Payment by Results for mental health
Resources about the method by which commissioners pay mental health care providers for each patient seen or treated, taking into account the complexity of the patient’s healthcare needs. Read more »
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National Dementia CQUIN
The National Dementia CQUIN aims to help identify patients with dementia and other causes of cognitive impairment, alongside their other medical conditions and to prompt appropriate referral and follow up after they leave hospital. Read more »
NHS Outcomes Framework 2012-13
This framework sets out the high-level national outcomes that the NHS should be aiming to improve. These are: Preventing people from dying prematurely Enhancing quality of life for people with long-term conditions Helping people to recover from episodes of ill health or following injury Ensuring that people have a positive experience of care, and Treating… 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 »
Innovation Health and Wealth: accelerating adoption and diffusion in the NHS
This report sets out a delivery agenda for spreading innovation at pace and scale throughout the NHS to improve outcomes for patients and deliver value for money. Read more »
Service specification for dementia: memory service for early diagnosis and intervention
This specification has been designed to assist commissioners to commission a memory services for early diagnosis and intervention. Read more »
Case for change – Communities for people living with dementia
This document explains the evidence that has been used in designing the service to support people with dementia, whether living at home or in care homes, as well as dementia-specific elements of other Communities. Read more »
NHS Operating Framework 2012-13
The Framework states that anyone working with people with dementia must be properly trained and that people with dementia must have one point of contact who can coordinate all their health and social care needs. Read more »
Service specification for dementia: mental health liaison service for general and community hospitals
This specification has been designed to assist commissioners in the delivery of a service to support general and community hospitals to deliver better care to people with dementia. Read more »
Template action plan to improve care for people with dementia in the community
This is a template action plan for use by local authorities and commissioning consortia working together under the auspices of Health and Well-being Boards to improve care for those people with dementia who live in their own homes or in some other residential setting. Read more »