Cracks in the pathway
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. Read more »
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Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Dementia Strategy 2013-17
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. Read more »
Hospitalisation Happens: A guide to hospital visits for people with memory loss
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. Read more »
Barbara, the whole story
Barbara, the whole story is a condensend version of a series of 6 films created by nurses at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to highlight issues around caring for people with dementia in an acute hospital. Read more »
New models of care for dementia
This report proposes a new understanding of the dementia journey and a revised model of care for dementia, aimed at improving experiences and outcomes, and informing service redesign and commissioning. Read more »
Service specification for dementia: mental health liaison service for general and community hospitals
This specification has been designed to assist commissioners in the delivery of a service to support general and community hospitals to deliver better care to people with dementia. Read more »
National Dementia Commissioning Pack
The Dementia Commissioning Pack provides practical resources for commissioners for use with a range of different providers, setting out a commissioning framework and outline approach to identify service development and redesign priorities. Read more »