Dementia Partnerships
Dementia Care in Hospital: A compendium of positive
practice
The compendium brings together a selection of some of the many positive developments and practices initiated to improve the quality of dementia care in hospitals across the South West of England. Read more »
NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, with SW Peninsula Deanery have funded one Specialty Training Registrar (STR4) GP trainee to work with local general practices to develop understanding about, treatment and care for people living with dementia. Read more »
This action plan outlines work underway to achieve improved, responsive and quality services for people with dementia and their carers across Devon. Key areas include: a GP clinical lead for dementia; a localised Map of Medicine; a memory assessment pathway; a GP education programme. Read more »
Useful resource on the diagnosis of dementia and early intervention in primary care published by the Royal College of General Practitioners. Read more »
The Gloucestershire dementia strategy recognises the pivotal role of primary care staff, and GPs in particular, in diagnosing dementia and in subsequently co-ordinating care across a range of services. Read more »
This plan sets out actions to improve the diagnosis of dementia and provide better services for people living with dementia across Dorset, Bournemouth and Poole. Read more »
New models of care for dementia
This report proposes a new understanding of the dementia journey and a revised model of care for dementia, aimed at improving experiences and outcomes, and informing service redesign and commissioning. Read more »
This plan sets out actions to accelerate dementia diagnosis across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Read more »
Fact sheet on the Care of people with dementia in primary care published by the Royal College of General Practitioners. Read more »
This Guidance sets out the process and associated standards for making a diagnosis of dementia in primary health care services, and by specialist memory assessment services. Read more »