Dementia Challenge Fund briefing presentations
The presentations given at the regional Dementia Challenge Fund briefings are available to download. Read more »
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Attend Dementia Challenge Fund briefings
Attend regional briefings in Taunton, Newbury and Gatwick to find out more about the Dementia Challenge Fund. Read more »
Richard Gleave discusses the increasing interest in dementia
In this audio clip, Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, talks to Richard Gleave, Director of Programmes and Patient Experience at NHS South of England, about the NHS South of England dementia challenge meeting on 29 May and the increasing interest in dementia as an issue. Read more »
Dr Nigel Watson discusses good dementia care
Alistair Burns caught up with Dr Nigel Watson, a GP, at the NHS South of England Dementia Challenge Conference on 29 May. Listen to the audio clip where they talk about the key elements of good dementia care. Read more »
South of England conference on improving dementia services
Details of a major conference in Reading on May 29th 2012 to progress the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy in the South of England, building on the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge. Read more »
PM meets Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group
Prime Minister David Cameron has met with the dementia friendly communities champion group in London. The group is one of three champion groups set up as part of the dementia challenge to explore how to deliver its key aims of creating dementia friendly communities, improving dementia research and improving health and care. Read more »
Dementia friendly ward environment at Frimley Park Hospital
This project aims to dedicate a ward area with an outside area and tailor the environment to improve the wellbeing and enhance the recovery of people with dementia whilst at Frimley Park Hospital. Read more »
Dementia Shared Lives
The Dementia Shared Lives Project, will seek to develop a bank of Shared Lives placements, where people open their own homes to provide care to people with dementia, these placements could be used for long term care, rehabilitation/recuperation, respite short breaks and social and day activity. Read more »