Dementia diagnosis and management
This resource pack published by NHS England aims to support GPs to identify and appropriately manage dementia patients in the primary care environment. Read more »
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Getting better outcomes for older people using personal budgets
This report, published by Think Local Act Personal, draws on research from across the sector to show that older people do experience positive benefits from having a personal budget, although these are not as marked as for other groups. Read more »
Caring for Carers
The Caring for Carers Hub developed by the Royal College of General Practitioners is a web based tool that can help primary care staff to more effectively support carers and the people they care for. Read more »
Family Carers Matter in Hartlepool
This report provides an evaluation of the Family Carers Matter initiative, delivered by the Life Story Network with Hartlepool Carers, to develop a local sustainable programme with carers as volunteers being trained and mentored to co-deliver the programme to other carers. Read more »
No Secrets: guidance on protecting vulnerable adults in care
This guidance document published by the Department of Health sets out a code of practice for the protection of vulnerable adults in care. Read more »
Dementia revealed: what primary care needs to know
This toolkit written by Dr Elizabeth Barrett is intended as an educational resource for use by GPs and practice nurses to expand their knowledge and confidence. Read more »
NHS Outcomes Framework 2015-16
This framework published by the Department of Health sets out the outcomes and corresponding indicators that will be used to hold NHS England to account for improvements in health outcomes after April 2015. Read more »
Supporting a person with dementia
This Easy Read factsheet published by the the Alzheimer’s Society provides advice for someone with learning disabilities who may have a friend or relative with dementia. Read more »
Kinda Magic toolkit
The Kinda Magic toolkit, developed by Peninsula Community Health, provides a framework to gathering patient experience feedback, that seeks to capture the real experiences behind the data collected for quality monitoring metrics. Read more »
Dementia assessment and referral 2014-15
This data collection reports on the number and proportion of patients aged 75 and over admitted as an emergency for more than 72 hours who have been identified as potentially having dementia, who are appropriately assessed and, where appropriate, referred on to specialist services in England. Read more »