The aim of this guide is to show just some of the ways that local Age UKs and Age Concerns are making a difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.
The Charity of the Year Partnership for 2011 will boost research into early-onset dementia by at least £1million.
A major study into why high blood pressure and strokes can cause brain damage that can lead to dementia was recently introduced by Dr Olivia Skrobot from the University of Bristol at a research roadshow hosted by Alzheimer’s Society.
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is issuing a call for research on dementia which extends across the translational pathway, covering the fields of cause, cure and care, including prevention.
Details of a letter from Sir Ian Carruthers, Chief Executive of NHS South West and Jeremy Hughes, Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, to SHA Chief Executives to invite them to adapt four recommendations to drive down inappropriate prescribing antipsychotic medication and providing alternative ways of working and interventions that improve the safety, quality of life and outcomes for people with dementia.
This issue of the South West Dementia Partnership bulletin focusses on the South West Hospital Standards in Dementia Care, published in February 2011.
Details on the February issue of the care homes newsletter from the National Dementia Strategy Implementation Team. This issue focuses on developing an informed and effective workforce for people with dementia living in care homes.
The February 2011 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter is available to download from the Innovations in Dementia website.
The Journal of Dementia Care has announced the sixth UK Dementia Congress, to be held in Liverpool, UK on 1-3 November 2011. This provides details of the invitation to submit abstracts of proposed papers and posters, on any aspect of support, care and treatment for people with dementia, their families and care staff, in any service setting.
The South West Hospital Standards in Dementia have been developed in response to the many concerns expressed about poor quality care experienced by people with a dementia when they are in hospital. Action over the next 2 years to implement systematically these 8 standards, alongside the findings of the National Audit of Dementia Care, is intended to transform hospital care for people with a dementia.