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    • Step 1 Essential dementia awareness
      • Introduction
      • 1 What is dementia?
      • 2 What causes dementia?
      • 3 Diagnosing dementia
      • 4 The dementia journey
      • 5 What does having dementia mean?
      • 6 Effect on feelings and emotions
      • 7 Behaviours that challenge us
      • 8 Person centred approaches
      • 9 Supporting the person with dementia
      • 10 Some other causes of confusion
      • 11 Quiz
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    • Step 2 Further knowledge in dementia
      • Introduction
      • 1 Causes of dementia
      • 2 Common difficulties
      • 3 General health and wellbeing
      • 4 Person centred care
      • 5 Equality and diversity
      • 6 Life history work
      • 7 Positive communication
      • 8 Behaviours that challenge us
      • 9 Medication
      • 10 Safeguarding issues
      • 11 Legislation
      • 12 Supporting carers
      • 13 End of life care
      • 14 Final points
      • 15 Quiz
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    • Step 3 Behaviours that challenge us
      • Introduction
      • Workbook 1 and 2 refresher
      • 1. Defining behaviours that challenge us
      • 2. Physical needs and physical health
      • 3. Psychological and social needs
      • 4. Influence of personality
      • 5. Neurological impairment
      • 6. Delirium, hallucinations and delusions
      • 7. Impact of the environment
      • 8. Focus on excessive walking (wandering)
      • 9. Focus on aggression
      • 10. Focus on vocally disruptive behaviour
      • 11. Focus on repetitive behaviour
      • 12. Focus on sexual expression
      • 13. Communication
      • 14. Life history
      • 15. Environment
      • 16. Observation tools
      • 17. Validation therapy
      • 18. Working with families and friends
      • 19. Medication
      • 20. Quiz
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Partners

The following organisations lead the South West Dementia Partnership.

Alzheimer's Society logo

Alzheimer’s Society

Address: South West Area Office International House, Bank Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 8LX
Telephone: 0117 967 2975
Website: (External) http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services logo

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services

Website: (External) http://www.adass.org.uk/

Department of Health logo

Department of Health

Address: Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2NS
Telephone: 020 7210 4850
Email: dhmail@dh.gsi.gov.uk
Website: (External) http://www.dh.gov.uk/

NHS South West logo

NHS South of England

Address: South West House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PX
Telephone: 01823 361000
Website: (External) http://www.southwest.nhs.uk/

Living well with dementia across the South West

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