Dementia Partnerships
Developing a more Dementia Friendly Hampshire
The project aims to establish sustainable dementia friendly communities across the county of Hampshire, reaching as full a range of different communities as possible. Read more »
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At scale adoption of skills in dementia care across Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth
The project is using an evidence based methodology to improve the knowledge, attitude and competencies of front line health staff in the care of people with dementia across Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Portsmouth. Read more »
Narrative for person-centred, coordinated care
This narrative is based on the statements that patients and service users could make if the care they experienced was person centred and coordinated. Read more »
Everyone counts: planning for patients 2013-14
This guidance outlines the incentives and levers that will be used to improve services from April 2013. It identifies an outcomes indicator for dementia and highlights the value of commissioning primary care services in a way that secures improved diagnosis rates. Read more »
How would I know? What can I do?
This guide, developed by the National Council for Palliative Care, for carers and those who work with people with dementia provides advice on how to help with pain and distress in people with the condition. Read more »
Practical guides for health and wellbeing boards
A series of learning resources have been launched to support the establishment of well-functioning health and wellbeing boards. Read more »
Sheffield dementia information pack
This pack provides a guide to the medical, care, support and advice services in Sheffield and to living well for those worried about their worsening memory problems and those with a diagnosis of dementia. Read more »
Early identification of people with dementia and their carers in Torbay
This report presents findings of a Torbay pilot project and recommends that all carers of newly diagnosed patients with dementia should be offered an enhanced health check at the time of diagnosis. Read more »
Dementia diagnosis and management: a narrative review of changing practice
Through the EVIDEM project, Professor Steve Iliffe and colleagues, reviewed studies of interventions to improve GPs performance in the early detection and management of dementia. Interventions proved more successful when tailored to the learning needs of the GPs and developed with them. Read more »
GP dementia fellowship posts
Severn Deanery has recruited five GP Dementia Fellows to work with local practices to develop understanding about, treatment and care for people living with dementia. Read more »