Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carersThis 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. Read more »
Care of dying adults in the last days of lifeThis guideline published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) covers the clinical care of adults (18 years and over) who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life. The guideline contain specific advice relevant when caring for people with dementia. Read more »
Dementia revealed: what primary care needs to knowThis toolkit written by Dr Elizabeth Barrett is intended as an educational resource for use by GPs and practice nurses to expand their knowledge and confidence. Read more »
Managing behavioural and psychological disturbance in dementiaThis guidance and resource pack aims to support better understanding and improved care of the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. It includes includes specific guidance on the prescribing of medication. Read more »
Putting dementia on the mapPutting dementia on the map published by the Department of Health draws on data and information about dementia health and care, dementia friendly communities and research. Read more »
Guidance on initiating the Prescribing of Donepezil
in Primary CareThis guidance has been commissioned by the Strategic Clinical Network for Mental Health, Dementia, and Neurological Conditions (South West) as a resource for prescribers to support and inform prescribing of anti-dementia drugs, and to inform the design of dementia diagnosis and post-diagnosis pathways. Read more »
This project aims to develop a more user-friendly care pathway for people living with dementia in Oxfordshire by providing easier access to assessment for early diagnosis and support within primary care settings. Read more »
The Right Prescription: resource packThis resource pack will support pharmacists, who play a crucial role in medicines optimisation, to have critical conversations about the prescription of antipsychotics in dementia and reduce inappropriate prescribing. Read more »
This is a call to work together in a way that that will unite us in our common cause to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their carers by reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotics for these people. Read more »
This guidance replaces NICE technology appraisal guidance 111 issued in November 2006 (amended September 2007, August 2009). Read more »