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Tag Archives: University of Kent
On the Influence of Primary Care Incentive Schemes Upon Care Home Admissions For People with Dementia: Exploring the Limits of Intervention (CHE / BJGP)
Summary A study by the Centre for Health Economics (CHE) investigated whether incentives offered to GPs to provide annual reviews for patients with dementia, under the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), actually reduce the risk of admissions to care homes. … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Absence of Relationship Between QOF Annual Reviews and Likelihood of Care Home Placement, Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), Alternatives to Care Home Admission, Annual Health Check (AHC), Annual Health Checks, Annual Reviews, BJGP: British Journal of General Practice, British Journal of General Practice, Care Home Admission Delay, Care Home Placements for People with Dementia, Carer’s Needs Assessment, Carers and Families, Centre for Health Economics: University of York, Centre for Health Services Studies: University of Kent, Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Financial Incentives, Impact of Primary Care Incentive Schemes on Care Home Placements for People with Dementia (CHE), Incentive Payments, Limits of Intervention (Great Theory Stubborn Reality), London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Performance Incentives (CQUINs QOFs and Quality Premiums), Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU): London School of Economics and Political Science, Primary Care Incentive Schemes, Primary Care Incentive Schemes and Care Home Placements for People with Dementia, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payment, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of Long-Term Conditions, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Asthma, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Atrial Fibrillation, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Cancer, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Dementia, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Diabetes Mellitus, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Epilepsy, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Heart Failure, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Hypertension, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Learning Disability, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Long-Term Conditions With Record of Smoking Status / Smoking Cessation, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Mental Health, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Osteoporosis, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: People with Palliative Care Needs, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Peripheral Arterial Disease, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Payments for Care of LTCs: Stroke or Transient Ischaemic Attack (STIA), ResearchOne, ResearchOne Health and Care Database, ResearchOne Primary Care Database, Support for Carers, United Kingdom Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), University of Kent, University of Leeds, University of York, University of York Centre for Health Economics (CHE), Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers
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Review of Factors Influencing Carers’ Quality of Life (Alzheimer’s and Dementia)
Summary A review of literature on the factors likely to influence the quality of life for family carers of people with dementia discovered ten broad themes: Demographics. Carer-Patient Relationship(s). Dementia Characteristics. Demands of Caring. Carer Health. Carer Emotional Well-Being. Support … Continue reading
Posted in 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, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Practical Support With Caring, Adult Carers in England: Quality of Life, Ageing and Society, Ageing Population, Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Asia, Australia, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Building Carer Friendly Communities, Burden on Caregivers, Care and Support Services: Choice and Control, Caregiver Assessments, Caregiver Burden, Caregiver Support, Caregiver’s Level of Coping, Caregivers, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Anxiety, Carer Assessment, Carer Awareness, Carer Demographics, Carer Depression, Carer Emotional Well-Being, Carer Experience, Carer Fatigue, Carer Friendly Communities, Carer Friendly Employers, Carer Friendly NHS, Carer Friendly Policies, Carer Friendly Society, Carer Friendly Workplaces, Carer Health, Carer Independence, Carer Isolation, Carer Quality of Life, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Emotional Well-Being, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Health, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Independence, Carer Quality of Life: Carer Self-Efficacy, Carer Quality of Life: Carer-Patient Relationship(s), Carer Quality of Life: Demands of Caring, Carer Quality of Life: Dementia Characteristics, Carer Quality of Life: Demographics, Carer Quality of Life: Future Orientation, Carer Quality of Life: Support Received, Carer Self-Efficacy, Carer Stress, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carer's Needs, Carer-Patient Relationship(s), Carer’s Perspective, Carers, Carers and Families, Carers' Assessments, Carers’ Breaks, Carers’ Experiences of Carer’s Assessments, Carers’ Health and Wellbeing, Caring and Family Finances, Caring and Family Finances Inquiry, Centre for Dementia Studies: Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Combining Work and Care, Commissioning for Carers Principles, Costs of Caring, Demands of Caring, Dementia Care: Unpaid Care Contribution, Dementia Characteristics, Demographics, Department of Social Policy: London School of Economics, Division of Psychiatry: University College London, European Countries, Experiences, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Financial Issues, Future Orientation, Health Sciences: University of Southampton, Impact of Caring on Ability to Work, Impact of Caring on Carers, Impact of Caring on Carers’ Health, Improving Lives of Carers, Informal Caregiving, Informal Carers, Information and Advice, Information for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Juggling Work and Care, Kings College London, Lived Experience Advisory Panel: Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, London School of Economics Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience: King's College London, Maintaining Relationship, Needs of Carers, North America, Older Carers, Older Carers Awareness, Personal Finances, Poverty, Principles Behind Commissioning for Carers, Professor Sube Banerjee, Quality of Life of Carers, Quality of Life Research, School of Psychology: University of Kent, South America, Spousal Caregivers (SCs), Spouses of Dementia Sufferers, Sube Banerjee: Centre for Dementia Studies at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Support for Carers, Support for Carers (Hospital Discharge), Support Received, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Sustainable Caring, Systematic Review, Typology of Spouse Caregivers, University College London, University of Kent, University of Southampton, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, Value of Unpaid Care, Valuing Carers, Views of Informal Carers, Worry About the Future, Zarit Carer Burden Inventory
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Personal Budgets and Health: a Review and a Summary (PRUComm / Department of Health)
Summary The UK Government is committed to the use of personal health budgets for health service users. This follows an evaluation of the pilot programme 2009-2012 and relates to a wider personalisation agenda in health and social care reform in … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Australia, Canada, Care Planning, CCGs, Centre for Health Services Studies, Centre for Health Services Studies: University of Kent, CHC: NHS Continuing Healthcare, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Continuing Healthcare Framework (NHS CHC), Direct Payment, Direct Payment Support Services, Direct Payments, Empowerment, Europe, Funding Reform, Health and Social Care, Health and Social Care Integration, Health and Social Care Reform, Health and Social Care Services, Health Care Reform, International Programmes, Managing Personal Health Budgets, NHS Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC), NHS Reform, Payment Reform, Peoplehub, Personal Budgets, Personal Budgets (PBs), Personal Health Budget Team (Department of Health), Personal Health Budgets, Personal Health Budgets (PHBs), Personal Health Budgets Peer Networks, Personal Health Budgets Pilot Sites, Personal Health Budgets Resources, Policy Research Unit in Commissioning and the Healthcare System, PRUComm, Social Care Reform, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, United States, University of Kent
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Elderly Treated as Objects by Hospital Staff (NAPC GP Bulletin / Cardiff University)
Summary Research conducted on NHS wards concludes that hospital staff are sometimes unaware of how they “ignore vulnerable elderly patients, patronise them and treat them as objects”. The researchers, from Cardiff University, have made a training video called “Dignity: A Tale of … Continue reading
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Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Ageism, Balancing of Interests, Being Ignored, Being Informed, Cardiff University, Cardiff University: Centre for the Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (cesagen), Care and Compassion, Care of Older Adults in Acute NHS Trusts, Care Quality, Caring Division of Labour, Caring Roles, Centre for the Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (cesagen): Cardiff University, Communication, Continuity of Care, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Dignified Care, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Dementia, Dignity in Practice Report, Dignity on the Ward, Dignity: A Tale of Two Wards, Dignity: Whose Interests Matter?, Disempowering Spaces for Older People, Elder Abuse, Elderly Human Rights, Fiona Phillips, General Hospital Care, General Hospitals, Hospitals as Dangerous Places, Hospitals as Hazardous Places, Human Rights, Human Rights and Nursing, Impact of the Environment on Dignified Care, Influences on Dignified Care, Local Ward Cultures, National Association of Primary Care (NAPC GP Bulletin), National Association of Primary Care (NAPC), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Service Delivery and Organisation (SDO), Non-Involvement, PANICOA, PANICOA (Prevention of Abuse and Neglect in the Institutional Care of Older Adults), Patient Experience, Patient Involvement, Patient Referred to as a Task or as a Number, Patronising Older People, Policy Research Programme (PRP), Power in Place, Privacy, Protocols of Care, Respectful Communication, Right Place Wrong Patient, Seeing The Person, Seeing the Task, Service User Involvement, Staff Dignity, Staffing Levels, Task-Centred Care, Toilet Problems, Trade Offs, Trust Blame and the Culture of Defensiveness, Unintended Consequences, University of Kent, User Involvement, Using the Toilet, Views of Relatives, Washing and Dressing, Working the System and Unintended Consequences
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