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Dementia Education and Training in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire : An organisational audit commissioned by Health Education England
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014-12-16)
This audit established the range of dementia education available to NHS staff, social care staff and GPs across the two counties. It reports on current uptake of training, course content, assessment and accreditation of ...
Unplanned, urgent and emergency care : what are the roles that EMS plays in providing for older people with dementia? An integrative review of policy, professional recommendations and evidence
(2014-12-02)
OBJECTIVE: To synthesise the existing literature on the roles that emergency medical services (EMS) play in unplanned, urgent and emergency care for older people with dementia (OPWD), to define these roles, understand the ...
Comorbidity and dementia: a scoping review of the literature
(2014-10-31)
Background: Evidence suggests that amongst people with dementia there is a high prevalence of comorbid medical conditions and related complaints. The presence of dementia may complicate clinical care for other conditions ...
Living in Uncertain Times: trajectories to death in residential care homes
(2014-09-01)
Abstract Background Older people living in care homes often have limited life expectancy. Practitioners and policymakers are increasingly questioning the appropriateness of many acute hospital admissions and the quality ...
Emergency ambulance service involvement with residential care homes in the support of older people with dementia : an observational study
(2014-08-28)
BACKGROUND: Older people resident in care homes have a limited life expectancy and approximately two-thirds have limited mental capacity. Despite initiatives to reduce unplanned hospital admissions for this population, ...
Exploring resource use and associated costs in end-of-life care for older people with dementia in residential care homes
(2014-06-06)
The goals of this study are to describe end-of-life care costs of older people with dementia (OPWD) residents in care homes (CHs) with no on-site nursing and evaluate the economic case for an intervention designed to improve ...
Effective health care for older people resident in care homes : The Optimal study protocol for realist review
(2014-05-24)
Background: Care homes in the UK rely on general practice for access to specialist medical and nursing care as well as referral to therapists and secondary care. Service delivery to care homes is highly variable in both ...
Enabling research in care homes : an evaluation of a national network of research ready care homes
(2014-04-05)
In the UK care homes are one of the main providers of long term care for older people with dementia. Despite the recent increase in care home research, residents with dementia are often excluded from studies. Care home ...
Evaluation of the End of Life Care Train the Trainer (TTT) Education Model
(University of Hertfordshire, 2014)
Consumer involvement in health research : a UK scoping and survey
(2014-01)
Consumer involvement or patient and public involvement (PPI) in health research is a UK policy imperative and a prerequisite for many funders. PPI in research is defined as research carried out with or being carried out ...