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2010 national survey into attitudes towards mental illness

Filed under: Awareness by Rowan Tags:

The national survey into attitudes towards mental illness has been published by SHIFT, the initiative to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health issues in England.

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New dementia care management support tools

Filed under: Carers , Diagnosis , End of life care by Rowan Tags:

The Clinical Knowledge Summary service has recently launched care management support tools, which focus on Dementia.

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Community Care launches Dementia Declaration campaign

Filed under: Awareness by Rowan Tags: ,

Community Care wants all political parties to sign the declaration, which demands a full debate on the issue of dementia during the forthcoming general election.

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Bournemouth and Poole provides integrated care to people with dementia

Filed under: Integrated care by Rowan Tags: ,

Kate Jones has recently authored an article in Nursing Times outlining how a nurse led project in Bournemouth and Poole is ensuring people with dementia receive joined up care.

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Care Quality Commission publishes five-year strategy

Filed under: Regulation , Service improvement by Rowan Tags:

The strategy sets out what the Care Quality Commission aims to achieve for people who use health care and social care over the next five years.

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Launch of films by people with dementia

Filed under: Awareness , Creative arts , Life story by Rowan Tags:

On 12th April Innovations in Dementia will be launching four films made by people with dementia.

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Paths to personalisation

Filed under: Carers , Commissioning , Personalisation , Service users by Rowan

The Paths to personalisation guide has been produced by the National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) to help all those involved understand how things will need to be done differently to make personalisation a reality for people with mental health needs.

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Mental Health Liaison services supporting Bristol’s older people

Filed under: Care at home , Hospital care , Liaison services by Rowan Tags: ,

Older people along with their families and carers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire are finding an additional form of mental health support available at Bristol hospitals.

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Care homes newsletter, issue 1, March 2010

Filed under: Care homes , Department of Health , Implementation , Service improvement by Rowan Tags:

Details on the March issue of the care homes newsletter from the National Dementia Strategy Implementation Team. This issue focuses on progress in implementing the National Dementia Strategy in care homes.

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Ministerial advisory group on dementia research

Filed under: Research by Rowan Tags: , ,

Following the 2009 summit on dementia research a new ministerial advisory group was formed to help improve the volume, quality and impact of dementia research.

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