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 »
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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 »
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 »
Accelerating Dementia Diagnosis 2012 action plan
This plan sets out actions to accelerate dementia diagnosis across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Read more »
An evaluation of dementia support worker roles
This report presents an evaluation of existing models of community-based support for people with dementia, their families and carers. Read more »
Cost of Dementia in the Pre-Enlargement Countries of the European Union
A study conducted by Oxford University researchers reveals that the cost of dementia across 15 western European countries came up to £165 billion in 2007. Read more »
Improving the care of people with dementia in general hospitals
Dignity in dementia; improving care in general hospital settings, a Royal College of Nursing led project, has launched tools to improve the care of people with dementia in general hospitals. Read more »
National Dementia Commissioning Pack
The Dementia Commissioning Pack provides practical resources for commissioners for use with a range of different providers, setting out a commissioning framework and outline approach to identify service development and redesign priorities. Read more »
Dementia workforce portal
The dementia workforce development portal provides access to a range of education and learning resources on dementia to benefit anyone interested in dementia. The portal is no longer updated but is available as an archive as the content may still be useful. Read more »
Windows of opportunity for prevention and early intervention in dementia toolkit
This online resource, produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence, will help commissioners and providers to ensure that any help or support offered at any stage in a person’s journey with dementia is offered in a timely way. Read more »