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More Transparency Enforced in Care Homes Sector (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has ruled that care homes will have to reveal how many patients have been evicted against their wishes, and how many relatives of elderly patients have been banned from visiting loved ones. Full Text … Continue reading →

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Older People Reluctant to Complain About Poor Health and Care Services (BBC News / PHSO / Healthwatch)

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has noted that it receives disproportionately few complaints from older people than expected i.e. relative to elderly people’s higher usage of NHS and social care services. The PHSO’s latest report indicates that … Continue reading →

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NICE Consultation on Draft Guidelines for Care of the Dying Adult (BBC News / NICE)

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has released draft guidelines concerning the care of adults potentially entering the last days of their lives while in the care of the NHS. The guideline covers people dying from … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Community Care, End of Life Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged BBC Health News, Care of the Dying Adult, Draft Guidelines for Care of the Dying Adult, End of Life Care, End of Life Care for People with Dementia, End of Life Care Pathway, End of Life Care Strategy, Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), Liverpool Care Pathway for the Dying Patient (LCP), Liverpool Care Pathway: Poor Implementation, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Nutrition and Hydration, Pain Relief, Palliative and End of Life Care, Palliative Care, Personalised Care Planning, Personalised Carer Support, Shared Decision-Making, Tick Box Culture, Treatment at End of Life, User Complaints, Withdrawal of Medication Food and Fluids | Leave a comment

The Foundations for a Patient-Centred NHS Learning Culture? (Department of Health / BBC News)

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This “Learning Not Blaming” report presents the government’s response to (i) the Francis Freedom to Speak Up review, (ii) the Morecambe Bay Investigation, and (iii) the Public Administration Select Committee’s report on clinical incidents. The common theme for addressing … Continue reading →

More on Complaints Handling in the NHS (BBC News / PHSO / NHS England / Patients’ Association)

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

Summary Research commissioned by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) indicates that around only one-third of people who experience poor service from public bodies, including the NHS, in England actually make a complaint. Common reasons for not to complaining … Continue reading →

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Complaints Handling: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Under Fire (BBC News / Patients’ Association / PHSO / LGO / Healthwatch)

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Further concerns have been raised by the Patients’ Association about how the NHS ombudsman in England handles patients’ complaints. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) maintains that it is modernising already, and is responsible for maintaining a standard … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Patients Association, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Avoidable Harm, ‘I’ Statements (Complaint Journey), BBC Health News, Complainant Survey, Complaint Variables Decision Tree, Complaints Handling, Complaints Improvement Conferences, Culture Change, Customer Contact & Complaints, Dame Julie Mellor: Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman Service, Designing Good Together, Effective Complaints Handling, End-User Experience, Experiences, Fear of Raising Concerns About Care, Health and Social Care Complaints System, Healthwatch England, I Feel Confident to Speak Up (Complaints Handling: “I Statement” Criteria), I Feel Listened To and Understood (Complaints Handling: “I Statement” Criteria), I Feel Making My Complaint Was Simple (Complaints Handling: “I Statement” Criteria), I Feel My Complaint Made a Difference (Complaints Handling: “I Statement” Criteria), I Statements (Complaints Handling: Expectations and Criteria), I Would Feel Confident Making a Complaint in Future (Complaints Handling: “I Statement” Criteria), Jacqui Coles: Deputy Chief Executive of the Patients Association, Katherine Murphy: Chief Executive of the Patients Association, LGO: Local Government Ombudsman, Local Government Ombudsman, My Expectations For Raising Concerns And Complaints (PHSO / LGO / Healthwatch England), Negative Experiences of Care, NHS Governance in Complaints Handling (PHSO), Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), Patients Association, Person Friendly Charter (Complaints Handling), Raising Concerns, Raising Concerns Policy, Raising Standards, Reactions to the Francis Inquiry Report, Service User Experience, Speaking Up Charter, Speaking Up: Resolving NHS Complaints and Preventing Problems Recurring, Suffering in Silence, Transparency, Transparency and Accountability, User Complaints, User Experience, User-Led Vision for Raising Concerns and Complaints, User-Led Vision of the Complaints System, Valuing Complaints | Leave a comment

Complaints Matter: Improving Complaints Handling (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Care Quality Commission’s “Complaints Matter” report identifies variations in how complaints are handled throughout the NHS, primary care and adult social care services in England. The regulator wants complaints about health and social care to be encouraged and … Continue reading →

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