Dementia: An introductory guide for ambulance clinicians
The purpose of this guide is to provide basic information and point ambulance clinicians in the direction of where to find out more. Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Conference – improving dementia care in general hospitals
Download presentations from the regional conference on improving dementia care in general hospitals, jointly organised by the South West Dementia Strategy Group and the British Geriatrics Society, held at Exeter Racecource on Tuesday 26 January 2010. Read more »
Dementia: ethical issues
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics report Dementia: ethical issues presents an ethical framework to help those who face dilemmas in connection with the everyday care of someone with dementia. Read more »
Bridging the Gap
Presentations from the ‘Bridging the Gap’ telecare symposium held on 20th January 2010, London. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 22
The December 2009 / January 2010 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter is available to download from the Innovations in Dementia website. Read more »
Dementia information portal podcasts
Watch podcasts on the Department of Health’s Dementia Information Portal to find out about key events and people involved in the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy. Read more »
Personal budgets for older people – making it happen
This guide focuses on how councils can make personal budgets work well for older people and their families. It looks at how to ensure they are accessible, simple to use, flexible and help to achieve the things that matter most to the people using them. Read more »
Living well with dementia bulletin, Issue 1, January 2010
This first bulletin provides a summary on the key findings of the partnership’s recent review of dementia services across the South West. Read more »
Housing for an Ageing Population Panel for Innovation report
The Housing our Ageing Population Panel for Innovation (HAPPI) has gathered good practice from across Europe and put together new and 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 »
The Lion's Face – an opera about dementia
The Lion’s Face is an opera about dementia which will use the medium of opera and poetry to describe the experiences of the patient, the carer and the research scientist. Read more »