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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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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The National Audit of Dementia (NAD) (care in general
hospitals) measures the performance of general hospitals
against criteria relating to care delivery which are known to
impact upon people with dementia while in hospital. The third
audit collected data between April and November 2016.
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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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The Dementia Atlas is an interactive map that plots data about
dementia care and support, allowing people to compare the
quality of dementia care across the country.
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This report published by the International Longevity Centre
demonstrates that a failure to prevent, diagnose, and treat
depression, diabetes and urinary tract infections in people
with dementia could be costing the UK’s health and social care
system up to nearly £1 billion per year.
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This report presents the findings of a Care Quality Commission
review of the care people living with dementia receive as they
moved between care homes and acute hospitals.
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The Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
dementia strategy covers all aspects of care for patients
living with dementia during their interactions with the Acute
Trust, whether inpatient or outpatient.
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This guide published by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS
Foundation Trust outlines steps that people with memory loss
and their carers and families can take to make hospital visits
easier.
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Dementia Partnerships
A Whole Systems Approach to understanding psychological
symptoms in delirium and dementia
