Dementia Partnerships
CANTABMobile
CANTABMobile is a commercial diagnostic tool available on the iPad for testing memory to help doctors decide if someone’s memory is normal for their age, or if there are real concerns. Read more »
Dying well at home: the case for integrated working
This guide published by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) is about enabling people who want to die at home to do so and improving the quality of care they receive. Read more »
How would I know? What can I do?
This guide, developed by the National Council for Palliative Care, for carers and those who work with people with dementia provides advice on how to help with pain and distress in people with the condition. Read more »
A team at the National End of Life Care Programme (NEoLCP) has developed an advance care planning toolkit to help care providers approach the planning process with confidence and knowledge. Read more »
This recently published toolkit identifies the main elements involved in the commissioning process, explains the commissioning cycle in practical terms and offers a four-stage approach across all sectors. Read more »
The Department of Health has published the fourth annual report on progress in delivering the End of Life Care Strategy. Read more »
World Alzheimer Report 2012: Overcoming the stigma of
dementia
The report ‘Overcoming the stigma of dementia’, recently published by Alzheimer’s Disease International, shares results from a worldwide survey, revealing that nearly one in four people with dementia conceal their diagnosis, citing stigma as the main reason. Read more »
This report presents findings of a Torbay pilot project and recommends that all carers of newly diagnosed patients with dementia should be offered an enhanced health check at the time of diagnosis. Read more »
Lostwithiel General Practice in Cornwall has introduced a nurse led memory assessment service to support detection, diagnosis, and post-diagnosis care and support. Read more »
Dementia-specialist nurses from the secondary care memory assessment service in Bristol are now based in primary care, supporting GPs as they regain skills in managing dementia. Read more »