Dementia 2013: The hidden voice of lonelinessThis report, published Alzheimer’s Society, reveals that nearly two thirds (62%) of more than 250,000 people with dementia who live on their own are lonely. This compares to just 24 per cent of over 55 year olds. Read more »
This South Gloucestershire based project aims to share good practice and ensure that all patients and carers get equal access to post diagnosis support and information via a range of media: face to face, handbooks, leaflets, telephone and the web. Read more »
This project aims to commission Admiral Nurses to provide specialist and personalised support to people with dementia and their families and carers in Sussex. Read more »
This project aims to adopt the Gnosall primary care based memory assessment approach to improve dementia diagnosis in harder to reach communities in Buckinghamshire. Read more »
Practical guides for health and wellbeing boardsA series of learning resources have been launched to support the establishment of well-functioning health and wellbeing boards. Read more »
Dementia Care in Hospital: A compendium of positive practiceThe 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 dementiaThis 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 »
This report presents an evaluation of existing models of community-based support for people with dementia, their families and carers. Read more »
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 »