Christmas to remember campaign
The ‘Christmas to remember’ campaign aims to raise awareness of dementia and encourage people to take appropriate action if they spot signs of the condition in family or friends over the festive season. Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2012
Dementia care in hospital peer review stage 2
The South West Expert Reference Group for Dementia Care in Hospital and the clinical leads for dementia in general hospitals will be facilitating a second review in the South West between December 2012 and February 2013. Read more »
VOICES survey on the quality of end of life care
Wide variations in the quality of end of life care across the country were revealed in findings of the VOICES survey recently published by the Office of National Statistics. Read more »
The importance of end of life care
Eve Richardson Chief Executive of the National Council for Palliative Care and the Dying Matters Coalition talks about the importance of end of life care and how having sometimes difficult conversations can improve the level of care for people living with dementia by ensuring their wishes are carried out. Read more »
Continuing healthcare framework
The national framework which sets out the principles and processes for determining eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare has been revised to reflect the new NHS framework and structures, effective from 1 April 2013. Read more »
Voluntary sector strategic partner programme
A new strategic programme will support more effective engagement of voluntary and community organisations in the health and care system, enhancing the sector’s voice and expertise in national policy making. Read more »
Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013-14
The Department of Health has published the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013-14 to complement the NHS Outcomes Framework and the Public Health Outcomes Framework. Read more »
The role of the outcomes frameworks
This document sets out how the 3 outcomes frameworks, Adult Social Care, the NHS and Public Health, work together to achieve the desired outcomes for the health and care system. Read more »
Interactive public health outcomes data
An interactive tool, developed by the Public Health Observatories in England and the Department of Health, allows local authorities to assess their own outcomes against the various indicators set out in the Public Health Outcomes Framework. Read more »
Public Health Outcomes Framework 2013-16
The technical detail of the Public Health Outcomes Framework has been refreshed in line with the recent publication of the NHS Outcomes Framework and the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework. Read more »