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Guidance on Raising Concerns (RCN / BBC News)

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

Summary The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has issued guidance to support nurses concerning raising concerns, wherever they work i.e. whether in the NHS or in private / independent sector. Section headings cover: Raising Concerns Raising concerns or whistle blowing? … Continue reading →

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Latest NHS Whistleblowing Policy (NHS Improvement)

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary NHS Improvement has released a summary of NHS whistleblowing policy, in the form of a practical handbook. The aim is to promote an open and supportive culture which encourages staff to raise concerns about patient care quality or safety … Continue reading →

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 →

An Exploration of the Many Aspects of Safeguarding (CQC / RCN / BMA / LGA / ADASS / NHS Confederation / NIHR SDO)

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary As the title suggests, this contribution is an exploratory “work in progress” towards better understanding of the issues, rather than a definitive review. Updates will be added here, or referenced and linked to elsewhere, as they appear in future. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, RCN, SCIE, Scotland, Standards, UK, Universal Interest, Wales | Tagged 24/7 Advice From Mental Health Professionals, Abuse, Abuse of Vulnerable Adults, Access to Mental Health Services, ACPO: Association of Chief Police Officers, Acts of Omission, Acute Hospitals, Adult Prisons and Young Offender Institutions, Adult Safeguarding Improvement Tool, Adult Social Care, Adults at Risk of Harm, Adults Lacking Capacity, Ann Norman: RCN Professional Lead for Criminal Justice and Learning Disabilities, 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Safety for People with Mental Health Needs, Verbal Abuse, Vulnerable Adults, Whistleblowing, Whistleblowing Guidelines, Withholding of Necessities of Life (Medication Nutrition Hydration and and Heating), Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015), Young Offender Institutions (YOIs), Youth Offending Teams (YOTs) | Leave a comment

Care Improvement Works: a New Collaborative Knowledge Hub (SCIE / Skills for Care / TLAP)

Posted on May 17, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Care Improvement Works is a freely-available online resource primarily for care providers. It has been developed to support improvements in the standards of care. Care Improvement Works was produced by Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), in partnership with … Continue reading →

Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, CQC: Care Quality Commission, End of Life 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, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Adult Safeguarding, Adult Social Care, Andrea Sutcliffe: Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care, Care Home Inspections, Care Improvement Works, Care in the Community, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Care Quality Commission’s Inspection Framework, Care Quality Commission’s Inspection Regime, Care Quality Commission’s Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs), Caring (CQC Inspection Question), Clenton Farquharson: Co-Chair of Think Local Act Personal, Co-Production, Co-Production Issues, Collaboration, Collaboration (Including Information-Sharing), Collaboration: Do Once and Share, Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Leadership, Collaborative Projects, Collaborative Working, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality, CQC Inspection Questions (Safe Effective Caring Responsive Well-Led), Delivering Care and Support Planning (TLAP), Dignity in Care, Effective (CQC Inspection Question), Embedding Co-Production, End of Life Care Hub, Governance for Adult Social Care, Hydration and Nutrition, KLOEs: Key Lines of Enquiry, Malnutrition, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), Nutrition for Older People in Care Homes, Quality, Quality and the Commissioning Cycle, Quality Assurance Visit (QAV) Process, Quality Improvement, Registered Providers of Social Care, Responsive (CQC Inspection Question), Safe (CQC Inspection Question), Safeguarding Adults at Risk, Safeguarding Older People, Safeguarding Principles, SCIE's Co-Production Network, Sharon Allen: Chief Executive of Skills for Care, Sheila Scott: Chair of the Care Providers Alliance, Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Social Care, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Social Care Workforce, Social Care Workforce Development, Staff Development, Systems to Support Whistleblowing, Think Local Act Personal, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal, Tony Hunter: Chief Executive of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Well-Led (CQC Inspection Question), Whistleblowing, Workforce Capacity Planning, Workforce Development, Workforce Development Fund (WDF), Workforce Issues, Workforce Planning | Leave a comment

Government Consultation on Francis Freedom to Speak Up Report (Department of Health)

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

Summary The Government has launched a public consultation to assess recommendations from the Francis Freedom to Speak Up review, to support NHS staff in speaking up about poor care and patient safety. This open consultation allows staff, patients and the … Continue reading →

ALIP: Telecare eNewsletter February 2015 (Telecare LIN)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The February 2015 newsletter from Innovate UK (previously known as the Technology Strategy Board), the HealthTech Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and the Telecare Learning and Improvement Network was published last week. Full Text Link Reference Assisted Living Innovation Platform … Continue reading →

Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Health Foundation, Housing, In the News, Integrated Care, International, King's Fund, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nuffield Trust, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 20th Finnish National Conference on Telemedicine and eHealth, 5th International Conference on Digital Health (Florence), Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria (AHSN NENC), Academy of Fab NHS Stuff, Active and Assisted Living (AAL) Joint Programme, ALIP: Telecare eNewsletter, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Anthem (USA), Assisted Living / 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