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End of life quality markers for dementia

Filed under: Commissioning , End of life care by Rowan Tags:

Living well with dementia: A National Dementia Strategy (DH, 2009) includes an objective of improved end of life care for people with dementia. It suggests that to meet that objective ‘local work on end of life care needs to focus on the large numbers of people who will die with dementia’ and makes reference to [...]

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Care homes newsletter, issue 2, April 2010

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

Details on the April issue of the care homes newsletter from the National Dementia Strategy Implementation Team. This issue focuses on quality of life for people with dementia living in a care home.

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Healthy lifestyle reduces risk of dementia

Filed under: Early intervention , Healthy lifestyle , Research by Rowan Tags:

According to researchers from the University of Edinburgh, having a healthy lifestyle mid-life is likely to help stave off dementia in later life.

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Confident communities, brighter futures: A framework for mental well-being

Filed under: Commissioning , Department of Health , Public health by Rowan Tags:

The ‘Confident Communities, Brighter Futures’ report, published by the National Mental Health Development Unit, offers a systematic evidence base from which local authorities and the NHS can act to reduce inequalities and improve mental health in their areas.

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Improving hospital care for patients with dementia

Filed under: Hospital care by Rowan Tags: ,

A new NHS Confederation report encourages hospitals to rethink the ways they provide care for people with dementia without large additional costs.

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