Sir Ian Carruthers, Chief Executive of NHS South West and Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society recently wrote to SHA Chief Executives to invite their participation in work to accelerate improvements in local practice in prescribing antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia, which will be funded by the Department of Health. Read more »
Details on the November issue of the care homes newsletter from the National Dementia Strategy Implementation Team. This issue focuses on intermediate care and reablement for people with dementia living in care homes. Read more »
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 »
This guide outlines key factors which can improve the quality of care for people with dementia in general hospitals. Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The second Countywide Forum for Dementia Link Workers, who have achieved the Dementia Link Worker Award in Gloucestershire, took place on 23rd November at Gloucester Guildhall. Read more »
The November 2010 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: Gardening and allotments; Mental Capacity Act; Dementia capable communities Read more »
The Alzheimer’s Society’s Singing for the Brain service has won £49,000 from the Big Lottery People’s Millions to develop more singing groups across Devon and Cornwall. Read more »