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Tag Archives: Well-Being
Growing Sense of Wellbeing Into the Seventh Decade of Life (BBC News / MRC)
Summary A long-running Medical Research Council cohort study survey, which has followed the health and wellbeing of 1,700 people since their birth, indicates that feelings of wellbeing of those in their 60s actually increased as they approached the age of … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Active and Healthy Ageing, Age and Ageing, Ageing, Ageing in the UK, Ageing Population, Ageing Research, Ageing Well, All Our Future (1968) on Wasted Talent, Chronic Diseases, Epidemiology, Happiness and Wellbeing, Health and Wellbeing, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Measuring Health and Wellbeing, Medical Research Council (MRC), Medical Research Council (UK), MRC Epidemiology Unit, MRC National Survey for Health and Development (NSHD), MRC NSHD, MRC NSHD: Member of Dementias Platform UK, MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (LHA) at University College London, MRC: Medical Research Council, Personal Well-Being, Rising Wellbeing During People's 60s, Seventh Decade of Life (Life Satisfaction), Social Epidemiology, The Life Project (Book on MRC NHSD), University College London: MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (LHA), Warwick and Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), Well-Being, Well-Being Indicators, Well-Being Surveys, Wellbeing In Seventh Decade of Life
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Your Community Matters™ Phase 1 Final Report (Life Story Network)
Summary Life Story Network (LSN)’s “Your Community Matters™” project, funded by the Department of Health, was commissioned to develop life story work as a personalised approach to supporting people with dementia, their families and carers. This project also explored engagement … Continue reading
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Building Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Care Home Sector, Care Homes, Care Integration, Community Engagement, Community Support, Community Support Services, Compassion, Compassion in Practice, Compassionate Care, Culture of Compassionate Care, Dementia and Age-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia Care and Support Compact, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Wards, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Developing a Dementia-Friendly Environment in Intermediate / Sub-Acute Care in Community Hospital Sites, Domiciliary Care, Engagement, English Community Care Association (ECCA), Everton in the Community (EiTC) Dementia Project, Health and Social Care Integration, Home Care, Home Care Organisations, Home Care Workers, Housing Associations, Housing Providers, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care and Support: Our Shared Commitment, Integrated Whole System Services for People With Dementia, Integration of Health and Social Care, Integration of Housing Care and Support, Leading Change Matters Programme, Life Story Network (LSN), Life Story Network CIC, Life Story Work, Life Story Work in Dementia Care, Liverpool, Liverpool Housing Trust (LHT), Merseyside, MHA Care Group, National Voices, NHF: National Housing Federation, Pass on the Memories, Patient and Public Engagement (PPE), Patient Engagement, Person-Centred Dementia Care and Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Public Engagement Exercises, Registered Social Landlords (RSLs), Resident Engagement, Residents, Sanctuary, Social Care Volunteers, Supporting Integrated Care, Tenants, UK Home Care Association, UKHCA: UK Homecare Association, United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA), Volunteering, Well-Being, Whole System Integration, Whole Systems Approach, Your Community Matters™, Your Community Matters™ Phase 1, Your Story Matters (YSM) Programme
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Adult Safeguarding: Updated Statement (Department of Health)
Summary This document updates the government’s policy on safeguarding adults vulnerable to abuse and neglect. A statement of principles is included for use when developing or assessing local safeguarding arrangements. Full Text Link Reference Social Care Policy (2013). Statement of … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, National, NHS, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Accountability, Adult Safeguarding, Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (2013/14), ASCOF: Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Community Empowerment, Consultation on a Power of Entry, Draft Care and Support Bill, Effective Adult Safeguarding, Empowerment, Government Policy, Individuals’ Experience of Effective Adult Safeguarding, Introduction of the Care Bill (May 2013), Local Agencies, Local Practice, Localism, No Secrets Guidance, Organisations’ Experience of Effective Adult Safeguarding, Partnership, Patient Safety, Prevention, Protection, Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA), Risk Management, Risk Stratification, Safeguarding, Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Adults Boards (SABs), Safeguarding Adults Principles, Safeguarding in the NHS, Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults (SOVA), Safeguarding Older People, Safety, Transparency and Accountability, Vision for Social Care, Vulnerable Adults, Well-Being
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Changes Needed in the Care Bill for Carers (Carers UK)
Summary This Carers UK briefing covers amendments which the charity has requested regarding the UK Government’s Care Bill, published last week. “Carers UK has warmly welcomed the Draft of the Bill, published last year, but we have also called for a number of … Continue reading
Posted in Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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The European Health Report 2012 (WHO/Europe)
Summary This World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Europe, report covers the overall improvements to health in the WHO European Region, and analyses the health inequalities within and across countries. A road-map is provided to Europe’s health policy goal, … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing, Alcohol Consumption, Burden of Disease, Causes of Dementia, CSDH: Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, Delivery of Health Care, Demographic Change and Public Services, Demographic Changes, Demographic Time-Bomb, Demographics, Demography, Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY), Disease Burden, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Europe, European Health Report 2012 (WHO/Europe), European Targets for Health and Well‐Being, European Union (EU), EUROSTAT: Statistical Office of the European Union, Health 2020, Health 2020 Targets, Health and Wellbeing, Health for All, Health for All and HEALTH21, Health Inequalities, Health Policy, Health Status Indicators, Health Systems as Health Determinants, Health Systems’ Contribution to Well-Being, ICF: International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health, Impact of Demographic Change on Public Services, Life Expectancy, Life Expectancy of Older People, Measuring Health and Wellbeing, Morbidity, Mortality, Mortality Morbidity and Wellbeing, Mortality Rates, Mortality Statistics, NCDs: Noncommunicable Diseases, NUTS: Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics (European Union), OECD, ONS, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Population Growth and Ageing, PSS: Perceived Stress Scale, Public Health, Public Health Trends, Regional Health Planning, Risk Factors, RIVM: National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (the Netherlands), SAGE: Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (WHO), SMART: Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant and Timely, Social Demographics, Social Determinants of Health Inequalities, Social Epidemiology, SWLS: Satisfaction With Life Scale, Tobacco Consumption, Well-Being, Wellbeing, WEMWBS: Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, WHO, WHO-Five Well-being Index (WHO-5), WHO: World Health Organization, WHOQoL: WHO Quality of Life Project, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, World Health Organization
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