1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996204861403316

Autore

Snoddon Janet

Titolo

Case management of long-term conditions [[electronic resource] ] : principles and practice for nurses / / Janet Snoddon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-282-68345-4

9786612683459

1-4443-1986-8

1-4443-1987-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

610.73

616.044

Soggetti

Chronic diseases - Nursing

Chronically ill - Care

Hospitals - Case management services

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Background to the Implementation of Case Management Models for Chronic Long-Term Conditions within the National Health Service; Introduction; Primary care management of long-term conditions; How management approaches have been developed; Developing and delivering care; Future of care; The impact and cost of chronic disease; Identifying patients who require case management; National guidelines and evidence-based practice; Embedding evidence in practice; Making progress in the management of chronic conditions; Modernizing care in the National Health Service

Developing case management and care delivery Case management in the National Health Service; Promotion of self-management and self-care; Partnerships and expectations; Conclusion; References; 2 Case Management Models: Nationally and Internationally; Introduction; The context for case management in the NHS; Impact of managed care models; International models of care reviewed; The Alaskan Medical Service; Kaiser Permanente (North California); Group Health Cooperative (Seattle, Washington); HealthPartners (Minnesota); Touchpoint Health



Plan (Wisconsin)

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield (Connecticut)United Health Europe Ever care; Amsterdam Health Care System (the Netherlands); Outcome intervention model (New Zealand); National model of chronic disease prevention and control (Australia); Guided Care (United States); PACE (United States); Veterans Affairs (United States); Improving Chronic Illness Care (Seattle); Expanded Chronic Care Model (Canada); Pfizer (United States); Green Ribbon Health: Medicare in health support (Florida); What do these models provide?; Models in use in England; Care management in social care

Case management models in the NHSJoint NHS and social care; Data for case management; Evaluation; Conclusion; References; 3 Competencies for Managing Long-Term Conditions; Introduction; Development of the competency framework; What the competencies are expected to deliver; The competencies: what are they?; Domain A: advanced clinical nursing practice; Domain B: leading complex care co-ordination; Domain C: proactively manage complex long-term conditions; Domain D: managing cognitive impairment and mental well-being; Domain E: supporting self-care, self-management and enabling independence

Domain F: professional practice and leadership Domain G: identifying high-risk people, promoting health and preventing ill health; Domain H: end-of-life care; Domain I: inter-agency and partnership working; What the competencies aim to do; Developing educational models to develop competencies; Conclusion; References; 4 Outcomes for Patients - Managing Complex Care; Introduction; The areas of competence and deliverables for patients: Leading complex care co-ordination; Identifying high-risk patients, promoting health and preventing ill health; Inter-agency and partnership working; Conclusion

References

Sommario/riassunto

The importance of appropriate and effective management of patient with long term chronic conditions cannot be underestimated. Case Management of Long-Term Conditions aims to provide all appropriate practitioners (including nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and social care practitioners) who might be involved in delivery of proactive case management with a practical understanding of how their knowledge and skills can be utilized to improve outcomes for people with chronic long-term conditions. The text contains some broad reflections on care and service delivery based on reviews of



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910714356003321

Autore

Bigford Thomas E.

Titolo

Synopsis of biological data on the rock crab, Cancer irroratus Say / / Thomas E. Bigford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Seattle, Wash.] : , : U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, , May 1979

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 26 pages) : illustrations

Collana

NOAA technical report NMFS circular ; ; 426

FAO synopsis ; ; no. 123

Soggetti

Atlantic rock crab

Technical reports.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"May 1979."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-26).