Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director, has teamed up with two Dementia Ambassadors, Dan Harwood and Paul Twomey, to give their views on improving diagnosis in care homes – why, and how to do it: Around three-quarters of people living in residential and nursing homes have dementia. Some residents will have been assessed in […]
Radical new plans to improve health outcomes and the quality of patient care through digital technology and innovation have been unveiled by national health and social care organisations today. Established by the Department of Health and chaired by NHS England’s National Director for Patients and Information, Tim Kelsey, the National Information Board has set out […]
As the UK Dementia Congress is staged in Brighton this week Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, explains why providing post diagnostic support to everyone with dementia and their carers is essential: Dementia currently has a high profile. Never more so than in the last few weeks with the Care Quality Commission […]
What is invoice validation? Prior to April 2013, personal confidential data (PCD) were used for invoice validation. Post April 2013 this is not possible. Why not? As a healthcare provider or supplier to the NHS, what do I need to send NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) to receive payments? Where do I send the […]
Professor Alistair Burns welcomes the launch of the Royal College of General Practitioners’ Dementia Roadmap: This innovation by the Royal College of General Practitioners will help colleagues in primary care support their patients diagnosed with dementia, their families and carers. A lot of excellent information about dementia exists but GPs are incredibly busy and certainly […]
The launch of the dementia prevalence calculator is a major step forward in providing locally relevant information about dementia care and facilitating the local planning of services specifically around the diagnosis of people with dementia. Estimates of the number of people with dementia have previously been general estimates of the population based on gender and […]
This glossary has been produced to bring together terms and definitions in general use. Wherever possible, definitions have been taken from key stakeholder guidance documents and relevant sources have been included. This glossary is intended as a guide for those involved in responding to concerns teams to help build consistency in the use of regular […]
Top down or bottom up? A question we ask time again in the health service, especially since the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act which was designed to give more influence to local clinicians in the commissioning process. However, whilst the structures have changed, the tensions still seem to persist between old and […]
Changes to data controller organisations for risk stratification From 1 July 2022, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) will be replaced with integrated care boards (ICBs) under the Health and Care Act 2022. CAG have confirmed that an administrative amendment will be supported to allow the processing of patient confidential data in line with the new Act […]
As she battles to balance the books, Louise Patten, a registered nurse and Chief Officer of Aylesbury Vale CCG, on the need for transparency across the health system: It’s payday again, so I pop down to my local secondary care provider and follow the ‘Pay Here’ signs. I note the monthly amount I have to […]