Dementia Partnerships
The Royal College of Nursing is leading a project, supported by the Department of Health, on the care of people with dementia in general hospital settings. Please help by completing the online survey or by promoting it through your local networks. Read more »
In a recent Guardian newspaper interview Jeremy Hughes, the head of Alzheimer’s Society, tells Raekha Prasad that GPs shouldn’t be left to tackle dementia alone. Read more »
This report, published by Healthcare at Home, explores home-based models of care that will keep people with dementia out of hospital. Read more »
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has announced the start of a consultation on a new excellence award for adult social care services in England. Read more »
A review of the evidence considering whether it is worthwhile to support self-management. Read more »
This survey looked at the experiences of over 66,000 people who were admitted to hospital with at least one overnight stay. Read more »
This report from the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts provides an overview of the proposed NHS reforms and the impact that these changes will have on the NHS. Read more »
Details of Talking Therapies roadshows being held in localities across the South West to support the roll out of Talking Therapies to all irrespective of age and condition. Read more »
People who are obese in middle age are at almost four times greater risk of developing dementias such as Alzheimer’s disease in later life than people of normal weight, according to a study published in the journal Neurology on 2 May. Read more »
Revised guidance which sets out the framework for establishing responsibility for commissioning an individual’s care within the NHS. Read more »