Sir Ian Carruthers, OBE, Chief Executive of NHS South of England, recently wrote to Clinical Commissioning Group Chairs, Directors of Social Services and Primary Care Trust Cluster Chief Execeutives, outlining an ambitious programme of work for the South of England in response to the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge. Read more »
Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia – Improvements to health and careIn this video blog Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about driving improvements in health and care one of the key aspects of the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia. Read more »
In this video blog Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about innovation in the NHS, and the potential to help people who suffer from dementia. Read more »
Recognising the signs and symptoms of dementiaA series of infographics have been developed to raise awareness, and to help recognise the signs and symptoms of dementia. Read more »
Prime Minister’s challenge on dementiaThe Prime Minister’s challenge aims to deliver major improvements in dementia care and research by 2015. The main areas for improvement are: awareness, dementia-friendly communities, quality care and research. Read more »