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Confidence in caring: a framework for best practice
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In a rapidly changing world it is vital that nursing continues to command the confidence and trust of patients. For the growing numbers of older people admitted to our busy hospital wards this is determined by the whole care experience; yet we constantly hear of deficiencies in caring. Confidence in caring developed in response to this. It emerged from a national project with patients, relatives and staff in several hospitals across the country; it aimed to help nurses meet the many challenges of caring today and put the values and ideals on which nursing is founded, into practice. Confidence in caring offers a shared language and shared understanding of what caring means for older people and describes what caring looks like so that it can be observed, improved and rewarded.
Who cares?: information and support for the carers of people with dementia
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 96p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
This booklet for carers gives information about dementia, caring for someone with dementia and the help available to carers. This edition has been developed with the valuable assistance of Help the Aged, Age Concern (England), the Alzheimer's Society, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, Dementia Voice and the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
Making personal budgets work for older people: developing experience
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper explores the findings of the Individual Budget Pilot evaluation in the context of the experiences of older people and others. It sets out approaches to develop personal budgets to ensure they are attractive and useful to older people.
Capital grant for improving the care home environment for older people 2007/2008
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This circular sets out how the capital grant for improving the care home environment for older people is to be allocated in 2007-08 and provides conditions for the use of the grant by councils. Councils’ proposals for its use should be developed with PCTs and other relevant agencies taking account of user and carer interests.
The residential care and nursing home sector for older people: an anlysis of past trends, current and future demand
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In 2000 the Department of Health initiated an analytical study of nursing home and residential care supply. Where data was available home care was also to be examined. This study was in response to concerns being expressed about the decline in the number of nursing home and residential care home places for older people since March 1998.
Domiciliary care: national minimum standards; regulations
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
While broad in scope, these standards acknowledge the unique and complex needs of individuals, and the additional specific knowledge, and skills required in order to deliver a service that is tailored to the needs of each person. With the emphasis on caring for people with complex health and personal care needs living in their own home instead of in residential or nursing homes or long stay hospitals, the provision of personal domiciliary care services is evolving rapidly and reflects changes at the interface between health and social care. These standards will be applied to agencies providing personal care to the wide range of people who need care and support whilst living in their own home, including: older people, people with physical disabilities, people with sensory loss including dual sensory impairment, people with mental health problems, people with learning disabilities, children and their families, and personal or family carers.
Implementing caring for people: the F factor; reasons why some older people choose residential care
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 80p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- London
Study focusing on factors influencing older people's decisions on whether to go into residential care or stay at home with a package of home care services. Fieldwork was conducted in 7 local authorities between November 1993 and February 1994, with 80 older service users and carers taking part.
Caring for our future: progress report on funding reform: presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Health ... July 2012
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Commission on Funding of Care and Support was established by the Coalition Government to make recommendations on how to achieve an affordable and sustainable funding system for care and support for adults in England. This progress report sets out the Government's analysis of the Commission's recommendations (published in July 2011) and the proposed way forward on reform of how care and support is funded. It looks at the need for funding reform, stakeholder views on reform, the Commission's recommendations and how the Government is responding, the principles of funding reform, and the benefits and costs of the Commission's model. It reports that the Government supports the principles of the approach recommended by the Commission. The planned next steps include introduction of a universal system of deferred payments for residential care, a national eligibility threshold for adult care and support, a universal and authoritative source of national information about the health and care and support system, legislation to transform support for carers, and a framework for improved integration between health and care.
Care homes for older people: national minimum standards and the Care Homes Regulations 2001
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 91p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This document contains a statement of national minimum standards published by the Secretary of State under section 23(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000. The statement is applicable to care homes (as defined by section 3 of that Act) which provide accommodation, together with nursing or personal care, for older people. Each standard is, for explanatory purposes only, preceded by a title and an indication of the intended outcome in relation to that standard. The standards are grouped under the following key topics, which highlight aspects of individuals' lives identified during the stakeholder consultation as most important to service users: choice of home; health and personal care; daily life and social activities; complaints and protection; environment; staffing, management and administration.
Better care, higher standards: a charter for long-term care; a summary for users and carers
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Charter for anyone in England who is eighteen or over and has difficulties associated with old age, long term illness or disability; and carers who support people in these circumstances. The Charter tells anyone who needs care or support over the long term where they can expect local housing, health and social services to set standards for the services they provide and what to do if these expectations are not met.