New diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's published
New Criteria and Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis have been published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia, the journal of the Alzheimer’s Association. Read more »
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Lithium can slow memory loss according to study
Lithium treatment may slow the development of dementia, according to a study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry (Wednesday 27 April 2011). Read more »
Shaping the market for personalisation: Diagnostic and action planning tool
This tool was developed to help commissioners and others with a stake in shaping local markets to understand and assess their progress in delivering personalisation in adult social care. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 37
The April 2011 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: Our House project; Thinking Differently about Dementia in Essex. Read more »
Guidance on the NHS standard contract for care home services
This guidance document provides support to commissioners and providers in implementing the 2011/12 NHS Standard Contract for Care Home services. Read more »
National Audit of Dementia Services – Establishment of Memory Services
A recent letter issued by Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, notifies PCT Medical Directors of a proposed data collection exercise starting in May 2011, about the establishment of memory services, as part of a National Audit of Dementia Services. Read more »
Alzheimer's Society Research Newsletter April 2011
The April 2011 issue of the Alzheimer’s Society Research Newsletter includes features on Improving dementia care in general hospitals and understanding the link between brain injury and Alzheimer’s disease. Read more »
Skills for Care – Learning from Innovation report
Skills for Care recently published Learning from Innovation a report exploring the knowledge from the New Types of Worker programme and its implications for the transformation of the workforce in adult social care. Read more »
Social care and mental health indicators
This national indicator set meets the commitment set out in the local government white paper Strong and Prosperous Communities to introduce a single set of national indicators by which to measure outcomes. Read more »
Which? magazine investigates care homes
A Which? magazine recent investigation put actors into four care homes to spend a week living as ‘residents’. This article includes a video report where Which? magazine experts and actors talk about the findings. Read more »