Dementia Community Roadshow provides lifeline to 100,000 families
The Dementia Community Roadshow aims to reach 100,000 people over three years and will visit Tesco car parks across the UK spending two days at every store it visits. Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die
In a frank and personal documentary, broadcast on BBC Two 13 June 2011, author Sir Terry Pratchett considers how he might choose to end his life. Read more »
Promoting continuity of care in General Practice
Keeping general practice familiar and local improves continuity of care and can tackle health inequalities more effectively, says a new policy paper from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Read more »
Common core principles for supporting people with dementia
Skills for Care and Skills for Health have produced Common Core Principles for Supporting People With Dementia: A Guide to Training the Social Care and Health Workforce. Read more »
Dignity and nutrition inspection programme reports
The Care Quality Commission has published a second batch of reports from an examination programme into whether elderly people receive essential standards of care in 100 NHS hospitals throughout England. Read more »
Attitudes to mental illness 2011 survey report
This report presents the findings of a survey of attitudes towards mental illness among adults in England undertaken in 2011. Read more »
New titles on dementia care
New titles on dementia care have recently been published exploring the key issues in risk management and challenging behaviours. Read more »
Gloucestershire dementia link worker forum
The third Countywide Forum for Dementia Link Workers, who have achieved the Dementia Link Worker Award in Gloucestershire, will take place on 1st July 2011 at Gloucester Guildhall. Read more »
The end of life care patient charter
The Royal College of Nursing and the Royal College of General Practitioners have published a new charter for end of life care that sets out best practice standards that all patients deserve from their primary health care team. Read more »
Kaiser Chiefs fans raise funds for Alzheimer's Society
Music lovers can download their own version of the new Kaiser Chiefs album, while supporting Alzheimer’s Society. Read more »