Narrative for person-centred, coordinated care
This narrative is based on the statements that patients and service users could make if the care they experienced was person centred and coordinated. Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Funding to bolster community involvement in local commissioning
The NHS Commissioning Board has announced funding to help local communities to build meaningful partnerships between Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) charities, community groups and social enterprises. Read more »
Reaching out to BME communities in London
The Alzheimer’s Society has launched a volunteer project, ‘Connecting Communities’, which aims to raise awareness of dementia within black and minority ethnic (BME) communities across eight London boroughs. Read more »
Handy guide to selecting a care home
This guide published by the Alzheimer’s Society is designed to be taken into care homes by people with dementia and their families and provides an independent and objective guide to what makes good quality care. Read more »
The Way Forward: Clinical Senates
This document published by the NHS Commissioning Board outlines the role that Clinical Senates will play in providing strategic clinical advice and leadership across a broad geographical area to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), health and wellbeing boards (HWB) and the NHS Commissioning Board from April 2013. Read more »
Supporting planning for 2013/14 for Direct Commissioning
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has recently published a document which supports the planning for Direct Commissioning responsibilities for 2013/14. Read more »
Spirituality and ageing: implications for the care and support of older people
This briefing paper published the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services explores why our ageing population requires person-centred care and developmental support in order to maximise its chances of ageing well. Read more »
Review of Liverpool Care Pathway announced
The Department of Health has announced that it is to hold a review looking at how the Liverpool Care Pathway for Dying Patients (LCP) is being used in practice. Read more »
Dementia diagnosis resource pack
This resource pack sets out key steps for Commissioners, and key steps for General Practices to improving diagnosis, and diagnosis pathways. Read more »
Dementia diagnosis improvement plan
This template will support Clinical Commissioning Groups and general practices to plan work to improve dementia diagnosis rates and care pathways. Read more »