Setting 5-year ambitions for improving outcomes: A how to guide for commissionersThis ‘how-to’ guide’ aims to support local commissioners to develop 5-year strategic plans for delivering the outcomes and ambitions set out in the Everyone Counts planning guidance. Read more »
Planning and delivering service changes for patientsThis guidance provides a high-level framework through which commissioners can plan, develop and implement major service changes. Read more »
Improving the identification of people with dementia in primary careThis journal article presents findings of work to develop guidance on the coding of dementia and reports on the impact of applying this to ‘clean up’ dementia coding and records at a practice level in London. Read more »
Everyone Counts: Planning for Patients 2014/15 to 2018/19This planning guidance published by NHS England outlines a framework within which commissioners will need to work with providers and partners in local government to develop strong, robust and ambitious five year plans to secure the continuity of sustainable high quality care for all. Read more »
NHS Outcomes Framework 2014-15The NHS Outcomes Framework 2014 to 2015 sets out the outcomes and corresponding indicators that will be used to hold NHS England to account for improvements in health outcomes, as part of the government’s Mandate to NHS England. Read more »
G8 dementia summit agreementsThis declaration and communique set out what has been agreed at the G8 dementia summit held in London on 11 December 2013. Read more »
Dementia DiariesThe Dementia Diaries is an illustrated children’s book which tells the stories of 8 young people and their experiences of living with dementia in their families through four characters’ diaries. Read more »
Tommy on tourThis blog documents Tommy Whitelaw’s mission to raise awareness of dementia as he tours Scotland’s towns and cities sharing his experience of caring for his mother. Read more »
Tune in to DementiaThis film by Inspired Youth, made with students at Joseph Rowntree School in York, aims to raise debate around dementia with young people and support York in its bid to become dementia friendly. Read more »
The diseased OtherThis film is about Alzheimer’s disease, stigma and medical reductionism. It is an artistic expression that explores scientific understandings of Alzheimer’s disease from philosophical and ethical perspectives. Read more »