Dementia Partnerships
Barbara, the whole story
Barbara, the whole story is a condensend version of a series of 6 films created by nurses at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to highlight issues around caring for people with dementia in an acute hospital. Read more »
Dementia Friends – Bookcase analogy
In this film Natalie Rodriguez, Dementia Friends Champion, uses a bookcase analogy to describe how dementia may affect a person. Read more »
Cutting-edge drugs to be fast-tracked to patients
People with conditions such as dementia will be offered the lifeline of trying ground-breaking new medicines years before they would normally reach them, thanks to the Early Access to Medicines Scheme. Read more »
Dementia friendly cultural venues in East Cheshire
Cheshire East Council’s Arts, Heritage and Cultural Services are delivering an Arts and Dementia programme as part of its Ageing Well initiative to encourage the development of ‘dementia friendly’ cultural venues. Read more »
Dance movement psychotherapy service in Calderdale
This innovative service involves the use of music, movement, dance, reminiscence and song for older people including those with dementia living in Calderdale. Read more »
Making our health and care systems fit for an ageing
population
This report published by the King’s Fund sets out a framework and tools to help local service leaders improve the care they provide for older people. Read more »