Weston dementia awareness day a success
Almost 100 people attended an awareness day to find out more about dementia care in Weston. Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Government launches white paper ‘Equity and excellence: liberating the NHS’
Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley yesterday set out the Government’s ambitious plans to reform the NHS during this Parliament and for the long-term. Read more »
Somerset dementia strategy
Somerset dementia strategy provides a framework to implement improved, responsive and quality services for people with dementia and their carers across Somerset. The accompanying action plan outlines work underway to achieve the strategy objectives. Read more »
Extra care housing and dementia commissioning checklist
This checklist is designed to help stakeholders commission Extra Care housing schemes which meet the needs and aspirations of people with dementia and their families. Read more »
Dementia sufferers benefit from person-centred public services
A recent Guardian article profiles Nicola Jacobson, a dementia advisor in Sheffield, who asserts that dementia sufferers are benefitting from person-centred public services, co-designed in response to the National Dementia Strategy. Read more »
RUH Goes for Gold in caring for Patients with Dementia
A new scheme is being launched by the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust (RUH) to help improve the care of people with dementia during their stay in hospital. Read more »
Progress in care for dementia sufferers in Plymouth
Plymouth leads say that progress is being made in improving services for those with dementia and their carers across the Plymouth area. Read more »
Thousands of people living with undiagnosed dementia
Richard Lyle, programme director for urgent care and older people at NHS Bristol, said they are doing all they can to find a diagnosis for more than 2,000 undiagnosed cases in the city. Read more »
Poll findings highlight the need to raise dementia awareness
A YouGov survey published to mark Dementia Awareness Week finds that almost one third of people in the South West would not know how to get support if they were diagnosed with dementia. Read more »
Working Together To Improve Dementia Care – South West Leads The Way
NHS organisations throughout the South West are supporting Dementia Awareness Week (4 to 11 July 2010) as part of an ongoing drive to improve diagnosis and care for the growing numbers of people living with dementia. Read more »