Dementia Partnerships
Five simple ways to help someone living with dementia
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Dementia awareness campaign
The national campaign for dementia awareness launches on 1 March 2010. Run in partnership with The Alzheimer’s Society, the campaign will address poor public understanding of dementia. Read more »
South West Dementia Partnership Summit 2010
Monday 12 April 2010, 9.30am-4.30pm Taunton Racecourse, Taunton, TA3 7BL. Book now to avoid disappointment. Read more »
Living well with dementia in Devon
Devon’s strategic objective in relation to dementia is to narrow the gap between the recorded and the currently estimated prevalence of dementia by at least 25% in the next 5 years. Read more »
Living well with dementia bulletin, Issue 1, January 2010
This first bulletin provides a summary on the key findings of the partnership’s recent review of dementia services across the South West. Read more »
Ageism and age discrimination in mental health care in the United Kingdom: a review from the literature
This literature review examined possible evidence of age discrimination in the provision of mental health care services for older people in the United Kingdom. Read more »
Gloucestershire primary care dementia summit
NHS Gloucestershire hosted a Primary Care Dementia Summit on 24th November 2009 to support the implementation of the National Dementia Strategy and the findings South West review of dementia services. Read more »
Guidance on the support of people with learning disabilities who develop dementia
Guidance on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment and support of people with learning disabilities who develop dementia. Co-published by The British Psychological Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Read more »
Counting the cost: caring for people with dementia on hospital wards
This report provides evidence on the quality of dementia care provided on general wards in hospitals across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Using evidence received from carers and nurses on the quality of care provided the key areas of need that are not being met are discussed. These include: understanding dementia the provision of person-centred… Read more »
Dementia: ethical issues
A new report on ‘Dementia: ethical issues’ has been published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics for service providers, people with dementia and carers. Read more »