activation for better self-care in the management of long-term conditions (including asthma, diabetes and depression) and reducing avoidable hospital admissions. “ …patients who were most able to manage their … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Depression, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 24-Hour Community-Based Services, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), Academy of Medical Royal Colleges: Please Write to Me Initiative, Accident and Emergency Admissions, Accountable Integrated Care Systems (AICS), Ageing Society, Asthma, Asthma Hospital Admissions, Asthma: Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Emergency Admissions, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Black Country STP, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, BMJ Quality and Safety, Bridport Integrated Hub, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Matrons' Late Visiting Service, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Virtual Wards, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Frailty, Community-Based Support, Comprehensive Model of Personalised Care, Connecting Care+ (Wakefield), Data Analytics Team: Health Foundation, Data Analytics: Health Foundation, Debbie Newton: Director of Community Services at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Demand Management, Diabetes, Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS), Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Hugh Rayner: Please Write to Me Initiative (Academy of Medical Royal Colleges), Dr Phil Earnshaw: Chair at NHS Wakefield CCG, Dr Riaz Dharamshi: Bridport Integrated Hub, Economic Sustainability, Education and Awareness, Electronic Care Records, Email Not Letters, Emergency Admissions, Emergency and Urgent Care Services, Emergency Attendances, Emergency Department Utilisation and Patient Activation, Epidemiological Concepts, Epidemiology, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Good Practice in Managing Emergency Admissions, Health and Wellbeing, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INT), Jo Webster: West Yorkshire and Harrogate Clinical Commissioning Group Lead, Kamila Hawthorne: Vice-Chair of Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Karen Kirkham: NHS England’s National Clinical Advisor for Primary Care, Late Visiting Service: Community Matrons, Leicester, Leicestershire Planned Care Policies Report, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Matt Hancock: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Merran McRae: Chief Executive at Wakefield Council, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, National Self Care Week (2018), NHS and Social Care Hubs, NHS England Integrated Care Case Studies, NHS Wakefield CCG, Outpatient Clinics: Writing Letters to Patients, PAM: Patient Activation Measure, Patient Activation, Patient Activation Measure (PAM), Patient Autonomy, Patient Efficacy, Patient Engagement, Patient Experience, Patient Factors (Demand Side), Patient Involvement, Personal Integrated Care (PIC) - 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Unmet Social Care Needs of Older People Living in Their Own Homes (Ipsos MORI / NIHR / Age UK / NatCen Social Research / Independent Age)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Ipsos MORI, in association with the NIHR School for Social Care Research, Age UK, NatCen Social Research and Independent Age, have produced a report exploring the nature and extent of “unmet needs” for social care among older persons living … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, 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, Mental Health, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK NSC, Universal Interest | Tagged Access to Health and Social Care Support, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Funding (England), Adult Social Care in England, Advice and Information, Affordability of Care and Support, Ageing Population, Aids and Adaptations, Allison Dunatchik: NatCen Social Research, Assessments and Eligibility, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Barriers and Facilitators in Lifestyle Change, Barriers to Joined-Up Care, Barriers to Support, Barriers: Access to Funding, Barriers: Inconsistency in Care Standards, Barriers: Lack of Continuity of Care, Care Act 2014, Care Funding, Caroline Abrahams: Director of Age UK, Commissioning of Domiciliary Care, Disability and Home Care in England’s Older Population, Domiciliary Care, Dr Margaret Blake: Research Director at Ipsos MORI, Eligibility, Eligibility Criteria for Social Care, Eligibility for Care, ELSA, ELSA: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, English Local Authorities, English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), Failing Safety Net (Age UK), Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) Eligibility Criteria, Financial Constraints, Financial Eligibility, Financial Issues, Financial Pressures, Health Survey for England, Health Survey for England (HSE), Help for Elderly Living at Home, Hidden Unmet Needs, Home Adaptations, Home Care, Home Care Funding and Costs, Home Care Organisations, Home Care Packages (HCP), Home Care Services, Home Care Standards, Home Care Support, Home Care: Commissioning, Housing Adaptations, Impact(s) of Unmet Needs, In-Depth Interviews With Older People, Independence, Independence and Wellbeing, Independence at Home, Independence of Older Adults, Independent Age, Independent Living At Home, Individual Care Plans (Complex Needs), Information and Advice, Information and Advice Services, Integrated Commissioning, Ipsos Mori, Ipsos Public Affairs, Janet Morrison (Chief Executive of Independent Age), Lack of Bespoke Information and Advice, LGA: Local Government Association, Living Alone, Local Authorities, Local Authority Contribution to Care Costs or Adaptations, Local Care Providers, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Service Providers, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Loss of Confidence, Loss of Mobility, Loss of Purpose, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Mobility Problems, NatCen Social Research, NatCen Social Research (NatCen), NatCen Social Research: University College London, National Minimum Eligibility Threshold for Adult Care and Support, Nature and Prevalence of Unmet Need for Social Care, NIHR School for Social Care Research, NIHR School for Social Care Research (SSCR), Older People With Complex Needs, Patterns of Experience and Factors Contributing to People Developing Care Needs, Personal Well-Being, Predictors of Unmet Need, Preventative Care, Preventative Interventions, Preventative Services, Prevention, Public Transport, Publicly Funded Support, Purpose in Life, Qualitative Research, Quantitative Secondary Analysis of English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) Data, Quantitative Secondary Analysis of Health Survey for England (HSE) Data, Reduced Mobility, Reluctance to Admit Unmet Needs, Resilience, Social Care Funding, Social Care Funding Gap, Social Care Providers, Social Contacts, Social Isolation, Specialist Welfare Advice, Support for People with Complex Needs, Supporting Wellbeing Resilience and Independence, Transport and Mobility, Unmet Needs, Unmet Needs and Well-Being, Unmet Needs of Community-Dwelling Older Persons, Unmet Social Care Needs of Older People Living in Their Own Homes, Well-Being, Willingness to Pay for Care and Support | Leave a comment

Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia: the PrOVIDe Study (NIHR)

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)’s Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia (PrOVIDe) study investigated the prevalence of visual impairment in people with dementia, and addressed possible reasons behind any under-detection or inappropriate management of vision … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, NIHRSDO, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Alzheimer’s Society Research Network, Astigmatism, Birmingham, Bristol Activities of Daily Living Scale, Cambridge Behavioural Inventory – Revised, Cataracts, City University London, Cognitive Impairment, College of Optometrists, Communication Between Carers and Health-Care Professionals, Communication Between Carers and Optometrists, Dementia and Impaired Sight, Dementia and Sight Loss, Dementia: People With Dementia in Care Homes, Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, Diabetic Eye Disease, Division of Optometry and Visual Science: City University London, Domiciliary Sight Tests, Early Cataract Intervention for People in Early Stages of Cognitive Impairment (Research Requirement), Early Intervention for Cataracts (Research Requirement), Epidemiology, Eye Care for Other Vulnerable Groups (Research Requirement), Eye Care Information for People With Dementia and Carers, Eye Diseases, Eye-Care Pathway for People With Dementia (Proposal), Eyesight, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, General Ophthalmic Services, Glaucoma, Impaired Sight, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Institute for Neuroscience: Newcastle University, Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA): Trinity College Dublin, Living at Home, London, Low Vision, Macular Degeneration, Myopia, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research Programme, National Institute for Health Research Signal, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NHS Sight Tests, NIHR Signal, Older People Living in Care Homes, Optometrists, People With Dementia and Treatable Vision Problems, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Poor Eyesight, Presbyopia, Prevalence Estimates of Distance Visual Impairment for UK Populations Aged 60–74 Years With Dementia, Prevalence Estimates of Distance Visual Impairment for UK Populations Aged 65–89 Years With Dementia, Prevalence Estimates of Distance Visual Impairment for UK Populations Aged 75–89 Years With Dementia, Prevalence of People With Dementia and Treatable Vision Problems, Prevalence of Vision Problems (in the Elderly), Prevalence of Visual Impairment, Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People With Dementia, Prevalence of Visual Impairment in People with Dementia (PrOVIDe) Study, Primary Care Clinical Sciences: University of Birmingham, Refractive Errors, Republic of Ireland, Research Department: Alzheimer’s Society, Research Department: College of Optometrists, Research Department: Thomas Pocklington Trust, Retinal Diseases, Retinopathy, Sensory Loss, Sheltered Housing Schemes, Sight Loss, Sight Loss and Increased Risk of Depression, Specialist Optometrists for Older People, Standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE), Staying at Home, Support for People with Complex Needs, The Outside Clinic (Swindon), Thomas Pocklington Trust, Trinity College Dublin, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Uncorrected Visual Impairment, Undercorrected Visual Impairment, University College London, University of Birmingham, Vision Care, Vision Disorders, Visual Acuity, Visual Impairment | Leave a comment

Accessible Information Standard (NHS England)

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England’s “Accessible Information Standard” has been designed to ensure people with a disability, sensory impairment or sensory loss receive information in a format they can easily read or understand. Support will also be provided to ensure such patients … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, 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, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accessibility, Accessible Communications, Accessible Information About Health and Care Options and Treatment or Support (Involvement Enablers), Accessible Information Standard (NHS England), Accessible Information Standard Implementation Guidance, Accessible Information Standard Specification, Action on Hearing Loss, Advice and Support, Anu Singh: NHS England’s Director of Patient & Public Voice and Insight, Braille, British Sign Language (BSL) Interpreters, Care and Communication, Care and Support Services, CHANGE, Communication and Information, Communication Skills, Communication Support, Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities (CIPOLD), Data Sharing, Deafblindness, Deafblindness: Dual Sensory Loss, Dual Sensory Loss (Deafblindness), Education and Awareness-Raising, Failure of Communications and Inadequate Processes, Flagging of Needs, Good Communication, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Health Information Technology, Healthcare Providers, Information Sharing, Information Technology, Large Print, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities: Empowering Individuals, Learning Disabilities: NHS England Initiatives, NHS England’s Accessible Information Standard, Participation, Patient Advocates, Patient and Public Participation, Patient and Public Participation and Insight, Patient Participation, Patients First and Foremost, Patients With Disabilities, Providers of NHS-Funded Services, Recognition of Sensory Impairment, Recording of Needs, RNIB, Sarah Marsay: Public Engagement Account Manager at NHS England, SCCI1605: Accessible Information Specification, Sense, Sensory Impairment, Sensory Impairments, Sensory Loss, Service Providers, Sharing Information, Sharing of Needs, Speech-to-Text-Reporter (STTR), Support for People with Complex Needs, Support for Self Management, Support for Self-Care, Tadoma, Text Relay, Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA), Web Accessibility | Leave a comment

Safe and Well Visits: Partnership Working Between Health, Social Care, Fire and Rescue Services and Volunteers (NHS England, PHE, LGA / CFOA / Age UK)

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Further information has become available concerning the programme of “health checks” for the homes of elderly people and patients with complex long-term conditions. Collaboration on establishing the working principles of these “Safe and Well” visits has involved cooperation between … Continue reading →

Exploring the Emerging Framework For Integrated Personal Commissioning (NHS England / LGA)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England and the Local Government Association (LGA) have published their Integrated Personal Commissioning (IPC) Emerging Framework. The aim is to enable patients and their families to commission their own care through personal budgets. This framework explains the future … Continue reading →

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