This guidance published by the Department of Health will support health and social care providers to ensure that they comply with Monitor’s new provider licence that includes the requirement to provide integrated care. Read more »
An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2013, published in The Lancet (December 17, 2014), has found that Alzheimer’s disease was responsible for 52 per cent more deaths in 2013 compared to 1990. Read more »
The latest newsletter, Issue 8 December 2014, provides an update on work to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of dementia within the South West of England. Read more »
This framework published by the Department of Health sets out the outcomes and corresponding indicators that will be used to hold NHS England to account for improvements in health outcomes after April 2015. Read more »
This practical tool is part of a suite of products that will help commissioners to deliver what carers say is important to them in ways that have been shown to work effectively and efficiently in practice. Read more »
NHS Improving Quality has produced an ebook to share the Commitment to Carers achievements over the last year. It includes the findings from the regional Carers Evidence Summits and links to over 50 case studies. Read more »
This report summarises the findings from a series of visits carried out by NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns supported by the team of NHS Improving Quality (Anne Wilkinson, and Susie Peachey) and the Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP). Read more »
This document published by the Dementia Action Alliance in Yorkshire and Humber showcase some examples of the change in attitudes and the practical difference being dementia friendly is making across Yorkshire and Humber. Read more »
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 »
The Five Year Forward View published by NHS England sets out why the NHS needs to change and various models of care which could be provided in the future to deliver transformed care for patients. Read more »
This infographic published by the London Strategic Clinical Network for Dementia provides key facts about dementia services in London. Read more »
This Easy Read factsheet published by the the Alzheimer’s Society provides advice for someone with learning disabilities who may have a friend or relative with dementia. Read more »
This report published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) reveals wide variation in the quality and safety of care for conditions such as dementia in England. Read more »
The Kinda Magic toolkit, developed by Peninsula Community Health, provides a framework to gathering patient experience feedback, that seeks to capture the real experiences behind the data collected for quality monitoring metrics. Read more »
The first annual report from the South West Strategic Clinical Network and Senate describes how it has worked with partners and stakeholders to establish the structure of the networks and clinical Senate, set strategic objectives and embarked upon programmes of work which aim to deliver those objectives across the South West during the coming year. Read more »
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 »
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 »
Forget me not is a quarterly newsletter produced by Doncaster Dementia Strategic Partnership. This issue features Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust’s work in supporting Dementia Friendly care, Doncaster Dementia Action Alliance, and invitation to participate in a Dementia Flash Mob, the piloting of Cantab Mobile, poetry and other news of interest. Read more »
The World Alzheimer Report 2014, ‘Dementia and Risk Reduction: An analysis of protective and modifiable factors’ critically examines the evidence for the existence of modifiable risk factors for dementia. Read more »
This tool, developed in Miscrosoft Excel, aims to support commissioners to estimate how a local care economy spends its money by age group, patient group and care settings. Read more »
This data collection reports on the number and proportion of patients aged 75 and over admitted as an emergency for more than 72 hours who have been identified as potentially having dementia, who are appropriately assessed and, where appropriate, referred on to specialist services in England. Read more »
This document, published by Public Health England, summarises some of the main themes emerging from discussions at a workshop to consider equality and health inequality issues in dementia. Read more »
This report published by the Northern Rock Foundation, outlines the state of dementia care in the North East of England. It provides a summary of demographic trends and the work that is being undertaken to support people with dementia and their carers by statutory, voluntary and academic sectors. Read more »
The Do OD TEAM toolkit developed by NHS Employers is designed to support effective team working and will be of interest to anyone interested in improving team development. Read more »
This page provides access to all of the issues of the East of England Strategic Clinical Network Dementia Bulletin, produced by Sally Donaghey. The Bulletin contains local, regional and national information. Read more »
This toolkit developed by NHS Employers contains a collection of resources, tools and thinking to support effective culture change within the NHS and will be of interest to anyone interested in improving organisational culture. Read more »
This report published by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, reviewed progress 5 years on from the first ever National Dementia Strategy for England (NDSE). Read more »
This resource, produced by Sally Donaghey, East of England Strategic Clinical Network, provides links to useful resources to support effective dementia commissioning. The resources are grouped into four themes: Standards, Good practice, Evidence base and Practical information. Read more »
The Dementia-friendly technology charter gives people with dementia and their carers information on how to access technology. It also provides guidance to health, housing and social care professionals on how to make technology work for people based on their individual needs. Read more »
The Strategic Dementia Advisory Group for the East of England supports advice, transformation and dialogue between partners in dementia care across the region to enable service and quality improvements, and better patient outcomes. Read more »
This resource, produced by Sally Donaghey, East of England Strategic Clinical Network, lists the top 10 quick and easy tools for positive dementia commissioning. Read more »
This document summarises on a single page the East of England Strategic Clinical Networks improvement plan for 2014-2016. Read more »
Dementia Carer is a website that provides access to a wide range of video clips featuring carers discussing what helps them cope with issues they encounter in caring for someone with dementia. Read more »
This leaflet produced by the Lewy Body Society highlights the importance of practitioners identifying the main symptoms of Lewy body dementia early to enable referral to a specialist at a memory clinic for correct diagnosis to be made. Read more »
This leaflet produced by the Lewy Body Society explains the main symptoms and causes of dementia. It also outlines the distinct symptoms associated with Lewy body dementia. Read more »
The Care and Support Jargon Buster published by Think Local Act Personal is a plain English guide to the most commonly used social care words and phrases and what they mean. Read more »
The Blackfriars Consensus, published by the UK Health Forum and Public Health England, explores the potential for incorporation of dementia risk reduction into current approaches for non-communicable diseases. Read more »
This short film aims to encourage more patients and carers to take part in ground-breaking research into dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. Read more »
This report captures the learning from visits to Clinical Commissioning Groups across the country, undertaken by Alistair Burns, the National Clinical Director for Dementia, in order to gather best practice in dementia diagnosis and care. Read more »
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 »
In this film Natalie Rodriguez, Dementia Friends Champion, uses a bookcase analogy to describe how dementia may affect a person. Read more »
This discussion paper, published by NHS England, outlines how Clinical Commissioning Groups can achieve parity of esteem between physical and mental health by allocating their resources differently. Read more »
This guide produced by the Alzheimer’s Society is for anyone who has recently been told they have dementia. It aims to support people to live well with dementia and will be useful to close friends and family of someone with dementia. Read more »
Ambulance staff are in frequent contact with people with dementia. This learning resource provides information, advice and guidance about dementia, how it affects people, and how to ensure that safety is maintained at all times. Read more »
This resource published by NHS England aims to support NHS commissioners in setting a level of ambition on reducing potential years of life lost (PYLL) from causes amenable to healthcare. Read more »
This slideset outlines a package of materials developed by NHS England to support commissioners to develop strong, robust and ambitious five year plans to secure the continuity of sustainable high quality care for all. Read more »
This report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation contains 20 examples of inspiring grassroots dementia-friendly projects transforming communities across Yorkshire. Read more »
The commissioners learning environment aims to support the spread and adoption of learning, best practice and technical expertise amongst Clinical Commissioning Groups. Read more »
The Curriculum for dementia education will help higher education and training bodies to ensure their courses address the knowledge and skills health and social care staff need to care for people with dementia. Read more »