Dementia Congress conversation
A selection of the tweets and photos which emerged during the 7th UK Dementia Congress held in Brighton, 30 October-1 November 2012. Read more »
Monthly Archives: October 2012
GPs champion the role of primary care at Dementia Congress
Two local GP dementia leads, Dr Nick Cartmell and Dr Martin Freeman, spoke at the UK Dementia Congress today to champion the valuable contribution of primary care in diagnosis and early support to people living with dementia. Read more »
Tackling the diagnosis challenge at Dementia Congress
In this presentation, given at the UK Dementia Congress, Kate Mitchell, Joint Dementia Programme Manager NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, discusses the forthcoming Dementia Prevalence Calculator and how it can support GPs and primary care teams to improve the screening, diagnosis and effective management of dementia. Read more »
Transforming models of care at Dementia Congress
In this poster presentation, given at the UK Dementia Congress, Edana Minghella, proposes a new understanding of the dementia journey and a revised model of care for dementia, aimed at improving experiences and outcomes, and informing service redesign and commissioning. Read more »
Commitment to the care of people with dementia in hospital settings
This resource developed by the Royal College of Nursing aims to support people working in hospitals to apply five principles for improving the quality of care and support for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 55
The October 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, features: York Dementia Without Walls project; accessible writing; commentary from Peter Jones and an obituary to James Douglas. Read more »
Hospital 2 Home discharge pack
This recently published resource is designed to make it easier for professionals involved in hospital discharge to support older patients in returning home safely after a hospital stay and reduce the risk of readmission to hospital. Read more »
Dying well with dementia
New research published by Alzheimer’s Society, ‘My Life Until The End: Dying Well With Dementia’, calls for greater awareness of the importance of talking about death and dying.
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Find me good care
Social Care Institute for Excellence has launched a new service called ‘Find Me Good Care’, to help people find good care in response to research that reveals many people are mystified by the care system. Read more »
Jeremy Hughes on innovating for an ageing society
Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive at the Alzheimer’s Society, looks at how telecare innovations can make a positive difference for frail older people and the challenges facing the successful adoption of health technologies. Read more »