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| Report of the National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2011 | | Author(s) | John Young, Chloe Hood, Rosemary Woolley ; Peter Crome |
| Corporate Author | Royal College of Psychiatrists, National Audit of Dementia Steering Group |
| Publisher | Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2011 |
| Pages | 235 pp |
| Source | Download report: http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/quality/quality,accredita... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; General hospitals ; Medical care ; Quality ; Evaluation ; Reports. |
| Annotation | The purpose of the audit, the first of its kind, was to examine the quality of care received by people with dementia in general hospitals in England and Wales. Key questions for the audit were: What structures and resources do hospitals have in place to enable them to identify and meet the care needs of people with dementia? What evidence can be assembled to show that people with dementia in the hospital have received an acceptable standard of care? These questions led to the development of a two part audit: a hospital level or `core' audit, and a ward level `enhanced' audit. Chapters in the main body of the report present findings by theme as follows: governance, or the setting up and running of hospitals; assessment of the physical and mental health needs of dementia patients; access to specialist mental health services through a liaison team; nutrition for older or vulnerable patients; information sharing and communication with the families of dementia patients; staff training in awareness of dementia; the physical ward environment; discharge planning and procedure; and person-centred care for dementia patients using the Person, Interaction and Environment (PIE) observational tool. Overall the findings of the audit showed that hospitals in England and Wales are falling short in the care given to dementia patients. Many hospitals have poor communication with families and are lacking in personal care for patients. Too little is being done to get patient access to specialist services, or to prepare for their discharge from hospital. Basic help with eating is often inadequate, and many staff feel that they have received insufficient training to deal with dementia patients. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-111221001 B |
| Classmark | EA: LD3: LK: 59: 4C: 6K |
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