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Big Hopes Riding on Research Project to Help Unpaid Carers? (NIHR)

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary There are an estimated 850,000 people with dementia, and 670,000 unpaid carers, in the UK; involving more than half a million people with dementia living at home and being supported by unpaid carers, according to the Carers Trust. The … Continue reading →

Progress Towards Achieving Better Value / Reducing Waste in the NHS (King’s Fund / NHS Providers)

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A King’s Fund report investigates recent work on the value agenda, i.e. efforts aimed at reducing unnecessary costs while maintaining or improving the quality of care. This is based mostly on experience at three diverse NHS acute hospital trusts: … Continue reading →

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NHS Operational Productivity: GIRFT Meets Mental Health and Community Health Services (Lord Carter / DHSC)

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Lord Carter’s latest report in the NHS Operational Productivity series shifts the attention to unwarranted variations in mental health and community health services. Potential savings of around £1 billion in efficiencies could be made by 2020/21, allegedly, if the … Continue reading →

Seven Principles at the Heart of the Government’s Planned Social Care Green Paper (Department of Health / SCIE / BBC News)

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Jeremy Hunt, the Health and Social Care Secretary, has made a speech outlining the seven key principles for social care which will feature in a Green Paper expected to be published by Summer 2018. The principles, announced on World Social … Continue reading →

BBC’s NHS Tracker Service: Re-Launched (BBC News)

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The BBC has launched a new improved version of the online NHS Tracker, in readiness for anticipated Winter-pressures. This service allows local variations in service performance to be viewed by postcode. Updates will be added to reflect monthly and … Continue reading →

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Under-Claimed SMI Council Tax Discount? (BBC News / MoneySavingExpert)

Posted on October 1, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary People diagnosed as severely mentally impaired (SMI) should by rights be exempt from paying council tax, with the result that two-person households often qualify for a 25% discount on council tax. Persons with a severe mental impairment living alone … Continue reading →

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More on the Persistence of Variations in Care and Health Inequalities (BBC News / MTG / King’s Fund)

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Medical Technology Group’s analysis of data from the 209 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), concerning regional inequalities in patient access to treatments and assessments involving medical technology, discovered unacceptable variations (including inequalities between the North and South of England). … Continue reading →

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