Joint commissioning framework for dementia
The National Dementia Strategy joint commissioning framework provides best practice guidance for commissioning dementia services. Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Housing and Dementia – three new resources
The Housing Learning and Improvement Network, part of the Department of Health’s Care Networks, has produced three resources on the topic of housing and dementia. Read more »
Older people living in the community – nutritional needs, barriers and interventions: a literature review
This literature review focuses on the nutritional needs of older adults living in the community, the barriers to them meeting their nutritional needs and interventions which may be successful in improving nutritional intake. Read more »
Joint commissioning framework for dementia
This framework provides best practice guidance for commissioners in the NHS and local authorities to support implementation of the National Dementia Strategy, ‘Living well with dementia’. Read more »
Prepared to care – Challenging the dementia skills gap
This report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) explores the scale of the challenge in training the caring professions in dementia, and how it may be met. Read more »