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Tag Archives: Support Networks
Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness (Age UK / BMJ Open)
Summary Age UK has made available an online interactive map depicting the regional prevalence of loneliness and social isolation in the English local authorities. Full Text Link Reference Risk of Loneliness in England 2016. [Online]: Age UK, April 2016. Loneliness: … 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, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, Stroke, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged 11-Item Duke Social Support Index, 4-Item Duke Social Support Index, 6-Item Lubben Social Network Scale, Adequacy of Social Relationships From Respondents’ Perspective, Availability of Social Relationships as Perceived by Respondents, Behavioural Risk Factors, Berkman-Syme Social Network Index, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Bothered by Loneliness, Brigham Young University (Utah), Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke, de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, Degree of Subjectivity Asked of Respondents, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Counseling Psychology: Brigham Young University, Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience: Brigham Young University, Duke Social Support Index, Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire, ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI), Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Feelings of Loneliness, Feelings Relating to Social Relationships, Frequency of Contact With Others and Participation in Activities, Frequency of Face-to-Face and / or Phone Contact With Family and / or Friends and / or Neighbours, General Advice on Starting Conversations (About Problems), Geographical Proximity of Family and Friends, Gijón Scale for Elderly’s Social-Family Assessment Family and Social Relationships Subscales, Heart (Journal), Index of Social Support, Indirect Pathways by Which Social Connections Influence Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Influence of Social Connections on Disease Morbidity and Mortality, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL), Interview Measure of Social Relationships, Involvement in Social Relationships, Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, Litwin Support Network Types, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Public Health, Local Public Health Services, Loneliness, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Isolation, Loneliness and Mortality in Older People, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for CVD, Loneliness Harms Health, Loneliness in England 2016, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale, Lubben Social Network Scale, Mapping and Quantification of Loneliness, Mapping Loneliness (Age UK), Measures of Living Arrangements and Informal Care, Measures of Satisfaction With Social Support, Measures of Social Anchorage, Measures of Social Integration, Measures of Social Isolation, Measures of Social Networks, Measures of Social Support, Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) Social Support Survey, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Negative Affect Scale, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham Health Profile Social Isolation Subscale, Number of Friends and Relatives Outside the Household, Older Americans Research and Service Center (OARS) Social Resource Scale, Oslo-3 Social Support Scale, Overlapping Risk Factors, Participation in Social Activities, Perceived Availability of Emotional Tangible Informational and / or Other Support, Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ2000), Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventative Interventions, Preventative Services, Preventing Isolation, Preventing Loneliness, Prevention Agenda, Question about the number of sources of support, Questionnaires on Social Networks, Received Support, Risk Factors, Risk of Loneliness in England 2016, Risk Stratification, Risk Stratification for Case Finding, Rt Hon Tracey Crouch: MP for Chatham and Aylesford, Satisfaction with Social Relationships and / or Participation, Social Epidemiology, Social Isolation, Social Network Index, Social Networks, Social Relationships, Structural and / or Functional Aspects of Social Relationships, Support Networks, Talking About Problems, Time Spent Alone, Time To Change (Mental Health Campaign), Tracey Crouch: Minister for Loneliness, University of California, University of York, USA, Wenger Support Network Typology, York
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Pilots to Support Carers Remain in Paid Employment (Department of Health)
Summary Nine pilot areas will be involved in discovering how to help carers balance work and their caring responsibilities. The pilot areas will explore how technology (such as smart phones, social media and email alerts) can be used to ease … Continue reading
Posted in Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alex Fox: Shared Lives Plus, Balancing Work With Caring, Burden on Caregivers, Bury, Care Act 2014, Care Coordinators, Care for People with Dementia in the Community, Care in an Ageing Society, Care in the Community, Care Leave, Care Monitoring, Caregiver Support, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Fatigue, Carer Support, Carers, Cheshire West, Co-Production, Collective Solutions to Care, Combining Work and Care, Community and Voluntary Sector, Community Assets, Community Care, Community Care Services, Community Empowerment, Community Institutions, Community Networks, Community Volunteering, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Department for Work and Pensions, Department of Health, Digital Technology, Dr Ros Altmann: Government’s Business Champion for Older Workers, Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, Families, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Flexible Hours for Carers, Flexible Roles, Flexible Workforce, Flexible Working, Flexible Working Arrangements, Gateshead, Government Equalities Office, Health at Work Network, Improving Flexibility of Care, Independence, Informal Networks, Information and Advice, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Innovative Technology, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Authority and Social Care, Local Authority Commissioners, New Technology, Norman Lamb MP, Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), North Somerset, North Tyneside, Northamptonshire, Pilots to Support Carers Remain in Paid Employment, Public Health Responsibility Deal, Public Health Responsibility Deal’s Health at Work Network, Reablement, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, Sefton, Shared Lives Plus, Shared Lives Plus: UK, Social Care Volunteers, Social Networks, Social Networks and Organizations, Social Support / Community Networks, South Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Stoke, Support for Relatives Friends or Carers, Support Networks, Supporting Caregivers, Supporting Working Carers, Telemonitoring, Time Bank, Time-Banking, Unmet Needs, Unpaid Care and Employment, Unpaid Care Provision, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Networks, Value of Volunteering, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE), Voluntary Community Social Enterprise (VCSE) Review, Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Volunteering, Volunteering in Health and Care, Volunteers
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Cuts to Mental Health Early Interventions and Prevention (BBC News / Rethink Mental Illness / LSE / Community Care)
Summary A report from Rethink Mental Illness and the London School of Economics indicates that cuts to community-based mental health care could be costing the NHS millions in the long-run. Cuts to budgets involve fewer people receiving early intervention treatment and … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, 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, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Mental Health Services, Admission Avoidance, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), Average Distances Travelled by Patients at CCGs and Local Area Teams, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, BBC Health News, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, Bristol North Somerset Somerset and Gloucestershire Local Area Team, Care Integration, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Community Care, Community Care Beds and Services, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Mental Health and Social Care Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, CommunityCare (Online Journal), Dr Martin McShane: NHS England’s Director for People With Long Term Conditions, Far-Away Placements in Mental Health Services: Adults in Acute Inpatient Care, FOI: Freedom of information, Former Minister of Care Services Norman Lamb, Freedom of Information, Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCG, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), Health and Social Care Integration, HealthEast, IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Inappropriate Far-Away Placements, Inappropriate OAPs (sic), Inappropriate Out of Area Treatments, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Physical and Mental Health, Investing in Recovery, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire Local Area Team, London School of Economics (LSE), Mental Health Early Interventions, Mental Health Patients Forced to Travel, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Taskforce, Mental Health Trusts, Mind, National Psychosis Summit, NHS Bristol CCG, NHS Digital, NHS Digital (Formerly the Health and Social Care Information Centre), NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney CCG, NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk CCG, NHS Vale of York CCG, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Norman Lamb MP (Former Minister of State for Care and Support), Out of Area Placements (OAPs), Out of Area Placements in Mental Health Services: Adults in Acute Inpatient Care, Out-of-Area Care, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Paul Farmer (Mind), Preventable Hospital Admissions, Preventative Care, Preventing Future Crises, Prevention, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Professor Wendy Burn: President of Royal College of Psychiatrists, Public Mental Health, Reducing Out of Area Placements (OAPs), Rethink, Rethink Mental Illness, Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), Support Networks, Support Networks (Friends and Family), Waveney
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