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National Self Care Week 2017: Embracing Self Care for Life (NHS England / Self Care Forum)

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Self Care Week (2017), organised by the Self Care Forum, occurs between November 13th – 19th 2017. This year’s theme is “Embracing Self Care for Life”. This is all about: “ …engaging and empowering people to look after … Continue reading →

Self Care Week 2017: Embracing Self Care for Life (Self Care Forum)

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Self Care Week (2017) awareness campaign, organised by the Self Care Forum, is planned to take place between November 13th – 19th 2017. This year’s theme will be “Embracing Self Care for Life”. Further Self Care Week information … Continue reading →

Self-Care Guide (Regional Voices)

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A Regional Voices briefing supports patients in actively managing their own health. It also promotes wider recognition of the potential role(s) for voluntary and community services in enabling self-care. Full Text Link Reference Self-care: everybody’s talking about it. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Age UK Lindsey, Alzheimer's Society, Bassetlaw CCG, Bassetlaw CVS, Bassetlaw Mind, Big Lottery Fund’s Ageing Better Programme, British Lung Foundation (BLF), Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Community Development Foundation, Community Interest Companies (CiCs), Community Lincs, Community Wellbeing Commissioning: Herts County Council, Derbyshire County Council, East Lindsey District Council, Erewash Hardwick and North Derbyshire CCGs, Five Year Forward View, Grants for the Voluntary Sector, Health and Wellbeing, Health Literacy, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Lifestyles, Healthy Living, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire East CCG, Local ‘BreatheEasy’Support Groups, Local Infrastructure Organisations (LIOs), Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland (LTCAS), Louth Seniors Forum, National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), Nene Valley Community Action, NHS Bassetlaw CCG, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Hardwick CCG, North Herts CVS, North Notts Memory Links, Nottingham CCG, Nottingham City Children and Young Peoples Plan, Nottingham City Council’s Healthy Child Programme (HCP), Older People: Independence and Mental Wellbeing, Patient Activation, Patient and Community Empowerment, Patient and Public Participation, Patient Choice, Patient Competencies, Patient Control, Patient Empowerment, Patient Empowerment Movement, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Problem Prevention, Purple Pet Power, Regional Voices, Self Help UK, Self-Care, Self-Care Programmes, Self-Determination, Self-Directed Services, Self-Directed Support, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Help, Self-Help Groups, Self-Management, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management Support, Service User Involvement, Staying Healthy for Longer, Supporting Healthy Lifestyles, Supporting People with Long Term Conditions: An NHS and Social Care Model (2005), Supporting Self-Care, Talk Eat and Drink (TED) Project, TED in East Lindsey, The Hertfordshire Compact, Tudor Trust, VCS and CCG Compact, VCS Providers Networks, Voluntary Action Leicester (VAL), Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector: Enabling Self-Care, Voluntary Sector Single Point of Access (VSPA) | Leave a comment

Sustainability and Transformation Plans: Reviewing Details (BBC News / King’s Fund / Red Cross)

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent King’s Fund report explores the content of the Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs) for reform of health and care services in England. According to BBC News 28 of these 44 proposals involve closures or downgrading of hospital … Continue reading →

Posted in BBC News, Commissioning, In the News, Integrated Care, King's Fund, Local Interest, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, UK | Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Abolition of the Purchaser/Provider Split, Accountability and Transparency, Accountable Care Organisations (ACOs), Achieving Better Value, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Acute Stroke Care, Ageing Population, Ageing Society, Bath Swindon and Wiltshire STP Footprint, BBC Health News, Better Value in the NHS, Birmingham and Solihull STP Footprint, Bristol North Somerset and South Gloucestershire STP Footprint, British Red Cross, Buckinghamshire Oxfordshire and Berkshire West STP Footprint, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough STP Footprint, Casualty Ward Closures Overnight, Challenges of Reconfiguration, Cheshire and Merseyside STP Footprint, Coast Humber and Vale STP Footprint, Collaboration, Collaborative Commissioning, Collaborative Working, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly STP Footprint, Coventry and Warwickshire STP Footprint, Derbyshire STP Footprint, Devon STP Footprint, Dorset STP Footprint, Durham Darlington Tees Hambleton Richmondshire and Whitby STP Footprint, Economic Sustainability, Efficiency Opportunities, Efficiency Savings, Emergency Care Improvement Programme (ECIP), Estimates of Social Care Funding Gap (Health Foundation), Financial Constraints, Financial Context, Financial Difficulties, Financial Performance, Financial Planning, Financial Position of NHS Trusts, Financial Pressure in the NHS, Financial Pressure on Hospitals, Financial Pressures, Financial Resilience, Financial Sustainability in the NHS, Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Frail Older People, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Frimley Health STP Footprint, Funding Challenges, Funding Deficits, Funding Gap in Secondary Care, General Hospitals, Gloucestershire STP Footprint, Greater Manchester STP Footprint, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight STP Footprint, Health and Social Care Configuration, Herefordshire and Worcestershire STP Footprint, Hertfordshire and West Essex STP Footprint, House of Commons Library, House of Commons Library Briefing Paper CBP-8093, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Home and Community Care Services, Integration of Health and Social Care, Kent and Medway STP Footprint, Lancashire and South Cumbria STP Footprint, Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland STP Footprint, Lincolnshire STP Footprint, Local Health and Care Services, Local Health Economies, Mid and South Essex STP Footprint, Milton Keynes Bedfordshire and Luton STP Footprint, NHS Challenges and New Solutions, NHS Efficiency Savings, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Funding, NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Series: BBC News (2017), NHS Spending, NHS Sustainability, Norfolk and Waveney STP Footprint, North Central London STP Footprint, North East London STP Footprint, North West London STP Footprint, Northamptonshire STP Footprint, Northumberland Tyne and Wear STP Footprint, Nottinghamshire STP Footprint, Overnight A&E / Casualty Ward Closures, Policy Context, Population Health, Population Health Systems, Population Healthcare, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention in Action (Red Cross), Provider Collaboration, Purchaser/Provider Split, Red Cross, Redesigning Local Healthcare Systems, Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin STP Footprint, Simon Stevens: Chief Executive of NHS England (2014-), Social Care Funding Gap, Somerset STP Footprint, South East London STP Footprint, South West London STP Footprint, South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw STP Footprint, Staffordshire STP Footprint, STP Footprints, Stroke Care, Suffolk and North East Essex STP Footprint, Surrey Heartlands STP Footprint, Sussex and East Surrey STP Footprint, Sustainability, Sustainability and Transformation Plans (STPs), Sustainability and Transformation Plans: Content and Implementation, Sustainability and Transformation Plans: Questions Over Opaque Development Practices, System Leadership, The Black Country STP Footprint, Thinking Like a Patient and Acting Like a Taxpayer, Transformation Footprints, Triple Definition of Prevention, Unmet Needs, Voluntary and Community Sector, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, West North and East Cumbria STP Footprint, West Yorkshire STP Footprint, Weston Area Health NHS Trust, Weston General Hospital | Leave a comment

Self Care Week 2016: Health Literacy (Self Care Forum / NHS England)

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

Summary The Self Care Week (2016) awareness campaign, organised by the Self Care Forum, is planned to take place between November 14th – 20th 2016. This year’s theme is health literacy. Self Care Week resources are available online: Full Text … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Academy of Medical Sciences: King's College London, Andrew Mawhinney: LloydsPharmacy Pharmacist, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Cambridge University, Children's and Young People's Mental Health Coalition, Demand Management, Department of Medicine: University of Oxford, Department of Sociology: University of Oxford, Dr Pete Smith: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Dr Selwyn Hodge: Self Care Forum Co-chair, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, House of Lords, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Jane Cummings: Chief Nursing Officer for England, Jonathan Berry: NHS England Person Centred Care Team - Personalisation and Control Specialist, Jonathan Berry: Personalisation and Control Specialist (NHS England), Kings College London, Lancet, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Manifesto for a Healthy and Health-Creating Society (Lancet), National Self Care Week, New NHS Alliance, Newnham College: Cambridge University, NHS England’s Stay Well This Winter Campaign, NHS Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Patient Activation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacies, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Professor Ian Banks: Self Care Forum Trustee, Professor Rob Darracott: Pharmacy Voice Chief Executive, Public and Patient Involvement, Public Health, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Downstream Spending (Prevention Public Health and Self-Care), Royal College of General Practitioners, Royal College of Midwives, Royal College of Nursing, School of Clinical Medicine: Cambridge University, Self Care and the NHS Mandate, Self Care For Life, Self Care Forum, Self Care Week, Self Care Week (2016), Self Care Week 2016 Resources, Self Care Week 2016: Health Literacy, Self-Care, Self-Care Continuum, Sore Throat Test and Treat Service, Stay Well This Winter Campaign, Support for Self-Care, Supported Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, Understanding Self Care for Life, Understanding Self Care For Life: Self Care Week (2016), University of Oxford, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations | Leave a comment

Self Care For Life: Self Care Week 2015 (NHS England)

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Self Care Week this year will be November 16th – 22nd 2015. This national awareness campaign is organised by the Self Care Forum. The theme for 2015 is “Self Care for Life”. The aim is to help people look … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Achieving Self Care for Life (Conference 2015), Airedale Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group, American Association of Diabetes Educators, American Diabetes Association, Annual Self Care Conference, Awareness and Campaigns, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Bracknell and Ascot Clinical Commissioning Group, Bracknell Forest Council, Bradford Council, Bradford Districts and City Clinical Commissioning Group, CCGs, Dentists, Diabetes Care, Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support, Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSME/S), Diabetes Self-Management Support (DSMS), Dr Martin McShane: NHS England’s Director for People With Long Term Conditions, Dr Pete Smith: Co-Chair of Self Care Forum, GP Surgeries, Guide to Organising Self Care Week, Health and Social Care Integration, Health Determinants, Health Improvement, Health Inequalities, Health Inequalities in England, Health Literacy, Health Policy, Health Wellbeing and Independence, Healthy Ageing, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Local Authorities, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Material for Self Care Week, Matthew Clift: Project Manager for Prevention and Self Care at Bracknell Forest Council, National Diabetes Education Program (USA), NHS Airedale Wharfedale and Craven CCG, NHS Bracknell and Ascot CCG, NHS Bradford City CCG, NHS Bradford Districts CCG, NHS Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support Unit, Patient Activation, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Pharmacies, Preventative Care, Preventative Services, Preventing Type 2 Diabetes, Prevention, Prevention and Self Care, Prevention Programmes, Preventive Care, Preventive Services, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Public and Patient Involvement, Public Health, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Reducing Downstream Spending (Prevention Public Health and Self-Care), Self Care For Life: Self Care Week 2015, Self Care Forum, Self Care Week (2015), Self Care Week in Yorkshire, Self-Care, Support for Self-Care, Supported Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care, Telehealth and Self Care, Toolkit of Self Care Week (Bracknell and Yorkshire), Treat Yourself Better, Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention, United States, USA, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Winter Medicine Cabinet (Poster) | Leave a comment

Who’s Who in the English Regions? (Regional Voices)

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The regional Voluntary Care Services (VCS) network organisations in England have each updated their “who’s who” guide, to help support voluntary and community sector organisations. The aim is to help in contacting people in local health and care organisations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Academic Health Science Network, Birmingham City Council, CCGs, Clinical Senates, Commissioning Support Units, Coventry City Council, CQC, Directors of Adult Services, Directors of Childrens Services, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, East Midlands, East of England, Health and Wellbeing Board Representatives, Herefordshire Council, Involve Yorkshire and Humber, JSNA Leads In Local Authorities, Local Authorities, Local HealthWatch, London, London Voluntary Service Council, NHS England Equality Leads, NHS England Local Area Teams, North East, North West, One East Midlands, Public Health, RAISE: Regional Action and Involvement South East, RAWM: Regional Action West Midlands, Regional Voices, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, Scrutiny Leads in Local Authorities, Shropshire City Council, Skills for Care, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, South East, South West, South West Forum, Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Strategic Clinical Networks, Telford & Wrekin City Council, Voluntary and Community Sector, Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Care Services Network, Voluntary Sector North West, VONNE: Voluntary Organisations Network North East, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council, Warwickshire County Council, Wellbeing East, West Midlands, Who's Who Guides, Who's Who in the Regions (England), Wolverhampton City Council, Worcestershire County Council, Yorkshire and Humber | Leave a comment

VCS Engagement with Health and Wellbeing Boards: Survey (Regional Voices)

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This Regional Voices report presents the results from a survey to discover how the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) is engaging with Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs). It features suggested good practice for boards to consider when involving VCS … Continue reading →

Healthwatch England Strategy and Business Plan (Healthwatch England)

Posted on August 15, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Healthwatch England strategy (“Healthwatch England Strategy 2014-16”) and business plan (“Healthwatch England Business Plan 2014-15”) have been published. Full Text Link Reference Healthwatch England Strategy 2014 – 16. London: Healthwatch England, July 2014. Full Text Link Reference Healthwatch … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Accessing Formal Complaints System, Better Care Fund, Community Empowerment, Community Engagement, Community Involvement, Consumer Champion for Health and Social Care, Consumer Index, Diversity and Inclusion, Empowerment, Engagement Between NHS Clinicians and Finance Professionals, Health and Social Care Act (2012), Health and Social Care Reform, Healthwatch England, Healthwatch England Business Plan 2014-15, Healthwatch England Strategy 2014-16, Healthwatch England: the Consumer Champion for Health and Social Care, Healthwatch Network, Information and Signposting Services, Local Empowerment, Local Government Association, Local HealthWatch, Monitor, NHS Health and Social Care Act (2012), Participatory and Citizen Involvement, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Empowerment, Patient Engagement, Public Engagement Exercises, Review of NHS Complaints System, Seldom Heard Groups, Service User Involvement, Signposting, User Involvement, Voluntary and Community Sector, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations | Leave a comment

Voluntary Groups: Funding to Help Vulnerable Patients (NHS England)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS England has announced which voluntary sector organisations which will share £2m to provide extra help for vulnerable people most at risk over the winter. These groups include Age UK, the British Red Cross and the Royal Voluntary Service. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS England, Nuffield Trust, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Admission Avoidance, Ageing in the Community, Ageing Population, Alignment of Services Across Health and Social Care Sectors, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Association of Directors of Social Services, Avoidable Admissions, Avoidable Rehospitalisations, British Red Cross, Care for Vulnerable Older People, Care in Local Communities, Citizen Participation, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Community and Voluntary Sector, Discharge Support, East Midlands, Emergency Readmissions to Hospital, Emergency Services, Factors Behind Increasing Emergency Admissions, Frail Older People With Complex Needs, Home from Hospital Services, Hospital Discharge, Hospital to Home (Hospital2Home), Integration of Health and Social Care, Local Community Assets, Local Community Groups, Local Partnerships, Maintaining Independence, Monitor, National Tripartite, NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS TDA), Participation, Participation of Older People, Partners in Care, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Population Winter Pressures, Post-Discharge Support, Preparations for Winter, Reducing Unnecessary Admissions, Reducing Unscheduled Admissions, Regaining Independence, Royal Voluntary Service, Royal Voluntary Service (Formerly the WRVS), Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Unplanned Hospital Admissions, Unscheduled Admissions, Voluntary and Community Action, Voluntary and Community Organisations, Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations, Voluntary and Private Providers, Voluntary Care Services, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS), Voluntary Organisations, Voluntary Sector, Voluntary Sector and Ageing, Voluntary Sector Organisations, Voluntary Sector Provision, Voluntary Sector Strategic Partnerships, Volunteering, Volunteers, Vulnerable Adults, Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Winter Preparedness, Winter Pressures | Leave a comment

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