Dementia: a public health priorityThis infographic published by the World Health Organization illustrates the symptoms, causes, prevalence, cost and challenges that dementia poses. It also looks at what can help and stresses the need for global action against dementia. Read more »
Getting better outcomes for older people using personal budgetsThis 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 »
Join Dementia ResearchJoin Dementia Research aims to accelerate the pace of dementia research by allowing people with and without dementia to register their interest in studies, helping researchers find the right participants at the right time. Read more »
Women and dementia: A marginalised majorityThis report published by Alzheimer’s Research UK reveals that dementia has become the leading cause of death among British women and that women are far more likely to end up as carers of those with dementia than men, suffering physical and emotional stress and job losses in the process. Read more »
Caring for CarersThe 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 HartlepoolThis 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 »
Dementia Research and Care: Can Big Data Help?This report report published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) explores the opportunities and challenges for sharing and linking population-based health and health care data (broad data) with detailed clinical and biological data (deep data) to create an international resource for dementia research, planning, policy development, and performance improvement. Read more »
No Secrets: guidance on protecting vulnerable adults in careThis guidance document published by the Department of Health sets out a code of practice for the protection of vulnerable adults in care. Read more »
Collaborative Care and Support Planning: an introductionThis animation, commissioned by the Royal College of General Practitioners, sets out the collaborative care and support planning process in a short, easy to understand way. Read more »
Dementia revealed: what primary care needs to knowThis 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 »