Commissioning for personalisation: a framework for local authority commissioners
This framework explores refocuses existing and emerging perspectives on commissioning for health and wellbeing through the lens of personalisation. Read more »
Author Archives: Rowan Purdy
Department of Health launches Carers Direct
The Carers Direct information service is designed to provide a single and comprehensive online resource to help carers manage their lives around caring. Read more »
Talking mats
Talking Mats is an established communication tool, which uses a mat with symbols attached as the basis for communication. Read more »
In their own words
These four films follow the experiences of people with different stages of Alzheimer’s. The first three films follow the experiences of Bill Wilson, Daryl Munday and Stan Lintern. In part four Kanta and Prabhakant Patel talk about their mother, Chanchalben Patel who sadly died in 2004. Read more »
Reforming leadership development … again
This paper asserts that debates about improving management and leadership in the NHS are not new and continuous reform suggests that previous attempts may not have tackled the right problem. Read more »
Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy
This landmark document sets out initiatives to transform services and make the lives of people with dementia, their carers and families better and more fulfilled. Read more »
MPs launch inquiry into dementia workforce
MPs and Peers have begun a six month investigation into the dementia care workforce. Read more »
Inspiring leaders: leadership for quality
This guidance provides a best practice framework for the development of leaders across healthcare. Read more »
The design of housing for people with dementia
This paper illustrates how the principles of designing for dementia have been successfully applied to extra care housing. Read more »
A better return: setting the foundations for intelligent commissioning to achieve value for money
This report describes how the Third Sector could evidence its wider impact on public services and their delivery. Read more »