Dementia core skills education and training frameworkThis framework published by Skills for Health, Health Education England and Skills for Care sets out the essential skills and knowledge necessary for all staff involved in dementia care. Read more »
Dementia: A state of the nation report on dementia care and support in EnglandThis report, published by the Department of Health, sets out what is known about dementia care, support and research. It highlights where improvements are being made and where improvements are needed. Read more »
World Alzheimer Report 2013The report ‘Journey of Caring: An analysis of long-term care for dementia’, recently published by Alzheimer’s Disease International, reveals that number of older people dependent on care will rise threefold to 277 million worldwide in the next thirty years and almost half of those people will be living with dementia. Read more »
Dementia Diagnosis Competence MapDementia Diagnosis Competence Map sets out the competences required to inform screen, assessment, and diagnosis of dementia, and thereby inform the commissioning of diagnosis pathways and services. Read more »
Torbay and South Devon dementia care home learning communityThis project aims to develop an innovative service to improve the quality of life of people with dementia through the development of a care home learning community in Torbay and South Devon. Read more »
Lostwithiel General Practice in Cornwall has introduced a nurse led memory assessment service to support detection, diagnosis, and post-diagnosis care and support. Read more »
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 »
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 »
Fact sheet on the Care of people with dementia in primary care published by the Royal College of General Practitioners. Read more »