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Advance Care Plan document and guide.
The national ACP working group have now completed their update to the ACP template and guide. Working with consumer groups around the country, the team have developed a plan and guide as a single document that provides clearer, simpler prompts to help people consider and document the care they would or would not want in the future. The plan can be completed as a writable PDF or in hard copy. You can access the plan and guide at www.advancecareplanning.org.nz.
Contributor: Shereen Moloney - 30 Aug 2016, 12:37 PM
Title: HOPE - Health of Older People
E-resource (Mental Health Services for Older People)
Source/Link: http://www.networknorth.org.nz/e-resources/
Description:
This resource is specifically designed for qualified
clinicians working in both community and in-patient settings. Nonetheless, service
users and their carers, family and whanau are also welcome to use this site. It
identifies both the specific skills (competencies) necessary to work in this
expanding clinical area. It also offers an e-learning platform that allows
access to peer assessed information that delivers the knowledge required to
fulfil each competency.
Target Audience: Clinicians
Appropriate Audience:
Clinicians, older people, carers, family/whānau of older people
Contact:
Lisa Melissa - lisa.melissa@ndsa.co.nz
Contributor: Dementia Resources Project - 28 Jul 2017, 4:00 PM
Title: Ministry
of Health – New Zealand Framework for Dementia Care
Source/Link: http://www.health.govt.nz/publication/new-zealand-framework-dementia-care
Description:
This publication provides DHBs and the health and
social support sectors with a guide for developing their dementia care
pathways. The framework has three guiding principles:
·
following a
person-centred and people-directed approach
·
providing accessible,
proactive and integrated services that are flexible to meet a variety of needs
·
developing the highest
possible standard of care.
The publication also highlights five key elements
for effective dementia care:
·
awareness and risk
reduction
·
assessment, diagnosis,
early intervention and ongoing support
·
living well
·
meeting challenges to
maximise wellbeing
·
end of life.
Overarching factors that must be considered across
all five key elements are also identified:
·
education and training
for people with dementia and their families and whānau
·
workforce education and
training
·
readily accessible
information
·
governance
·
family
and whānau support
·
culturally appropriate
services
·
funding streams
·
monitoring and
evaluation
·
advocacy.
Contact:
Email: info@health.govt.nz
Phone: 0800855 066
Contributor: Dementia Resources Project - 03 Aug 2017, 10:44 AM
Title: Te Ara
Whakapiri – Principles and Guidance for the Last Days of Life
Source/Link: http://www.hospice.org.nz/resources/te-ara-whakapiri
Description: Te Ara Whakapiri: Principles and guidance
for the last days of life outlines
the essential components and considerations required to promote quality care at
the end of life for all adults in New Zealand. It also provides examples of
useful approaches and tools that will serve as aids for the development of
national and/or local resources as part of implementation.
The guidance document is based on an
extensive evaluation of the available literature and is informed by local
research. This ensures it is applicable to the unique context that is Aotearoa
New Zealand.
The document has been endorsed by key
professional health organisations in New Zealand. It marks a major step towards
ensuring that all health care services across the country are focused on
delivering the very best care for people who are dying and for their
family/whānau whatever the setting.
Contact:
Online contact form - http://www.hospice.org.nz/contact-us
Contributor: Dementia Resources Project - 04 Aug 2017, 12:35 PM
Title: National Audit of Dementia Care in UK General Hospitals
2016–2017 Third Round of Audit Report
Source/Link: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/workinpsychiatry/qualityimprovement/nationalclinicalaudits/dementia/nationalauditofdementia/thirdroundofaudit/finalreportrecommendations.aspx
Description: The National Audit of Dementia (NAD) care in
general hospitals is commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement
Partnership on behalf of NHS England and the Welsh Government, as part of the
National Clinical Audit Programme. NAD examines aspects of the care received by
people with dementia in general hospitals in England and Wales.
Contributor: Dementia Resources Project - 18 Aug 2017, 3:34 PM