This Yorkshire and the Humber Dementia and Older Peooples
Mental Health Clinkcal Network event chaired by Dr Rod Kersh
provided attendees with an opportunity to hear from local and
national innovators and carers to better understand
psychological symptoms in delirium and dementia.
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The issue of driving with dementia or mild cognitive
impairment is of vital importance to patients, their families
and friends, and their clinicians. These guidelines set out
the responsibilities of clinicians to their patients, and
provide a framework for thinking about the management of their
driving safety.
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This NICE guideline covers diagnosing and managing dementia
(including Alzheimer’s disease). It aims to improve care by
making recommendations on training staff and helping carers to
support people living with dementia.
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John’s Campaign is about the right of people who care
for someone living with dementia to be able to stay with them
– and the right of people with dementia to be able to
have a family carer stay with them.
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This survey undertaken by Carers UK paints a comprehensive
picture of caring in 2017 and more than 7,000 people
responded, making it the largest State of Caring Survey to
date.
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This report published by the Alzheimer’s Society brings
together views of more than 3,500 people with dementia, carers
and the public on what it is like to live with dementia.
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This short animated video highlights how living with dementia
could be through the ‘well pathway for dementia’.
It shows the importance of a holistic partnership approach to
supporting the person with dementia, their families and carers
within local communities.
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This flowchart published by Bupa UK offers some pointers for
carers and relatives on how to help people with dementia to
eat well so that they remain healthy and can continue to
remain independent in their own home.
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This toolkit published by NHS England clarifies the new duties
on NHS organisations under the Care Act 2014 and the Children
and Families Act 2014, and includes examples of positive
practice of work that have proven successful in supporting
carers and their families.
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House of Memories is an award-winning training programme, run
by the Museum of Liverpool, which targets the carers of people
living with dementia. It provides participants with
information about dementia and equips them with the practical
skills and knowledge to facilitate a positive quality of life
experience for people living with dementia.
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Dementia Partnerships
A Whole Systems Approach to understanding psychological
symptoms in delirium and dementia
