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Dementia-friendly technology: a charter that helps every person with dementia benefit from technology that meets their needs
- Author:
- ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- Alzheimer's Society
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 30
- Place of publication:
- London
The Dementia-friendly technology charter aims to give people with dementia and their carers information on how to access technology and provides guidance to health, housing and social care professionals on how to make technology work for people based on their individual needs. The charter, developed by a diverse working group led by Tunstall Healthcare, has been produced as part of the Dementia Friendly Communities programme. The charter sets out in detail what considerations community and primary care providers need to give to technology and what they need to have in place during the different stages of a person with dementia’s journey, including before diagnosis, after diagnosis, during a crisis and when more complex needs appear. It also illustrates the key components of a good technology service and includes a self-evaluation check list for commissioners and providers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Achieving timely simple discharge from hospital: a toolkit for the multi-disciplinary team
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- London
What happens during the discharge process is a key part of patients’ experiences of hospital care. Whether patients are admitted for elective care or as an emergency, they want to know how long they are likely to stay in hospital. Information about their treatment and when they can expect to be discharged helps them to feel involved in decisions and motivated in achieving goals towards recovery. It also helps them to make plans for their own discharge. In the latest Healthcare Commission National Patient Survey (2004) patients identify delays in the day of discharge home from hospital as a key area where standards can be improved. This toolkit, focuses on the practical steps that health and social care professionals can take to improve discharge. It supports members of the multi-disciplinary team by providing practical advice, factsheets and case studies. The toolkit has been designed and tested with practitioners in the field and is grounded in the reality of day to day practice. At least 80% of patients discharged from hospital can be classified as simple discharges: they are discharged to their own home and have simple ongoing health care needs which can be met without complex planning. Changing the way in which discharge occurs for this large group of patients will have a major impact on patient flow and effective use of the bed capacity. It can mean the difference between a system where patients experience long delays or one where delays are minimal, with patients fully informed about when they will be able to leave hospital.The Department of Health has also launched checklists that will contribute to more effective discharge as part of a total approach to improving bed management and flow of patients into and out of hospital.