Dementia Partnerships
Researchers, based at Oxford University’s Department of Psychiatry, have discovered a gene linked to Alzheimer’s already affects young people’s brains decades before any symptoms appear. Read more »
The September 2010 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: Shared Lives; Ramblings; Thinking ahead. Read more »
Figures released this week in the World Alzheimer Report suggest that the cost of dementia care will approach £400 billion, roughly 1% of world GDP. Read more »
The UK’s leading dementia research charity, the Alzheimer’s Research Trust, has awarded a record £4.3 million to new research projects in 2010, the largest ever UK charity commitment to dementia research in a single year. Read more »
An international team of Alzheimer’s experts have identified a genetic marker that could be used to predict how fast Alzheimer’s disease will develop in patients. Read more »
An overwhelming number of people believe that the NHS needs to make early diagnosis a priority for dementia (90%), hearing (79%) and sight loss (88%) according to a YouGov poll released 16 September 2010. Read more »
Details on the September issue of the care homes newsletter from the National Dementia Strategy Implementation Team. This issue focuses on general hospital care for people with dementia living in care homes. Read more »
A study suggests high doses of B vitamins may halve the rate of brain shrinkage in older people experiencing some of the warning signs of Alzheimer’s disease. 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 »
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 »
The Alzheimer’s Society is now producing a regular podcast which features interviews with people with dementia and their carers, celebrity supporters and fundraisers. Read more »
Community Care recently published a review of research by Alzheimer Scotland to investigate the experience of personalisation in the form of direct payments by people with dementia in Scotland. Read more »
A whole range of new qualifications are being developed by Skills for Care in partnership with awarding organisations through the Qualification Credit Framework (QCF). Read more »
The Alzheimer’s Society and the Bupa Foundation have awarded £1.5 million to support nine projects researching the cause, cure, care and prevention of dementia. Read more »
A recent article in the British Medical Journal asserts a better understanding of the effects of dementia on life expectancy is important because it enables patients and carers to plan for the future and gain access to support services earlier. Read more »
This article reviews research in Scotland based on the experiences of twelve people with dementia who used direct payments. Read more »
The Triangle of Care – Carers Included: A Best
Practice Guide in Acute Mental Health Care
This guidance published by the Princess Royal Trust for Carers and the National Mental Health Development Unit promotes a therapeutic alliance between service user, staff member and carer that promotes safety, supports recovery and sustains well being. Read more »
Charlton Lane Hospital in Cheltenham is the UK’s newest specialist NHS hospital for dementia and mental health services for older people. Read more »
The Department of Health is seeking views in developing the NHS Outcomes Framework which aims to give control back to patients and clinicians by focusing on what really matters – improved health outcomes for all. Read more »
The August 2010 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: Women and dementia; Films for eduction and training. Read more »
Garner Ward, part of Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, will be redesigned as part of The King’s Fund, Enhancing the Healing Environment. Read more »
In the South West we have adopted a collaborative approach to develop a standard Dementia Quality Mark (DQM) to assure the quality of care being provided to people living with dementia in care homes. Read more »
Two important events are being held during September to share the learning from the dementia and carers demonstrator sites in the South West. Read more »
People with dementia, their carers and family members are invited to become online Living Well with Dementia mentors. Read more »
The Government has announced its intention to refresh the strategic approach to supporting carers and will produce a clear plan of action for 2011-2015 by the end of the year. Read more »
This briefing summarises research which considers the role of the natural environment in promoting health, wellbeing and social care. The findings highlighted include: the importance of access to local green space in promoting both physical and mental health, and in improving social integration hat the natural envornment can help to reduce aggressive behaviour with different… Read more »
Coming of Age is the Dementia Services Development Centre’s 4th International Conference. It will address the needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Read more »
Details on the July issue of the care homes newsletter from the National Dementia Strategy Implementation Team. This issue focuses on early diagnosis and healthcare intervention for people with dementia living in care homes. Read more »
The International Dementia Excellence Awards are designed to recognise organisations and individuals who have worked to improve the quality of life of people with dementia. Read more »
The Peterborough Palliative Care in Dementia Group has produced a practical guide to swallowing difficulties in people with advanced dementia. Read more »
The July 2010 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: Training; Brain, mind and culture; Autumn conference season. Read more »
New communication systems have been designed by academic research teams at the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee to help people with dementia to unlock their memories. Read more »
This pocket guide produced by the Royal College of Nursing explains how the National Dementia Strategy (NDS) affects providers and managers of care home services. Read more »
This report provides key messages on involving carers in hospital discharge planning. Read more »
The Social Care Institute for Excellence have developed seven e-learning modules which are aimed at anyone who comes into contact with people with dementia. Read more »
This independent Commission will make recommendations to the Government on how to achieve an affordable and sustainable funding system. Read more »
Almost 100 people attended an awareness day to find out more about dementia care in Weston. Read more »
Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley yesterday set out the Government’s ambitious plans to reform the NHS during this Parliament and for the long-term. Read more »
Somerset dementia strategy provides a framework to implement improved, responsive and quality services for people with dementia and their carers across Somerset. The accompanying action plan outlines work underway to achieve the strategy objectives. Read more »
This checklist is designed to help stakeholders commission Extra Care housing schemes which meet the needs and aspirations of people with dementia and their families. Read more »
A recent Guardian article profiles Nicola Jacobson, a dementia advisor in Sheffield, who asserts that dementia sufferers are benefitting from person-centred public services, co-designed in response to the National Dementia Strategy. Read more »
A new scheme is being launched by the Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust (RUH) to help improve the care of people with dementia during their stay in hospital. Read more »
Plymouth leads say that progress is being made in improving services for those with dementia and their carers across the Plymouth area. Read more »
Richard Lyle, programme director for urgent care and older people at NHS Bristol, said they are doing all they can to find a diagnosis for more than 2,000 undiagnosed cases in the city. Read more »
A YouGov survey published to mark Dementia Awareness Week finds that almost one third of people in the South West would not know how to get support if they were diagnosed with dementia. Read more »
NHS organisations throughout the South West are supporting Dementia Awareness Week (4 to 11 July 2010) as part of an ongoing drive to improve diagnosis and care for the growing numbers of people living with dementia. Read more »
According to the Western Morning News, the South West is facing a huge social and economic upheaval as the number of pensioners living in the region is predicted to explode by more than half-a-million in the next 20 years. Read more »
A self-help dementia guide which has benefited thousands of people in Devon is to be made available in local GP practices. Read more »
This year Dementia UK is the benefiting charity to the Interior Designers pantomime production of Snow White and the Seven Designers. Read more »
To mark Dementia Awareness Week, which takes place from Sunday 4th to Saturday 10th July, Admiral Nursing DIRECT will be extending its availability to reach out to people affected by dementia. Read more »