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The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (section 96) place new requirements on children’s and adult social care to identify young carers and assess their needs.
Access the paper by clicking here REPORT: Young carers and their families: confident assessment practice (Practice Tool)
The last Census (2011) showed that there are over 6.5 million carers in the UK. Estimates on the value of care vary but according to Care UK unpaid, informal care is worth around £1.9 billion per year.
Access the paper by clicking here LEGAL EAGLE: Act gives carers legal rights
Just 13% of employer respondents offer line manager training to support working carers, according to research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Westfield Health.
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Rapid response systems incorporate concepts of early recognition of patient deterioration, prompt reporting, and response which result in escalation of patient care. The ability to initiate escalation of care is now being extended to families of hospitalized patients.
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As NHS England unveiled the details of Leading Change, Adding Value, the new nursing framework for England, an evaluation of its predecessor Compassion in Practice (CiP) revealed some interesting learning points for implementation and success of the new strategy.
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Millions of unpaid carers are having their life chances damaged due to a combination of inadequate support from local services and lack of awareness from communities about their role.
Access the paper by clicking here Millions of unpaid carers lack adequate support
Only a third of employers have a formal or informal policy in place to support working carers, despite the growing numbers of people who juggle work with caring responsibilities.
Access the paper by clicking here Employees fall short in providing for working cares
Carers are being recognised for the amazing work they do supporting friends and family members with disabilities as part of a national awareness campaign.
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Care of people in their last days of life should be based on compassion, respect and, wherever possible, on research evidence. Previously the Liverpool Care Pathway attempted to facilitate this but it was withdrawn after an independent government report found that its uncritical implementation could lead to poor care. This Concise Guideline overviews NICE Clinical Guideline (NG31), which addresses: recognising dying; communication and shared decision making; maintaining hydration; and pharmacological symptom control, including anticipatory prescribing. Doctors may need to change their attitudes to care of dying people and those important to them. Specific areas where practices will need to reflect the individualised approach to care are highlighted. Limitations of the guideline are discussed. Potential barriers to implementation include need for further training and 24/7 availability of specialist support to front-line clinicians.
Care of dying adults in the last days of life (Follow this link if you have an Athens password). Alternatively contact the UHSM Academy Library for a copy of the article or call 0161 291 5778)
This interpretivist community participatory study explores carers’ beliefs about the potential usefulness of counselling in relation to the caring role.
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