Dementia Partnerships
The final workshop in the Caring for our future engagement brought together the discussion leaders and reference group members to articulate their vision for care and support in 2025 and identify the practical steps required to achieve that vision. Read more »
The Department of Health has worked with primary care organisations including the Royal College of General Practitioners to bring together clinical service and outcome data on each GP practice in England. Read more »
This framework sets out the high-level national outcomes that the NHS should be aiming to improve. These are: Preventing people from dying prematurely Enhancing quality of life for people with long-term conditions Helping people to recover from episodes of ill health or following injury Ensuring that people have a positive experience of care, and Treating… Read more »
Researchers in Germany were able to postpone a decline in cognitive function amongst people with dementia in a nursing-home setting who participated in a 12 month regime of behavioural and mental exercises. Read more »
World Alzheimer Report 2011: The benefits of early
diagnosis and intervention
This report commissioned by Alzheimer’s Disease International, shows that there are interventions that are effective in the early stages of dementia, some of which may be more effective when started earlier, and that there is a strong economic argument in favour of earlier diagnosis and timely intervention. Read more »
Three-quarters of the estimated 36 million people with dementia worldwide do not have a formal diagnosis, according to the World Alzheimer Report 2011. Read more »
An NHS Bristol incentive scheme which has achieve over 50% sign up and from those practices, nearly 250 people were identified as having dementia and added to the registers. The biggest improvement was 37 people in one practice (2012-13). Read more »
Gnosall dementia co-ordinators
The Gnosall dementia service identifies patients at risk or in the early stages of dementia in a primary care setting. Read more »
Health secretary Andrew Lansley launched a call for new ideas for health apps that would help patients make informed decisions about their care. Read more »
This Alzheimer’s Society factsheet explains the link between Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, and the benefits of having MCI diagnosed. Read more »