Dementia Partnerships
Guidance on the commissioning of memory assessment services
This guidance sets out specifications for a specialist memory assessment service for people with a possible or suspected diagnosis of dementia. Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2010
Psychotropic medicine management for people in care homes with dementia
This guidance aims to support the safe management of psychotropic medicines in Norfolk care homes particularly when given to residents to assist in managing their psychological agitation. Read more »
Audit of antipsychotic therapy in dementia patients in Hampshire
This audit of antipsychotic therapy in patients with dementia was undertaken by NHS Hampshire to ensure it is safe and complies with local guidance. Read more »
Prescribing review: Acetyl Cholinesterase inhibitors
This audit was undertaken by North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust to establish compliance with NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 111 on the use of donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine for the treatment of mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. Read more »
SCIE dementia e-learning programme
The dementia e-learning programme, produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, is suitable for both health and social care staff and carers. Read more »
Housing our Ageing Population Panel for Innovation report
This report includes creative proposals to help ensure that future housing will create sustainable and inclusive homes and neighbourhoods which our ageing population want and can afford to live in. Read more »
Improving quality of care for people with dementia in general hospitals
This guide outlines key factors which can improve the quality of care for people with dementia in general hospitals. Read more »
Quality markers and measures for end of life care
The end of life care quality markers provide detailed structure and process markers and measures which will be relevant for end of life care for people with dementia. Read more »
Dementia 2010: the economic burden of dementia and associated research funding in the United Kingdom
The Alzheimer’s Research Trust commissioned this study to calculate the costs of dementia in terms of health services, social services, unpaid carers, premature mortality and absence from work. Read more »
Community support services for people with dementia: the relative costs and benefits of specialist and generic domiciliary care services
This paper provides information on the economic and individual outcomes evidence for the efficacy of different models of community support to people with dementia|and to find out whether it is more cost effective to provide specialist or generic domiciliary care services for people with dementia. Read more »
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