Ian Hamilton reviews a recent long-term US study of integrated care for people with a dual diagnosis of substance use and schizophrenia, which concludes that recovery is possible, but it takes time.
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Alison Turner presents a new report from the NHS Confederation called ‘Growing old together: sharing new ways to support older people’, which has been produced by the independent Commission on Improving Urgent Care for Older People.
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In this blog, Alison Turner considers a report, which shares a summary of findings from an evaluation of the Whole Systems Integrated Care programme in North West London.
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Sarah Carr takes a look at a new NICE Guideline on person-centred, integrated social care support for older people with multiple long-term conditions.
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Clarissa Giebel examines a US study on a community-based support for older people and finds that ‘the little things’ can mean a lot, particularly for prevention and quality of life.
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Tanya Moore discusses a small study on inter-professional working between social care and general practice and finds evidence of misunderstanding.
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This report shares findings of a mixed methods case study, to explore best practice in reducing unplanned admissions in the elderly population.
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Mike Clark explores a study on patterns of local authority care coordination for older people and thinks about implications of findings for practice.
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Caroline De Brun highlights the Psymaptic epidemiological prediction tool, which helps commissioners make evidence-based decisions about mental health service provision, specifically early intervention in psychosis.
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Alison Turner summarises the Department of Health’s Future in Mind report, which builds on the work of the Children & Young People’s Mental Health Taskforce and sets out a vision for increased coordination and collaboration to improve mental health and wellbeing in children and young people.
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