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A story of hard won success
- Author:
- VIZE Richard
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 9.6.12, 2012, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
The North West London pilot of integrated services was launched in 2001 to meet the needs of people with diabetes and those aged over 75. It brings together primary care, community services, acute care, social care and mental health. It aims to cut hospital use and nursing home admissions while reducing costs of services for diabetic and older patients by 24% over five years. The pilot is showing early signs of success, but clinicians explain that this is often despite NHS processes and not because of them. The article highlights the importance of listening to and involving patients and overcoming professional hostility.
Achieving person-centred care for older people: champions for older people project
- Author:
- NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE. West Midlands
- Publisher:
- National Health Service. West Midlands
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- loose leaf
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
The aim of this project is to have a champion in all care environments where older people receive care. The champions, who are experienced nurses and allied health professionals, attend an intensive two-day workshop of master classes by expert speakers with a focus on addressing values, attitudes and dignity. The intention is to improve care and support for older people; reduce stays in hospital; build reassurance and confidence in the care provided for older people in hospitals and other care environments; provide a proactive workforce to care effectively for a rising ageing population; and reduce the number of complaints.
NHS continuing health care: action following the Grogan judgement
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 9p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Queen on the application of Grogan and Bexley NHS Care Trust, SE London Strategic Health Authority(interested party), and Secretary of State for Health(interested party) challenged the refusal to provide fully funded NHS care and only paying for nursing costs. The Department of Health guidance, unlike predecessor guidance in 2001, emphasises that the question of whether a person’s primary need for care is a health need is the “overarching test” of their eligibility for continuing care. It calls on strategic health authorities to review criteria and re-assess people who may have been wrongly denied funding.
Compassionate friends
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This booklet encapsulates the history of the charity - which has touched thousands of people's lives since it was established in the early 1950s - in parallel with many changes in the development of the National Health Service and care for the older person. The charity lobbies and liases with government and local authorities. It carries out joint studies with academia, and researches projects on behalf of large charitable funds. It provides professional training for carers, has developed its capability as a professional guide to good practice, and strengthened its advocacy role.
Statistics Release: vacancy monitoring in residential care homes and nursing homes, Scotland 2000
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. National Statistics
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Fully equipped: equipment for older or disabled people
- Author:
- AUDIT COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Audit Commission
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 102p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
More than four million disabled people use equipment services, which can be gateways to independence and improved quality of life for both users and carers. This report looks at how the service is operating within the NHS. It introduces the service and goes on to focus on these specific areas: orthotic services; prosthetic services; wheelchair and seating services; community equipment services; and audiology services. Concludes with recommendations for the future.
Redrawing the boundaries of health and social care
- Author:
- HENWOOD Melanie
- Journal article citation:
- Family Policy, Autumn 2000, p.6.
Looks at the good and the bad in the governments plans for long-term care and the NHS.
Quality improvement and accreditation in long-term care: discussion paper arising from a joint workshop of the Research Unit of the Royal College of Physicians and RSAS AgeCare
- Authors:
- DICKINSON Edward, BROCKLEHURST John
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians. Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Discussion document presenting the findings of a workshop looking at issues around quality and provision of long term care for older people.
Who will care for older people? A case study of working with destructiveness and despair in long-stay care
- Author:
- TERRY Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 12(2), 1998, pp.209-216.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Illustrates the reduction of services of older people in a case study of a long-stay NHS service which has been transferred to a private profit-making company.
Losing sight of blindness
- Authors:
- GRINDEY Sue, WINYARD Steve
- Publisher:
- Royal National Institute for the Blind
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 22p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Policy document setting out the argument for re-introducing free eye tests for people aged over sixty.