Dementia Partnerships
Nursing and midwifery actions at the three levels of public
health practice
This document sets out the actions to be taken by individual nursing and midwifery groups in order to maximise wellbeing and improve health outcomes as part of action area one of the ‘Compassion in Practice’ nursing and midwifery vision and strategy. Read more »
Dementia Challenge annual report of progress
The Dementia Challenge champion groups have produced a report on their progress since the challenge was launched in March 2012. Read more »
Integrated Care: Our Shared Commitment
This document sets out how local areas can use existing structures like Health and Wellbeing Boards to bring together local partners to make further steps towards integration. Read more »
Making a Difference in Dementia: Nursing Strategy
This nursing vision and strategy for dementia care, published by the Department of Health, makes clear that every nurse can make a difference to the care of people with dementia. Read more »
National audit of antipsychotics prescribing
In this video Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about the Report of the National Dementia and Antipyschotic Prescribing Audit carried out by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, the findings of the report and the progress made so far. Read more »
The national framework which sets out the principles and processes for determining eligibility for NHS continuing healthcare has been revised to reflect the new NHS framework and structures, effective from 1 April 2013. Read more »
Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013-14
The Department of Health has published the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013-14 to complement the NHS Outcomes Framework and the Public Health Outcomes Framework. Read more »
This document sets out how the 3 outcomes frameworks, Adult Social Care, the NHS and Public Health, work together to achieve the desired outcomes for the health and care system. Read more »
The technical detail of the Public Health Outcomes Framework has been refreshed in line with the recent publication of the NHS Outcomes Framework and the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework. Read more »
NHS Mandate
The NHS mandate between the Government and the NHS Commissioning Board sets out the ambitions for the health service for the next two years. Read more »