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 »
Complying with Monitor’s integrated care requirementsThis guidance published by the Department of Health will support health and social care providers to ensure that they comply with Monitor’s new provider licence that includes the requirement to provide integrated care. Read more »
Study finds significant increase in deaths from Alzheimer’s diseaseAn analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2013, published in The Lancet (December 17, 2014), has found that Alzheimer’s disease was responsible for 52 per cent more deaths in 2013 compared to 1990. Read more »
Dementia Network South West newsletterThe latest newsletter, Issue 8 December 2014, provides an update on work to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of dementia within the South West of England. Read more »
NHS Outcomes Framework 2015-16This 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 »
Commissioning for Carers PrinciplesThis practical tool is part of a suite of products that will help commissioners to deliver what carers say is important to them in ways that have been shown to work effectively and efficiently in practice. Read more »
Carers Evidence Summits ebookNHS Improving Quality has produced an ebook to share the Commitment to Carers achievements over the last year. It includes the findings from the regional Carers Evidence Summits and links to over 50 case studies. Read more »
Five Year Forward ViewThe Five Year Forward View published by NHS England sets out why the NHS needs to change and various models of care which could be provided in the future to deliver transformed care for patients. Read more »
Dementia services in London: Key factsThis infographic published by the London Strategic Clinical Network for Dementia provides key facts about dementia services in London. Read more »
Supporting a person with dementiaThis 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 »