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Tag Archives: Welsh Government
Screening Tools for Dementia and Cognitive Impairment in Hospitals: Validity and Accuracy (PLoS One)
Summary A Swiss systematic review investigated the diagnostic accuracy and validity of various tools for screening dementia and / or cognitive impairment in hospital patients. The aim was to provide up-to-date evidence for the choice of cognitive tests best suited … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Models of Dementia Care, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged 6-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6-CIT), Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS), Alzheimer’s Early Screening, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s National Memory Screening Program, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB), BBC Health News, BBC Wales News, Benefits of Detection and Early Intervention, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Clinic for Neurology and Neurorehabilitation: Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Clock Drawing Test, Clock Drawing Test (CDT), Cognitive Assessment Tools, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Performance Scale (CPS), Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Patients, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Screening, Dementia Screening Debate, Department of Health Sciences and Health Policy: University of Lucerne, Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis Gap, Diagnosis of Dementia, Diagnosis Rates, Diagnostic Accuracy, Dr Chineze Ivenso: Chair of Old Age Faculty at Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales, Early Screening, Effectiveness of Early Detection and Treatment, Elective Inpatients, Improving Diagnosis, Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (United States), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Mild Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Patients, Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), PLoS One, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Professor Chris Marshall: Wales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre, Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales, Screening, Screening for Cognitive Impairment, Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Patients, Screening for Dementia, Screening Instruments for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Hospital Patients, Screening Programmes, Screening Tests, Six-Item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT), Switzerland, Time and Change (T&C) Test, University Hospital of Wales (UHW), University of Lucerne, Validity of Screening Tools for Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment, Wales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre, Welsh Government
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Dementia Research Centre in Wales (BBC News)
Summary A brief piece, from BBC News, on the work and aims of the £20 million Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University. Full Text Link Reference Clarke, O. (2018). Fruit flies’ brains studied to help crack dementia. London: BBC Health … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, National, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged BBC Health News, BBC Wales News, Biomarkers Research Programmes, Bioscience Careers, Brain Research Imaging Centre at Cardiff University (CUBRIC), Cardiff University, Dementia Action Plan for Wales: 2018-2022, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Careers, Dementia Research Institute (Cardiff), Dementia Research Institute (DRI), Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University, Drosophila melanogaster, Fruit Flies, Genetic Research, Immune Pathways and Stem Cell (iPSC) Models of Neurodegenerative Disease, Immunology, Inflammation, Inflammatory Response, National Dementia Vision for Wales, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Abnormal Brain Development, Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation Research Cluster, Neuroscience, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Careers, Research Commitment, Research Culture, Research Funding, Transgenic Drosophila, Vaughan Gething: Welsh Health Secretary, Welsh Government, Welsh Government Dementia Oversight of Implementation and Impact Group (DOIIG)
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Tackling the Human and Financial Costs of Poor Mental Health at Work (BBC News / Department of Health / Monitor Deloitte / NHS Choices)
Summary The independent review of mental health and employers by Lord Dennis Stevenson and Paul Farmer estimates that poor mental health may cost the UK economy £99 billion per year, and that possibly 300,000 people with mental health problems may drop-out … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Absenteeism and Presenteeism, and Northern Ireland Assembly, Arbeitsprogramm Psyche Initiative, BBC Health News, Behind the Headlines, Benefits of Good Work for Mental Health, Canada’s Structured Framework for Workplace Mental health, Centre for Mental Health, Civil Service’s Five Strategic Priorities for Health and Well-being, Cost of Poor Mental Health to Government, Deep Dive: ROI by Intervention, Deloitte, Department of Work and Pensions, Economic Cost of Working Age Mental Ill Health, Effective People Management, Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), Employee Mental Health, Employer Action on Mental Health, Employment Assistance Programmes, Ending the Hidden Injustice of Mental Illness (Theresa May’s Shared Society Theme), Environment Agency’s Healthy Minds programme, Financial Costs of Poor Mental Health at Work, Former Prime Minster: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Germany’s Psyche Work Programme, Global WORKFORCE Happiness Index, Good Work-Life Balance, Good Working Conditions, Health and Safety Executive, Healthy Workforce Programme (NHS England), Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT), Improving the Disclosure Process (Mental Health Problems), Improving Workplace Health, In-House Mental Health Support and Signposting, Inclusive Workplaces, Increasing Employer Transparency, Local Authorities, Long-Term Mental Health Conditions (LTMHCs), Lord Stevenson, Mental Health and Employer Leadership Council (Proposal), Mental Health and Wellbeing in Employment: Monitor Deloitte Study Supporting the Independent Stevenson / Farmer Review, Mental Health at Work, Mental Health at Work Plans, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Core Standards, Mental Health Enhanced Standards, Mental Health in Healthy Workforce Programme, Mental Health Standards for Employers, Mentally Healthy Workplace Alliance in Australia, Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index, Monitor Deloitte, Monitoring Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing, Not a Red Card Offence campaign (Legal and General), Occupational Health Services, Open Conversations, Openness During RecruitmenT, Paul Farmer (Mind), Presenteeism, Productivity Cost of Poor Mental Health, Psychological Health and Safety Management System (PHSMS), Public Sector Employers, Reducing Stigma, Relationship Counselling, Rt Hon Theresa May MP (Former Prime Minster), Scottish Government, Signposting, South Liverpool Homes Housing Association, Staff Turnover, Stevenson / Farmer Review of Mental Health and Employers (Thriving at Work), Stigma of Mental Health Problems, Stigma Reduction, Stigma-Free Environments, Support for All Employees to Thrive, Tackling Stigma and Improving Attitudes to Mental Illness, Tailored Support for Those Who Are Ill and Possibly Off Work, Targeted Support for Those Who Are Struggling, Theresa May's Mental Health Reforms, Three Phases People Experience in Work, Thriving at Work: the Stevenson / Farmer Review of Mental Health and Employers, Transparency and Accountability, UK Workforce, Welsh Government, Workforce Design, Workforce Issues, Workplace Mental Health Intervention: Return on Investment (ROI)
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Parity of Challenge for NHS Mental Health Services? (BBC News / RCN)
Summary Staff cuts and bed shortages, in the face of increasing demand, pose questions about the credibility of the NHS “parity of esteem” policy for mental health services. Full Text Link Reference Nurses warn of mental health services strain. London: … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Northern Ireland, Patient Care Pathway, Quick Insights, RCN, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Acute Mental Health Services, Admissions to Mental Health Services, Adult Mental Health Services (AMHS), All Wales Medicine Strategy Group (2014), Available Beds, Betsi Cadwallader University Health Board, Black and Minority Ethnic (BME), Black and Minority Ethnic Communities: Mental Health, Bridging the Gap Campaign, CAMHS Services, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Commissioning for Parity of Esteem, Commissioning Older People’s Mental Health Services, Community-Based Services, Crisis Care Concordat, Delivering Parity of Esteem, Dr Peter Carter: Chief Executive and General Secretary at Royal College of Nursing, Early Intervention Psychosis (EIP) Teams, Early Referral to Mental Health Services, Formal Legal Detentions (Under Mental Health Legislation), Frontline First (RCN), IAPT: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Programme, Information Services Division Scotland, Inpatient Admissions, Inpatient Admissions and Bed Management in NHS Acute Hospitals, Liaison Mental Health Services, Mark Winstanley: Chief Executive of Rethink Mental Illness, Maternal Mental Health Alliance (MMHA), Memory Services, Mental Health, Mental Health Beds: Local Availability, Mental Health Care, Mental Health Commissioning, Mental Health Crisis, Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat, Mental Health Foundation (MHF), Mental Health in England, Mental Health Inequalities, Mental Health Nursing, Mental Health Nursing Posts, Mental Health Nursing Workforce, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Services, Mental Health Statistics, Mental Health Strategy, Mental Health Trusts, Mental Health Waiting Times, Mental Health Waiting Times Targets, Mental Healthcare, Mental Illness in the NHS, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness (NCISH), NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Mental Health Services, No Health Without Mental Health, No Health Without Mental Health Strategy, Nursing Skill Mix, Older Adult Mental Health Services (OAMHS), Older People and Mental Health, Older People’s Mental Health Services, Parity Between Mental and Physical Health, Parity of Esteem, Peter Carter: Royal College of Nursing, Preventative Care, Prevention, Preventive Care, Rethink Mental Illness, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Frontline First Campaign, Secondary Mental Health Services, Shortages of Senior Nurses, Skill Mix in Mental Health Settings, Staffing Level Indicators: Skill Mix, Staffing Levels and Skill Mix, UK Mental Health Services, Waiting Time Target for Psychological Therapies, Waiting Time Targets in the NHS in England, Waiting Times and Access Standards, Waiting Times for Mental Health Services, Welsh Government, Workforce and Skill Mix, Workforce Planning, Workforce Planning and Development, Workforce Shortages in Mental Health Nursing
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