This report published by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre
at the London School of Economics and Political Science
provides projections of the number of older people (aged 65
and over) living with dementia in the UK and the costs of
healthcare, social care and unpaid care from 2019 to 2040.
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This NICE guideline covers diagnosing and managing dementia
(including Alzheimer’s disease). It aims to improve care by
making recommendations on training staff and helping carers to
support people living with dementia.
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This guide aims to set out the policy drivers and strategic
context for transforming dementia care, and why it is of
importance to commissioners, providers and sustainability and
transformation partnerships (STPs) in supporting delivery of a
number of objectives in the Department of Health’s Prime
Minister’s challenge on dementia 2020, published February
2015, which complements the aims of the Five Year Forward
View, published in October 2014.
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The National Audit of Dementia (NAD) (care in general
hospitals) measures the performance of general hospitals
against criteria relating to care delivery which are known to
impact upon people with dementia while in hospital. The third
audit collected data between April and November 2016.
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The Dementia Atlas is an interactive map that plots data about
dementia care and support, allowing people to compare the
quality of dementia care across the country.
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This guidance published by Public Health England makes
the case for action in midlife to promote healthy lifestyles
that can reduce the risk of dementia.
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The dementia profile developed by the Dementia Intelligence
Network collects new and existing data on dementia at both
Clinical Commissioning Group and local authority level. This
will assist the local planning of services and support areas
to make sustainable improvements from an easily accessible
online platform.
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This literature review published by Public Health England
examines evidence on how the prevalence of dementia varies
with different characteristics, such as ethnicity, gender and
religion.
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The World Alzheimer Report 2015, ‘The Global Impact of
Dementia: An analysis of prevalence, incidence, cost and
trends’ makes key recommendations to provide a global
framework for action on dementia.
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This guidance published by the British Psychological Society
aims to promote effective and timely assessment, diagnosis,
interventions and support to people with intellectual
disabilities who develop dementia.
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Dementia Partnerships
Projections of Older People Living with Dementia and Costs
of Dementia Care in the United Kingdom, 2019–2040
