Dignity counts when caring for older people
Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse. According to research...
View ArticlePrimary care making a difference to people living with dementia
Two hundred GPs, health and social care staff, and volunteers working in the primary care community attended an engaging conference in Exeter to explore how primary care can make a difference to the...
View ArticleDementia Care in Hospital: Building on Strengths
Two hundred hospital staff and volunteers attended an engaging conference in Exeter to explore how to make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia while in hospital. Read more »
View ArticleBrain Waves, issue 48
The March 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: EVA radio; Our lives, our story conference; Dementia friendly communities in Ireland....
View ArticleThe case for tomorrow: facing the beyond
This new report from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services is the successor document to the influential ‘All our Tomorrow’s’ report published in 2002 and articulates six key areas that...
View ArticleDementia: a worldwide public health priority
The report, published by the World Health Organisation and Alzheimer's Disease International, calls on countries to promote a dementia friendly society, improve attitudes to and understanding of...
View ArticlePersonalisation: lessons from social care
This briefing paper, published by the 2020 Public Services Hub, explores the challenges of quality and funding for the adult social care sector through the lens of the personalisation agenda. Read more »
View ArticleResults of the latest inpatient survey
Read the findings from the Care Quality Commission Inpatient survey 2011, which looked at the experiences of over 70,000 people who were admitted to NHS hospitals around England. Read more »
View ArticleNew designs to help people live well with dementia
The Design Council have launched five design concepts to help people with dementia and their carers live better, including: buddiband; ode; Dementia Dog; Grouple and Trading Times. Read more »
View ArticleProfessor Alistair Burns discusses the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia
In this video blog Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia talks about the key aspects of the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia: driving improvements in health and care,...
View ArticleDementia 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...
View ArticleMental health implementation framework
The government has published the Mental health implementation framework, which sets out what organisations can do to make the 6 high-level objectives of the mental health strategy No Health without...
View ArticleDementia care in primary care toolkit
The Dementia care in primary care toolkit is designed to support GPs and primary care teams to improve the screening, diagnosis and effective management of dementia. Read more »
View ArticleLessons for commissioning dementia services in the South West
This report shares findings from a South West study into the factors that achieved real change and improvement for people living with dementia, their carers and families. Read more »
View ArticleAgnes and Nancy in conversation
As part of BBC Radio 4's 'The Listening Project', best friends Agnes and Nancy confront attitudes towards dementia head-on in a fascinating conversation about their experiences with dementia. Read more »
View ArticleTransforming models of care at Dementia Congress
In this poster presentation, given at the UK Dementia Congress, Edana Minghella, proposes a new understanding of the dementia journey and a revised model of care for dementia, aimed at improving...
View ArticleNHS Outcomes Framework 2013-14
The NHS Outcomes Framework 2013-14 sets out the outcomes and corresponding indicators that will be used to hold the NHS Commissioning Board to account for improvements in health outcomes, as part of...
View ArticleNHS 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 »
View ArticleDescribing good services for people with learning disabilities
The Department of Health is seeking information on how services can deliver the right model of care and deliver better outcomes for people with learning disabilities and/or autism, and behaviour which...
View ArticlePublic Health Outcomes Framework 2013-16
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 »
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