Live from the UK Dementia Congress
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Living well with dementia bulletin, Issue 3, October 2010
The third issue of the Living Well with Dementia bulletin provides features on achievements in implementing the National Dementia Strategy across the South West of England. This includes work to raise awareness, improving early diagnosis and early intervention, delivering better dementia care in general hospitals and care homes and developing an informed and effective workforce for people with dementia. Read more »
Gloucestershire Living Well Handbook
The Living Well Handbook has been developed to allow people living with dementia to communicate their likes, dislikes, medical and lifestyle needs to carers and healthcare staff. Read more »
Launch of the National Dementia Declaration
Minister Paul Burstow recently launched the National Dementia Declaration, alongside Ruth Sutherland, CEO of the Alzheimer’s Society, at the Department of Health conference Improving Dementia Care. Read more »
Calling all knitters – go knit
Seasalt, a Cornwall family-run business, are asking knitters to knit to raise money for Memory Cafes across Devon and Cornwall. Read more »
Hospital quiz raises nearly £800 to train nurses in dementia care
The Friends of Yeovil Hospital raised nearly £800 towards training for nurses to support patients with dementia at the annual Chris Parker quiz. Read more »
NICE guidelines propose medications on prescription for people with Alzheimer’s
Proposed guidelines say that hundreds of thousands more patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease should receive medications on prescription to lessen their symptoms. Read more »
NICE to launch new online resource for GPs
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is to launch a new online resource for GPs to help them to make the best use of NICE guidance. Read more »
Worried about your memory?
Alzheimer’s Society has launched its ‘Worried about your memory’ campaign to encourage people worried about their memory to seek help as soon as possible. Read more »
Dementia brain tour
Made up of nine short sections, the tour features an animated 3D brain accompanied by video commentary from Alzheimer’s Society’s Dr. Anne Corbett, to demonstrate the ways in which dementia can affect the brain. Read more »