Improving accuracy of the GP practice Dementia Register in South ManchesterIn one GP Practice in South Manchester, a simple, systematic audit of the coding on an EMIS general practice dementia register increased the number of registrations from 50 to 74 without clinical intervention. Read more »
Greenwich Advanced Dementia ServiceThe Greenwich Advanced Dementia Service is helping people in the borough remain in their own homes for longer by supporting carers to increase their resilience. Read more »
Memory FirstMemory First is an integrated dementia service run by a consortium of 162 GPs across 41 practices in Staffordshire. Its pioneering joined-up approach to care has cut diagnosis times from 3 years to 4 weeks and led to major improvements in patient experience. Read more »
Red and Yellow CareRed and Yellow Care offers specialist care and support for people living with dementia, treating the whole person, not just the condition. Read more »
Improving GP coding of dementia in LondonThis project aimed to find out whether it is possible to raise diagnosis rates through undertaking an exercise to ‘clean up’ dementia coding and records at a practice level. The hypothesis was that problems in GP coding may be contributing to the reported dementia diagnosis gap. Read more »
The Dementia Training Pathway for Care HomesThis dedicated training pathway for care homes and their staff leading to nationally accredited qualifications that has been developed in Gloucestershire. Read more »
Trading TimesTrading Times is an online service that matches carers with local businesses for flexible paid work. It is free to carers and paid for on a transactional basis by employers.
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Dementia DogDementia Dog is a service providing assistance dogs to people with dementia, helping them lead more fulfilled, independent and stress-free lives. Read more »
buddibuddi is a mobile personal alarm system that provides assistance wherever and whenever it’s needed. It helps active and independent people stay that way. Read more »
Involving people with dementia in service evaluation and planningThis project led by South Yorkshire Collaborations in Leadership for Applied Health Research and Care is exploring the ways that people with dementia can be better involved in service feedback, evaluation and planning. Read more »