Emergency bed use: what the numbers tell us
This King’s Fund briefing examines whether reducing the use of hospital beds for emergency admissions could help the NHS as it needs to find £20 billion in productivity improvements by 2015 to avoid reducing quality and making significant cuts to services. Read more → – Emergency bed use: what the numbers tell us
Data on the accident and emergency clinical quality indicators
This is the fifth publication of data on the accident and emergency (A&E) clinical quality indicators, drawn from A&E data within provisional hospital episode statistics. Read more → – Data on the accident and emergency clinical quality indicators
Strategic housing for older people resource pack
This resource pack jointly published by the Housing LIN and ADASS is intended to support local strategic commissioning, planning and investment decisions to help transform and improve the range of housing choices for older people. Read more → – Strategic housing for older people resource pack
Hip fractures and dementia
In this blog Alistair talks about fragility fractures and the association with dementia. Key points 40-50% people with hip fractures have some form of dementia or cognitive impairment Rehabilitation is more of a challenge to people with dementia As part … Read more → – Hip fractures and dementia
Review finds extra care housing schemes can improve older people’s health
The Personnel Social Service Research Unit and Housing LIN have jointly published the evaluation of the Department of Health’s Extra Care Housing Fund. Read more → – Review finds extra care housing schemes can improve older people’s health
Report of the National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2011
The Report of the National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2011 reveals that hospital staff do not feel they have enough training to care for people with dementia. Read more → – Report of the National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2011
Common and complex: commissioning effective dementia services in the new world
This report published by the Alzheimer’s Society and MHP Health Mandate articulates the views from a recent workshop on the commissioning of effective dementia services in the new world. It puts forward recommendations to Government, the NHS and interested groups about how such services can be improved. Read more → – Common and complex: commissioning effective dementia services in the new world
Shortchanged: Protecting people with dementia from financial abuse
The Alzheimer’s Society report ‘Short changed: Protecting people with dementia from financial abuse’ highlights that an alarming number of people have been subject to financial abuse and calls for people with dementia to be better protected. Read more → – Shortchanged: Protecting people with dementia from financial abuse
Involving older people in service commissioning: more power to their elbow?
This research set out to investigate what happens when older people are given the opportunity to shape service commissioning and delivery. The study also raises wider questions about the impact of their involvement, particularly whether it can change the nature of local power relations in the long term. Read more → – Involving older people in service commissioning: more power to their elbow?
TripAdvisor-style ratings to be introduced for care homes
The Government plans to allow people to comment on and rate care home services in the style of consumer websites such as TripAdvisor and Which. Read more → – TripAdvisor-style ratings to be introduced for care homes
