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Approaches to the Reduction of Preventable Hospital Admissions: a Systematic Review (BMJ Open)

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent systematic review examined the alternatives to hospital admission for older patients at risk of unplanned hospitalisation. The broad categories of interventions considered were (i) improved use of paramedic / emergency care practitioners, (ii) interventions based in emergency … Continue reading →

Development of Standardised Intervention Outcome Measures for Dementia Prevention (PLoS One / HTA)

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 | Tagged Activities of Daily Living (ADLs), Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale Cognitive Subscale (ADAS-Cog), Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials, and Health Psychology: University College London, Assessment of Quality of Life, Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing: Aston University, Aston University, Bangor University, Biological Markers, Biomarkers, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Cambridge Institute of Public Health: University of Cambridge, Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, Cardiff University, Centre for Dementia Studies: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Centre for Public Health: Queen's University Belfast, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care: University of Hertfordshire, Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Clinical Dementia Rating Scale, Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials, Dementia Quality of Life (DEMQOL), Dementia Quality of Life Measure, Dementia Services Development Centre Wales: Bangor University, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy: Technische Universität München, Department of Psychiatry: University of Cambridge, Disability Assessment for Dementia-DAD, Disease Modification, Disease Modification Trials, Disease-Modifying Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, Division of Psychology and Language Sciences: University College London, Drug Trials Failure Rate, Faculty of Health and Social Care: University of Hull, Faculty of Medicine: Imperial College London, Germany, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, Health Technology Assessment Study, Health Technology Assessments, Imperial College London, Institute of Brain Behaviour and Mental Health: University of Manchester, Institute of Health and Society: Newcastle University, Institute of Mental Health: University of Nottingham, International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement, Kings College London, Leeds Beckett University, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Measurement of Successes and Failures of Dementia Treatments, Measuring the Impact of Interventions to Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research: Health Technology Assessment Programme, Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Agitation / Aggression Scale, Neuropsychiatric Inventory Agitation / Aggression Domain (NPI), Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in People With Dementia, Neuroscience Research Centre - St. George's: University of London, Newcastle University, NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, NIHR HTA: Health Technology Assessment programme, North Thames CLAHRC, Norwich Medical School: University of East Anglia, Nuffield Department of Population Health: University of Oxford, Opportunities for Standardisation, Outcome Measures for Disease-Modifying Trials in Mild-to-Moderate Dementia, Outcome Validation, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), PenCLAHRC: University of Exeter Medical School, Personal Social Services Research Unit: University of Manchester, Potential Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease, Queen's University Belfast, Research Department of Clinical Educational, Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE): University of Bath, ScHARR: University of Sheffield, School of Clinical Sciences: University of Bristol, School of Health and Community Studies: Leeds Beckett University, School of Healthcare Sciences: Cardiff University, School of Medicine: University of Southampton, School of Psychology: University of Exeter, School of Public Health: Imperial College London, sMRI (Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging), Standardisation, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Technische Universität München, United Kingdom, University College London, University of Bath, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Medical School, University of Hertfordshire, University of Hull, University of London, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Sheffield, University of Southampton, University of Warwick, Warwick Clinical Trials Research Unit: University of Warwick, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases: King’s College London | Leave a comment

MRC DRI Momentum Awards £4.3 Million For UK Dementia Research (MRC)

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Momentum Awards, which support the UK Dementia Research Institute (DRI). Today’s announcement involves six universities being awarded £4.3 million from the MRC to help develop UK-based dementia research. Judging from the press release, there appears to be a serious … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Biomarkers, Biomarkers Research Programmes, Bioscience Careers, Cardiff University, Computational Approaches to Discovery of Behavioural Signatures, Cross-Disciplinary Interfaces Exploring Emerging Scientific Opportunities, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Careers, Dementia Research Institute (DRI), Dr Kathryn Adcock: Head of Neurosciences and Mental Health at MRC, Epilepsy, Frontiers in Neuroscience, High Risk-High Payoff Research Projects (sic) [For Whom?], Human Brain Cell Types, Immune Pathways and Stem Cell (iPSC) Models of Neurodegenerative Disease, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), Kings College London, Maurice Wohl Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Momentum Awards, MRC Centre for Neurodevelopmental Disorders (King’s College London), MRC DRI Momentum Awards, MRC: Medical Research Council, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Abnormal Brain Development, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation Research Cluster, Neuroscience, Neurovascular Dysfunction, Potential Drug Targets, Professor Oscar Marín: Director of Department of Developmental Neurobiology at Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), Proteostasis, Proteostasis Dysfunction, Pump-Priming (Dementia Research), Recruitment of Research Leaders / Rising Stars, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Careers, Research Commitment, Research Culture, Research Funding, Schizophrenia, Sensor Platform for Healthcare in a Residential Environment (SPHERE), Signalling Pathways, Treatment and Prevention Targets, UK Dementia Research Institute, University of Bristol, University of Edinburgh, University of Manchester, University of Oxford | Leave a comment

Further £816 Million Invested in NHS / NIHR Biomedical Research Centres (Department of Health)

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Extra funding for 20 NHS and university partnerships in England, organized through the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), has been awarded for research into mental health, dementia and antimicrobial resistance. “Mental health research will see funding increase to … Continue reading →

On the Influence of Primary Care Quality Upon Hospital Admissions by People with Dementia in England: Exploring the Limits of Intervention (CHE / PloS One / BMJ / JGCR / BMJ Open)

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent study by the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) found that GP practices which review their dementia patients as part of Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) tend to have relatively fewer emergency hospital admissions by persons with dementia. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK | Tagged Alzheimer’s Society Research Network, Ambulance Patient Care Records (PCRs), Average Length of Stay (Hospitals), Avoidable Hospital Admissions, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, BMJ, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Bristol, British Geriatrics Society, British Medical Journal (BMJ), Centre for Health Economics, Centre for Health Economics (CHE), Centre for Health Economics: University of York, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care: University of Hertfordshire, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Care for People With Frailty, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, Department of Social Policy and Social Work: University of Birmingham, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), Emergency Readmissions, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences: University of the West of England, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences: University of Auckland, Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine: Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Health Services Management Centre (HSMC): University of Birmingham, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Higher Quality Dementia Care (CHE Analysis), HOMEWARD Project, HOMEWARD Project Protocol, Hospital Admissions, Hospital Readmission Risk Factors, HSMC: University of Birmingham, Impact of Dementia on Length of Stay, Impact of the Quality of Dementia Care on Interface Between Primary and Secondary Care, Influence of Primary Care Quality Upon Hospital Admissions by People with Dementia in England, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Interface Between Primary and Secondary Care, Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), Length of Stay, Length of Stay (LoS), Limits of Intervention (Great Theory Stubborn Reality), New Zealand, NIHR Research for Patient Benefit Programme, PLoS One, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payment, Quality of Dementia Care and the Interface Between Primary and Secondary Care, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF): Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Readmissions, Reducing Early Hospital Readmissions, Reducing Emergency Admissions Through Community-Based Interventions, Reducing Re-Admissions to NHS Hospitals, Research and Development Department: South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Research Design Service South West: University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Research for Patient Benefit Programme (NIHR), Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, School of Social and Community Medicine: University of Bristol, School of Social Policy: University of Birmingham, South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust (SWASFT), South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust (SWASFT) West Division, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, University of Auckland, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Hertfordshire, University of the West of England, University of York Centre for Health Economics (CHE), Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions | 1 Comment

NHS England Publishes Official Mazars Report into Southern Health NHSFT (BBC News / Mazars / NHS England / NHS Improvement / CQC)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has released the independent report by Mazars (an early copy of which was leaked a week before) concerning the deaths of people with learning disabilities or mental health problems at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. “The report … Continue reading →

Concerning the Handling of Health Inequalities and Premature Mortality in Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Patients: An Isolated Institution or Indications of a Broader Culture? (BBC News / Mazars / NHS England)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary If experience at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is anything to go by, there is plenty of scope for progress. According to a report by Mazars, and commissioned by NHS England, examining deaths at this trust in particular, the … Continue reading →

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