The 3rd Annual South West Dementia and Hospitals Conference will be held on 12 March 2012 at the Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP.
The new public health outcomes framework, recently published by the Department of Health, sets out the desired outcomes for public health and how these will be measured.
The Audit Commission and Monitor have jointly published a guide called ‘Delivering sustainable cost improvement programmes’ aimed at acute, ambulance, mental health and specialist NHS trusts and foundation trusts. It summarises how successful organisations approach the delivery of cost improvement programmes.
Paul Burstow the minister for care services has reaffirmed his commitment to 3 million lives at a parliamentary reception event on 19 January 2012 which celebrated the work of the whole system demonstrator programme
This complimentary conference for GPs, health and social care staff, and volunteers working in the primary care community is sponsored by NHS South of England (West) and the South West Dementia Partnership. Join us on 8 March 2012 at the Rougemont Hotel in central Exeter to find out more.
Norman McNamara who is living with the early stages of Dementia wants his home town of Torbay in Devon to become ‘dementia friendly’.
NICE has published its guide for commissioners of end-of-life care services, the latest in its series of good practice guides to support commissioners in designing high quality, evidence-based services to improve outcomes for patients and to help the NHS make better use of resources.
As the NHS attempts to secure unprecedented productivity gains, new research from the Nuffield Trust suggests how hospitals can improve efficiency.
The Current Awareness Service for Health aims to keep health professionals up-to-date with new developments for the benefit of patient care and improved decision making.
This Briefing is designed to support GPs and primary health care teams to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of dementia.