MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'community care'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:30:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3914998&cid=t_135407_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fcharitable-hospitals-being-sold-to-for-profits-to-survive%2F2010.08.30 More than one-fifth of hospitals are government-owned, but states and counties are out of cash to keep them open. So, charitable hospitals are being sold to for-profit groups or facing closures. Rising costs and more uninsured patients run smack into falling Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. When bonds come due, there’s little chance of states and counties paying them back. And the facilities are often standalones, and they can’t fall back on corporate backing. This year, 53 hospitals have been sold in 25 arrangements. While the deals often stipulate that care for the poor continues, no one is certain exactly how or even whether such services will continue. That said, other charitable hospitals are making big profits. What are they doing differently? First, they’re co... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3914998 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:00:00 +0100 3914998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3533782&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F05%2Fquality-in-primary-care-2010-vol-18-no-1%2F Quality in Primary Care 2010 Volume 18(1) Contents Page Fade Fave: Improving primary and community health services through nurse-led social enterprise Fade Skinny: Social Enterprises are businesses which pursue social objectives rather than financial gain. Social enterprises trade for the ‘social good’ and receive their funding through contracts like any other business however profits are used to create a social rather than financial return. Within the NHS, social enterprise is being strongly promoted by policy makers as a way of providing new forms of services in primary and community care in England. Nurses have been identified as a key group to lead or contribute to change using social enterprise in six key health areas: health and wellbeing, children and families, people wi... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3533782 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:19:21 +0100 3533782 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3437657&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F04%2F05%2Fquality-in-primary-care-2010-vol-18-no-1%2F Quality in Primary Care 2010 Volume 18(1) Contents Page Fade Fave: Improving primary and community health services through nurse-led social enterprise Fade Skinny: Social Enterprises are businesses which pursue social objectives rather than financial gain. Social enterprises trade for the ’social good’ and receive their funding through contracts like any other business however profits are used to create a social rather than financial return. Within the NHS, social enterprise is being strongly promoted by policy makers as a way of providing new forms of services in primary and community care in England. Nurses have been identified as a key group to lead or contribute to change using social enterprise in six key health areas: health and wellbeing, children and families, people wi... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3437657 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 12:19:21 +0100 3437657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048062&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Finternational-journal-of-palliative-care-nursing-2009-vol-15-no-11%2F Fade Fave: The role of the home-care worker in palliative and end-of-life care in the community setting: a literature review. Fade Skinny: Home-care workers play a vital role in enabling people to be cared for in their own homes. However, there is a lack of research on their role, especially in the areas of palliative and end-of-life care. A broad literature search was undertaken to explore the role of the home-care worker in palliative and end-of-life care in the community. Many positive aspects to the role were found such as providing physical and social support, however some studies highlight negative aspects including limited availability of services, lack of continuity of care, time constraints, lack of flexibility and poor quality and communication with other services. Contact the Li... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048062 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:16:39 +0100 3048062 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3018954&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F23%2Fhealth-service-journal-2009-12th-november%2F Fade Fade: Demand management fails as trusts soak up PCT cash Fade Skinny: Primary care trusts have failed to control demand for hospital services by transferring care into the community, research from the Audit Commission has found. (Print subscription held at Fade Library Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Community Care, Current Awareness, Demand Management, Hospital Services, PCTs, Primary Care Trusts (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3018954 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:30:26 +0100 3018954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2695591&cid=t_135407_137_f&fid=35426&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FTheAlzheimersReadingRoom%2F%7E3%2FtfyJnETYyhc%2Fwho-cares-senior-with-dementia-is-left.html Who, besides Sonia, cares? Who cares? I'll put my own opinion on this story up later today. It might be very different than your opinion. Let's find out.Subscribe to The Alzheimer's Reading Room Senior with dementia is left to fend for herself JOE FIORITO Sonia Mirakian runs a shades-and-shutters store on Yonge St., just south of College. A while back, she took a call from an elderly client. And here, yet again, is how the Community Care... This is a content summary. The Performance/Comparison chart is available on the website. Hit the headline to go directly to the article. I am interested in your comments, opinion, and viewpoint. (Source: Alzheimer's Reading Room, The) Alzheimer's Reading Room, The blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2695591 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:01:17 +0100 2695591 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626084&cid=t_135407_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F07%2F21%2Fhospitals-full-up-state-suggests-we-cut-beds%2F Tough economic times affect everyone. Even, apparently, the ability to look at data in a rational and logical manner. When your data tell you that your psychiatric hospital bed capacity is hovering around 97 percent, many people would consider that a sign that perhaps more psychiatric hospital beds are needed. But in Massachusetts, apparently the reverse is true — at least, that is, when you start looking at ways to cut the budget. The Boston Globe has the story: A state commission has proposed speeding up the closure of Westborough State Hospital and a slate of other measures that would cut about 120 psychiatric beds at a time when the mental health system is already under significant strain. The proposal is in response to a $13 million budget deficit at the state Department of Men... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626084 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:13:19 +0100 2626084 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2601929&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F15%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2009-vol-302-no-3%2F Contents Fade Fave: Integrating clinical care and community health Fade Skinny: Public health professionals generally think about how to improve health at a population level, whereas clinicians generally address the needs of individuals. These streams converge in systems of clinical care and are also embodied in population health principles of measurement, system change, and accountability. Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Clinical Care, Clinical Effectiveness, Community Care, Community Health Services (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2601929 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:58:29 +0100 2601929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1870545&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F11%2Fpolicies-and-practices-for-mental-health-in-europe%2F (Briefing Document and Fact sheet) from the World Health Organization European Regional Office provides data not hitherto available on mental health policy and practice across the European Region. It also highlights important information gaps. Policies and practices for mental health in Europe allows for country to country comparisons on indicators such as numbers of psychiatrists, financing, community services, training of workforce, prescription of anti-depressants and representation of users and carers. Data for the 42 Member States involved was obtained from ministries of health.  The report finds that Britain leads the way in Europe when it comes to mental health provision,  but there is more to do to bring it up to the standard of our physical health services Posted in Grey Litera... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1870545 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:08:47 +0100 1870545 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1551248&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F27%2Fshifting-the-balance-of-care-to-local-settings-the-seesaw-report%2F Shifting the Balance of Care to Local Settings: The SeeSaw report, reports on a simulation-based project from the King’s Fund and Loop2 entitled SeeSaw to understand how this shift in care from hospital to community could be achieved. It outlines the simulation process and describes the event itself. The majority of the report, however, focuses on the learning that emerged during the event and in all the subsequent discussions on the implications for policy-makers, managers and professionals working in the NHS, in social care, and in the independent sector. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551248 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:00:33 +0100 1551248 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1185681&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F29%2Fhealth-and-social-care-in-the-community-january-2008-vol-16-issue-1%2F To access the full text of this journal you’ll need an Athens password from Liverpool PCT if you work for the PCT and don’t have an Athens password this link will let you apply for one. Effects of housing circumstances on health, quality of life and healthcare use for people with severe mental illness: a review Tania Kyle BscOT MSc and James R. Dunn BartsSc (Hon) MA PhD pages 1–15 Abstract Systematic review of the perceptions and experiences of accessing health services by adult victims of domestic violence Louise Robinson RGN RHV BSc (Hons) MSc and Karen Spilsbury RN BA (Hons) PhD pages 16–30 Abstract Self-efficacy, social support and service integration at medical cannabis facilities in the San Francisco Bay area of California Amanda E. Reiman PhD MSW pages... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1185681 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:35:36 +0100 1185681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1185682&cid=t_135407_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F29%2Fstanding-commission-on-carers-scoc%2F Established to contribute to the national debate about the future shape of social care to meet  the major demographic changes, higher expectations of quality support amongst carers and the strong focus on self-directed care and independent living.  The Standing Commission on Carers will seek new solutions to old problems. It aims to put carers at the heart of policy-making as equal partners in exploring new ways of maximising independence and developing high quality (and cost-effective) services fit for the 2lst century. Currently their site details membership and terms of reference. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1185682 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:16:49 +0100 1185682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=764202&cid=t_135407_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F28%2Faustralian-aborigines-make-headway-in-diabetes-struggle%2F Filed under: Type 2, Diet, Lifestyle, Exercise, SupportIt's often said that grass-roots level initiatives are what will turn the tide on the spread of type 2 diabetes. Here's an example of a grass-roots success story: Catholic News reports that Australian Aborigines from the Mowanjum community of Western Australia are benefiting from the introduction of a type 2 prevention and management program. Titled "Indigenous communities beat diabetes," (that could be a bit of an overstatement), the article describes the impact of the program in Mowanjum community in Western Australia. Successes include the introduction of a comprehensive diabetes education program aimed at young people with diabetes. The program, which is organized by Aboriginal development group Unity of First Peoples Australia, al... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=764202 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 764202