Dementia Partnerships
Government takes action on antipsychotic drugs and dementia
The Government has outlines how it plans to take action on antipsychotic drugs and dementia in response to an independent review by Professor Sube Banerjee. Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2009
Dementia: ethical issues
A new report on ‘Dementia: ethical issues’ has been published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics for service providers, people with dementia and carers. Read more »
Report from the Ministerial Summit on Dementia Research
The report details the views of researchers, service providers and people living with dementia who attended the Ministerial Summit on Dementia Research. Read more »
Person-centred approaches
This Community Care magazine feature on using person-centred approaches to supporting people to live well with dementia profiles the recent work of the Social Care Institute for Excellence in this field. Read more »
Living Well with Dementia "The South West Way"
The South West Dementia Strategy Group recently organised a conference to present the findings of the South West Dementia Review and to discuss the way forward. Read more »
End of life care for people with dementia
This project aimed to identify the major barriers for dementia patients and their carers in accessing good quality end of life care. The research findings suggest cost effective ways of enabling improvements. Read more »
Dementia champion pioneers changes in care home
Care home “dementia champion” Cheri Needham talks to Community Care magazine about her passion for a new approach to caring for people with dementia. Read more »
Local innovation scheme awards launched
After 10 years of celebrating and sharing, the Beacon Scheme is ending. It is being replaced by the new and exciting Local Innovation Awards Scheme. Read more »
The use of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia: Time for action
The report explores the current evidence base, the law, and practice relating to prescription of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia. Read more »
World Alzheimer Report 2009
The World Alzheimer Report 2009 presents the most comprehensive global prevalence study of dementia to date and looks at levels of mortality, disability, strain on carers and dependency. Read more »