Dementia Partnerships
National Audit of Dementia – second report
The second report of the National Audit of Dementia (2013) indicates that there is some distance to travel to deliver quality care for patients with dementia who are hospitalised, and their carers/families. Read more »
Dementia does not discriminate
The report, ‘Dementia does not Discriminate’, produced by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, looks at the experiences of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities in dealing with the condition. Read more »
Debate safe and compassionate healthcare
Mary Agnew, Deputy Director of the Department of Health Francis Implementation Team, is blogging to open up debate and offer personal reflections on safe and compassionate healthcare. Read more »
Nursing and midwifery actions at the three levels of public
health practice
This document sets out the actions to be taken by individual nursing and midwifery groups in order to maximise wellbeing and improve health outcomes as part of action area one of the ‘Compassion in Practice’ nursing and midwifery vision and strategy. Read more »
Dementia 2013: The hidden voice of loneliness
This report, published Alzheimer’s Society, reveals that nearly two thirds (62%) of more than 250,000 people with dementia who live on their own are lonely. This compares to just 24 per cent of over 55 year olds. Read more »
Three wards at Weston General Hospital have signed up to the national Quality Charter Mark in Elderly Care with a real focus on Dementia care and staff attitude towards Dementia patients. Read more »
This programme aims to better-equip Registered Care Home Managers to meet the challenges they face; to reduce their isolation by networking them at local and national level; and to enable them to recognise their leadership role. Read more »
Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Strategy
This nursing vision and strategy for dementia care, published by the Department of Health, makes clear that every nurse can make a difference to the care of people with dementia. Read more »
Low expectations
This report published by the Alzheimer’s Society stresses the need to lift expectations and to strengthen existing minimum standards to boost quality of life for people with dementia in care homes. Read more »
This project aims to reduce the prescription of antipsychotic medication for people living with dementia in care homes across Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead. Read more »