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Practical guide to the national service framework for mental health
- Publisher:
- National Primary Care Research and Development
- Publication year:
- 2000
Draft national care standards: consultation document - first tranche
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 99p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The proposal to develop National Care Standards for a wide range of social care provision was set out in the White Paper: Aiming for Excellence (March_1999). The standards need to be in place for the proposed new Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care. (S.C.R.C.) This consultation document sets out the first 3 draft National Care Standards for care of - Older People, People with Mental Health Problems and, Children and Young People. This first tranche focuses on standards in care homes. Subsequent tranches will cover other groups and also domiciliary and day services
Draft National Care Standards: first tranche - a consultation paper
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 99p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This consultation document sets out the first three draft National Care Standards for care of older people, people with mental health problems, and children and young people. This first tranche focuses on standards in care homes.
Measuring the quality of care for older people
- Authors:
- POTTER Jonathan, GEORGIOU Andrew, PEARSON Michael
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 136p.,tables,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines how to measure standards in health care for older people. Begins with a discussion of techniques for measuring quality. Moves on to discuss the national agenda for quality, with reference to the National Service Framework and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence. Then examines care studies of specific areas of health care, including stroke and incontinence, with critiques of their methodology. Concludes with recommendations for future practice.
The relevance of guidelines for treatment mania in old age
- Author:
- SNOWDON John
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 15(9), September 2000, pp.779-783.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reviews three sets of guidelines for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder, in order to assess their adequacy in relation to treatment of older persons with mania. One of the three referred to differences encountered when treating elderly people, but none gave adequate attention to age-related changes in pharmacokinetics and whether it is appropriate to prescribe lithium as a first-line mood stabiliser for older persons. Concludes that the guidelines do not give clear guidance on initial management of acutely manic patients who refuse medication. Nor do they give consideration to secondary mania. Recommended that evidence be gathered in order to develop guidelines specifically for management of mental disorders presenting in old age.
A social contract for a 'good death' in old age
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Beatrix
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.8.00, 2000, p.14.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author calls for the development of a standard by which society may judge " a good death".
Poor of taste and small of portion
- Author:
- HOLMES Godfrey
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.3.00, 2000, p.13.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that residential homes for older people should be trying harder to provide good food.
A step by step approach to free personal care
- Author:
- LEGRYS Desmond
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 4(1), January 2000, pp.10-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Government is reported to have doubts about accepting the major recommendations at the Royal Commission on long term care that all personal care should be provided free. The author suggests how the recommendation could be implemented without costs running out of control.
Time to design upwards in mental health services for older people
- Author:
- GOSS Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Care Plan, 7(2), December 2000, pp.24-27.
- Publisher:
- Positive Publications/ Anglia Polytechnic University, Faculty of Health and Social Work
Four main areas of working need improvement if services for older people with mental health needs are to match the aspirations of the National Service Framework for Older People and the NHS plan. The author describes what needs to be done and says that in the future we should be designing services from recipient upwards.
Tsar quality
- Author:
- RICKFORD Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.12.00, 2000, p.24.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author talks to Ian Philp who is charged with leading the implementation of the National Service Framework for older people.