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Reinstate hospital social workers to improve discharge outcomes, PSWs urge Barclay

Community Care

Hospital social workers should be reinstated onto wards to support people to achieve better outcomes on discharge, amid the current severe pressures on the NHS and social care. Managing chaos, doing our best for patients and supporting each other: hospital social work under Covid.

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DHSC rejects experts’ plan to curb ‘inhumane’ solitary confinement of disabled people in hospital

Community Care

The government has rejected an expert panel’s proposal to “severely curtail” the “inhumane” solitary confinement of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in mental health hospitals. Families and friends were too often denied access to their loved-one and excluded from treatment and care decisions.

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Police opens investigation into abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC

Community Care

Police have opened an investigation into abuse of patients at a mental health hospital uncovered by the BBC. Olivia, a patient who agreed to be featured on the programme, saying that her treatment at the hospital had made her serious mental health condition worse. Related articles.

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Bridging the gap – from hospital to home

Social Care

Here, Hayley shares her thoughts on how care staff can provide solutions to hospital discharge pressures and support admission avoidance strategies, including the redesign of traditional residential and nursing care provision, using the lessons from the past to inform the future.

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Intervention to Promote Communication About Goals of Care for Hospitalized Patients With Serious Illness

CAPC

Goals of care discussions are important for high-quality palliative care, yet are often lacking for hospitalized older patients with serious illness.

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The Fatal Five in IDD: Aspiration’s Dangers and Key Interventions

Relias

To help, we’ll review what aspiration is, how it manifests in individuals with IDD, and interventions you can use. Complications The most common complication from aspiration is aspiration pneumonia, which accounts for up to 15% of pneumonia cases contracted outside of hospital settings.

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People with learning disabilities ‘not always protected from abuse’, amid ‘blame culture’ in NHS service – CQC

Community Care

All four Lanchester Road patients were in long-term segregation, as were six of the 10 people at Bankfields Court, with no clear plans for reducing the use of these interventions. Police open investigation into abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC. Improvements included reduced use of restrictive interventions.