Tag Archives: Surveillance

Technology and Surveillance in Care Services (CQC)

Posted on November 18, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has started a series which covers the use of technology in care. The topics explored, so far, comprise: Introduction: how technology can support high-quality care. Using surveillance in care services. Handling personal information. Consent … Continue reading →

Women’s Health and Obesity (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies’s latest annual report covers many aspects of women’s health (sadly excluding dementia), and points to obesity as being perhaps the biggest threat to population health. Statistics show that 56.4% of women … Continue reading →

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Minimising CJD and vCJD Transmission Risks in Healthcare and Community Settings (Department of Health)

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens’ Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (ACDP TSE) Risk Management Subgroup has released updated guidance which aims to minimise the risks of transmission of CJD and vCJD in healthcare and other public settings. Full Text Link … Continue reading →

Risks of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: UK Blood Safety (Department of Health)

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This document presents the Government’s response to the Science and Technology Select Committee’s “After the Storm?” report on blood safety. It sets out the government’s commitment to evidence-based and cost effective ways to reduce risks of infection from blood transfusions, … Continue reading →

Potential Transmission of vCJD (BBC News / House of Commons Science and Technology Committee / SaBTO)

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has asserted that the government has a too casual approach to the human form of mad cow disease. Roughly one in 2,000 people in the UK could be a carrier of … Continue reading →

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Framework for Personalised Care and Population Health (Department of Health)

Posted on July 5, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Department of Health has published a framework to support nurses, midwives, health visitors and allied health professionals in accessing the best evidence and support for their public health role. It is also intended to act as a tool … Continue reading →

Public Health England’s Knowledge Strategy (PHE) and Workforce Strategy (Department of Health)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Public Health England (PHE) have published their knowledge strategy, following an extended consultation. Full Text Link Reference Freed, J. Kyffin, R. [and] Rashbass, J. [et al] (2013). Knowledge strategy: harnessing the power of information to improve the public’s health. … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Surveillance

Minimising CJD and vCJD Transmission Risks in Healthcare and Community Settings (Department of Health)

Risks of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: UK Blood Safety (Department of Health)

Potential Transmission of vCJD (BBC News / House of Commons Science and Technology Committee / SaBTO)

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