Dementia Partnerships
Guide to antipsychotic drug use in dementia care
This guide summarises some of the main considerations in the prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to people with dementia. Read more »
Dementia Strategic Clinical Network discussion paper
This discussion paper outlines a proposal to establish pilots of Dementia Clinical Networks in line with the action set out in the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge when pilots will be launched in September 2012. Read more »
Sir Ian Carruthers, OBE, Chief Executive of NHS South of England, recently wrote to Clinical Commissioning Group Chairs, Directors of Social Services and Primary Care Trust Cluster Chief Execeutives, outlining an ambitious programme of work for the South of England in response to the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge. Read more »
Resources about the method by which commissioners pay mental health care providers for each patient seen or treated, taking into account the complexity of the patient’s healthcare needs. Read more »
The Housing LIN is interested in hearing from you if you have experience of applying Assistive Technologies to aid people with dementia and carers. Read more »
Porters and cleaners at Bristol hospitals are helping to ensure patients with dementia get the best possible care. Read more »
Dementia Care in Hospital: A compendium of positive
practice
The compendium brings together a selection of some of the many positive developments and practices initiated to improve the quality of dementia care in hospitals across the South West of England. Read more »
GP survey reveals why dementia diagnosis rates are so
low
Two thirds of GPs say many people with dementia are not being diagnosed because they are not making an appointment to see their doctor, an Alzheimer’s Society survey has revealed. Read more »
Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia –
Improvements to health and care
In this video blog Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about driving improvements in health and care one of the key aspects of the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia. Read more »