Practical guides for health and wellbeing boards
A series of learning resources have been launched to support the establishment of well-functioning health and wellbeing boards. Read more »
Category Archives: Integrated care
Commitment to the care of people with dementia in hospital settings
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This resource developed by the Royal College of Nursing aims to support people working in hospitals to apply five principles for improving the quality of care and support for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Hospital 2 Home discharge pack
This recently published resource is designed to make it easier for professionals involved in hospital discharge to support older patients in returning home safely after a hospital stay and reduce the risk of readmission to hospital. Read more »
Find me good care
Social Care Institute for Excellence has launched a new service called ‘Find Me Good Care’, to help people find good care in response to research that reveals many people are mystified by the care system. Read more »
OPAL tream shortlisted for Care Integration Award
The work of the Older Persons Assessment and Liaison for Dementia team at Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised by being short listed for the dementia care category of the Care Integration Awards. Read more »
Long-term health gains
A new report, published by the NHS Conferederation’s Mental Health Network, presents evidence for investing in care that addresses both physical and psychological needs. Read more »
The case for tomorrow: facing the beyond
This new report from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services is the successor document to the influential ‘All our Tomorrow’s’ report published in 2002 and articulates six key areas that require attention to create the environment to build better care and wellbeing services for older people. Read more »
New models of care for dementia
This report proposes a new understanding of the dementia journey and a revised model of care for dementia, aimed at improving experiences and outcomes, and informing service redesign and commissioning. Read more »
Integrated care for patients and populations: improving outcomes by working together
This report by the King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust aims to support the development of the Department of Health’s national strategy on integrated care and to feed ideas directly into the ongoing work of the NHS Future Forum. Read more »
Safeguarding adults at risk of harm: a legal guide for practitioners
This guide produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence is aimed primarily at practitioners working in various settings for organisations involved in safeguarding. It is intended to serve as a pointer to the law and to how it can be used. Read more »
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 »
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment and joint health and wellbeing strategies explained
The purpose of this document is to support emerging health and wellbeing boards as they engage with the refresh of Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and develop their preparatory joint health and wellbeing strategy. Read more »
Housing, prevention and early intervention at work: a summary of the evidence base
This briefing paper by Jeremy Porteus, Director of the Housing learning and improvement network, provides an overview of the health and social care ‘dividend’ that can be achieved by closer integration and partnership working with housing. Read more »
Safeguarding vulnerable adults – a toolkit for general practitioners
The British Medical Association has published a toolkit that provides practical advice to doctors on promoting and protecting the wellbeing of vulnerable adults. Read more »
Promoting continuity of care in General Practice
Keeping general practice familiar and local improves continuity of care and can tackle health inequalities more effectively, says a new policy paper from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Read more »
Integrated care for older people: examining workforce and implementation challenges
This report, published by the Centre for Workforce Intelligence, is the first in a series investigating the workforce implications of moving towards an integrated health and social care system. Read more »
South East compendium of innovative practice
This compendium is a local enabler for change and seeks to improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Change of venue for the second annual South West Dementia and Hospitals Conference
The 2011 Conference, ‘Dementia Care in Hospital – Rising to the Challenge’, will now be held on 5th July 2011 at Somerset County Cricket Club. The venue was previously Taunton Racecourse. The conference will provide opportunities to share and spread learning and positive practice about dementia care in hospital. Read more »
Dementia pathway
This navigable pathway includes recommendations for the identification, treatment and care of people with dementia and the support of carers. Read more »
Integrating health and social care in Torbay – Improving care for Mrs Smith
This paper sets out how Torbay created an integrated care system that aimed to improve care for ‘Mrs Smith’, a fictitious user of health and social care services. Read more »