NHS England has published details of two more common frameworks for local health and care systems, organisations, communities and patients, wishing to develop and implement new ways of working. The
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Jeremy Hunt must set out how he intends to stop hospitals discharging patients in the middle of the night unless they specifically want to go home, MPs have said. The
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The search for Scotland’s most innovative and ambitious dementia projects is over with six groups from across the country now crowned as winners in this year’s Scotland’s Dementia Awards, at
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The Department of Health have published a revised edition of ‘Making a difference in dementia, nursing vision and strategy’ which sets out the role and responsibilities for nurses providing care
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Information on the breadth of Scotland’s palliative care has been brought together for the first time by a team of academics. Described as a “Scottish atlas”, it provides data on
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Health and social care services in Aberdeen are delivering good outcomes for many older people, but improvements are also needed in key areas. That is the view of inspectors following
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Too many care homes are still using a “chemical cosh” to quieten dementia patients despite a Government-ordered review of their use, research suggests. The study from five universities found no
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An understanding of death is at the heart of social work practice through direct interaction with the dying and their families, encountering bereaved service users, and with the risk of
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Doctors often get it wrong when predicting how long terminally ill people have left to live, new research suggests. A review of more than 4,600 medical notes where doctors predicted
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Elderly people are bearing the brunt of cuts to social care, according to a new report, which also warned that increasing numbers of care homes would go bust. The study,
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