Region gets its first 'Admiral' nurses
A NEW generation of mental health nurses have begun work in Yorkshire improving care for dementia patients. Three Admiral nurses, the first in the region, will work in Kirklees providing specialist skilled support to carers and families of people living with the condition, as well as advice and information.
Just Plain Sense podcast
Just Plain Sense provides a mix of talks and interviews about Equality and Diversity in Britain today. There is a particular emphasis on the 'developing' areas such as LGBT but overall it sets out to capture a truly diverse range of voices to talk first hand about what it means to work towards and live in a tolerant, diverse society - and what we still need to do to get there.
Final versions of National Framework decision support tools
The decision support tool, the fast-track tool and the checklist that support the National Framework for Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care are out now.
Putting People First
This Department of Health film takes a brief look at how a team from Skara in Sweden are bringing fresh thinking to the way they provide dementia services.
Key points from workshop ‘commissioning for outcomes’
- The importance of commissioning in the transformation of services - the need for innovation and inventiveness, but also not to continue to do things the same old way
- More meaningful and effective engagement within and across the sectors - sometimes just at the level of simple conversation around commissioning but also more strategically with agencies working collaboratively and progressively
- Staffing - a bit issue with regard to training and the numbers of those available to provide more specialist services
- Excellence - what does a good service look like and will there be some exemplars around to learn from
- Contracting methods - block contracts may offer good value for statutory commissioners but they can only be defended if they are matched withthe biggest gain for individuals and communities
- Providing providers with fundamental policy information that informs commissioning decisions and in which they want early involvement and an opportunity to influence future policy creation based on their on-the-ground experience.
- Better public engagement via user focus groups on where services need to shift to meet expectations and where commissioners need to be actively listening and responding
Download Daphne Wallace's presentation - 'Living with Dementia: Professional & Personal Reflections on Care'....
Commissioning for Outcomes across the North
CSIP Yorkshire and Humber hosted a very successful event on behalf of the Department of Health Commissioning and CSIP across the North. The day had a specific focus for Northern Commissioners. There were opportunities to share thoughts and ideas and jointly work on the role of the commissioner in delivery of the National Dementia Strategy.