Dementia Partnerships
Optimising treatment and care for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia
This best practice guide has been developed in consultation with an advisory group of leading clinicians specialising in dementia. Read more »
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Case for change – mental health liaison service for dementia care in hospitals
This document explains the evidence that has been used to identify eligible patients and for the design of mental health liaison services in general and community hospitals and its core components. Read more »
Better care for people with long-term conditions: the
quality and good governance of telehealth services
This report, published by the by the Good Governance Institute, provides recommendations for how telehealth should be implemented. Read more »
Resources to support the reduction of inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics
The Dementia Commissioning Pack (Department of Health, 2011) included a set of accompanying resources to support the reduction of inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotics. Read more »
Reducing the use of antipsychotic drugs
This leaflet is for people with dementia and their carers who want to know more about behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and how they can be prevented and treated. Read more »
Reducing the inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia
This document outlines how health and local authority commissioners can help to reduce inappropriate prescribing of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia and provide therapeutic alternatives. 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 »
Commissioning framework for dementia
The Commissioning framework for dementia may be used to revisit and re-establish the principles underpinning local commissioning priorities|to enhance integrated approaches to commissioning, and integrated service delivery|and to inform the use and adaptation of the accompanying Assessment Tool within the Dementia Commissioning Pack. At each phase of the dementia journey, the framework sets out: outcomes… Read more »
Case for change – memory service for people with dementia
This document explains the evidence that has been used to identify eligible patients and for the design of the memory service and its core components. Read more »
Better care at home and in care homes – contract inserts
This document sets out a number of ‘contract inserts’ which describe the specific requirements of people with dementia and their carers when using mainstream services. These may be used by commissioners when drawing up their own statements of requirements for discussions for service redesign or in a procurement situation. They may be included in a… Read more »
The £20 Billion Question – An inquiry into improving lives
through cost-effective dementia services
This report published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) explores the the evidence for cost effective models of dementia care. It makes recommendations to focus on early intervention and prevention to reduce early entry to residential care and reduce unnecessary hospital admissions. Read more »
Dementia: End of life care
This video from SocialCareTV, managed by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, illustrates the importance of dignity and respect, providing a ‘human touch’ and recognising people’s wishes at the end of life. Read more »
Understanding out of hospital dementia care
This report, published by Healthcare at Home, explores home-based models of care that will keep people with dementia out of hospital. Read more »
NICE dementia pathway
This navigable pathway includes recommendations for the identification, treatment and care of people with dementia and the support of carers. Read more »
Shaping the market for personalisation: Diagnostic and
action planning tool
This tool was developed to help commissioners and others with a stake in shaping local markets to understand and assess their progress in delivering personalisation in adult social care. Read more »
Recent trends in leadership: Thinking and action in the
public and voluntary service sectors
This paper is structured to reflect the Warwick 6 C Leadership Framework, looking at: concepts, contexts, characteristics, challenges, capabilities and consequences and emphasising that these elements are inter-connected and inter-active. Read more »
Torbay Local Enhanced Scheme 2011-12
This programme has helped practices to use examination of their patient register to identify patients with confusion or memory problems who might be in the early stages of dementia and/or whose condition may have deteriorated. Read more »
Dementia awareness resource pack
This pack contains a selection of quality assured awareness raising resources designed to promote living well with dementia. The resources include leaflets, factsheets, contact lists and a DVD. Read more »
London dementia needs assessment
This dementia needs assessment describes the population at risk of dementia, highlighting particular characteristics relevant to London. Read more »
Quality improvement
This article advocates that Doctors’ training must tackle the need for skills in quality improvement and leadership. The authors assert that rather than seeing quality improvement as being separate from clinical audit, we must look at quality improvement as the wider goal, an umbrella under which clinical audit can sit. In examining a clinical process… Read more »
Dementia workforce portal
The dementia workforce development portal provides access to a range of education and learning resources on dementia to benefit anyone interested in dementia. The portal is no longer updated but is available as an archive as the content may still be useful. Read more »
Support, Stay, Save: care and support of people with dementia in their own homes
This report provides evidence from over 2,000 carers, people with dementia and home care workers on the aspirations, experiences and outcomes of providing dementia care in the community in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Read more »
Technology appraisal TA217 Alzheimer's disease – donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine
This guidance replaces NICE technology appraisal guidance 111 issued in November 2006 (amended September 2007, August 2009). Read more »
Windows of opportunity for prevention and early intervention in dementia toolkit
This online resource, produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, will help commissioners and providers to ensure that any help or support offered at any stage in a person’s journey with dementia is offered in a timely way. Read more »
Encouraging a new kind of leadership
This article describes an innovative programme in leadership skills provided in the final year of postgraduate medical training. Read more »
Map of Medicine for dementia management
The Map of Medicine for dementia assessment supports the management of people living with dementia. Read more »
Map of Medicine for dementia assessment
The Map of Medicine for dementia assessment supports the identification and diagnosis of people living with dementia. Read more »
NICE Clinical guideline CG42 Dementia: supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care
This guideline makes specific recommendations on Alzheimer’s disease, dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), fronto temporal dementia, vascular dementia and mixed dementias, as well as recommendations that apply to all types of dementia. Read more »
Reminiscence and life story work: A practice guide
This fully-updated fourth edition is full of practical information on planning and running successful reminiscence work. Read more »
Transformational change in action
As the government’s healthcare reforms begin to take shape, the authour of this article stresses the importance of good leadership skills in improving productivity, quality and efficiency. Read more »
Essential knowledge updates – dementia
The Royal College of General Practitioners online learning environment contains e-learning courses and updates for general practice. Read more »
A co-productive health leadership model to support the liberation of the NHS
This paper argues the case for co-productive ‘Health Leadership’ that can meet the challenges set by the current Big Society agenda, Darzi and Wanless, so that we achieve a sustainable, high quality NHS, fit for the 21st century. Read more »
Guidance on the commissioning of memory assessment services
This guidance sets out specifications for a specialist memory assessment service for people with a possible or suspected diagnosis of dementia. Read more »
Psychotropic medicine management for people in care homes with dementia
This guidance aims to support the safe management of psychotropic medicines in Norfolk care homes particularly when given to residents to assist in managing their psychological agitation. Read more »
Audit of antipsychotic therapy in dementia patients in Hampshire
This audit of antipsychotic therapy in patients with dementia was undertaken by NHS Hampshire to ensure it is safe and complies with local guidance. Read more »
Prescribing review: Acetyl Cholinesterase inhibitors
This audit was undertaken by North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust to establish compliance with NICE Technology Appraisal Guidance 111 on the use of donepezil, galantamine and rivastigmine for the treatment of mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease. Read more »
SCIE dementia e-learning programme
The dementia e-learning programme, produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, is suitable for both health and social care staff and carers. Read more »
Housing our Ageing Population Panel for Innovation report
This report includes creative proposals to help ensure that future housing will create sustainable and inclusive homes and neighbourhoods which our ageing population want and can afford to live in. Read more »
Improving quality of care for people with dementia in general hospitals
This guide outlines key factors which can improve the quality of care for people with dementia in general hospitals. Read more »
Quality markers and measures for end of life care
The end of life care quality markers provide detailed structure and process markers and measures which will be relevant for end of life care for people with dementia. Read more »
Dementia 2010: the economic burden of dementia and associated research funding in the United Kingdom
The Alzheimer’s Research Trust commissioned this study to calculate the costs of dementia in terms of health services, social services, unpaid carers, premature mortality and absence from work. Read more »
Community support services for people with dementia: the relative costs and benefits of specialist and generic domiciliary care services
This paper provides information on the economic and individual outcomes evidence for the efficacy of different models of community support to people with dementia|and to find out whether it is more cost effective to provide specialist or generic domiciliary care services for people with dementia. Read more »
National Leadership Council emerging leaders survey
This survey was conducted to gather opinions and beliefs relating to emerging leadership development from a wide range of individuals within the NHS. Read more »
Evaluation of the Leadership Qualities Framework 360 review process
This report evaluates of the impact the Leadership Qualities Framework 360 review process on the individual, the organisation and the wider NHS. Read more »
Practical approaches to market shaping and provider development
This briefing explores what is meant by market shaping and proposes a simple framework for understanding and planning market development for councils and their partners. It is intended to support the wider application of best practice models and approaches by local commissioners and providers of social care in both the third and independent sectors. It… Read more »
Gloucestershire Living Well Handbook
The Living Well Handbook has been developed to allow people living with dementia to communicate their likes, dislikes, medical and lifestyle needs to carers and healthcare staff. Read more »
World Alzheimer Report 2010: the global ecomonic impact of
dementia
The World Alzheimer Report 2010 provides the clearest, most comprehensive global picture yet of the economic impact of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Read more »
Devon dementia carers pathways booklet
This booklet provides local and useful information to anyone who is associated with dementia. It has been organised into sections, around the important details, carers need to know along a caring pathway. Read more »
Quality outcomes for people with dementia
This document presents the Department of Health’s revised implementation plan for ‘Living Well with Dementia – A National Dementia Strategy’, published in February 2009. Read more »
Direct payments for people with dementia
This article reviews research in Scotland based on the experiences of twelve people with dementia who used direct payments. Read more »