Dementia Partnerships
This report published by the National Council for Palliative Care shows there has been an increase in the availability and use of inpatient specialist palliative care beds in England. Read more »
This project aims to support primary care commissioners and CCGs to improve prescribing for people living with dementia across the South West. Read more »
This project aims to improve leadership for dementia care in hospitals across the South West through the development of a leadership programme in general hospitals, the facilitation of the Community Hospitals Network and a peer review of community hospitals. Read more »
This project led by the Alzheimer’s Society aims to deliver and evaluate dementia leadership programmes in CCG areas across the South West. Read more »
This project aims to support CCGs in the South West to reduce emergency admissions to hospital for people with dementia by reviewing and redesigning care pathways. Read more »
This project led by the Alzheimer’s Society and National Council for Palliative Care aims to facilitate a regional network, deliver a train-the-trainer programme and to evaluate the outcomes. Read more »
This project aims to suport CCGs in the South West to deliver 2013-14 and 2014-15 ambitions for diagnosis rates by improving diagnosis in primary care and diagnosis pathways. Read more »
South West Clinical Networks
The Dementia Network South West is one of three networks within the Strategic Clinical Network for Mental Health, Dementia and Neurological Conditions South West. 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 »
Dementia Challenge annual report of progress
The Dementia Challenge champion groups have produced a report on their progress since the challenge was launched in March 2012. Read more »