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Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy (Dementia Action Alliance / Wolverhampton City Council / Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This page on the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA)‘s website clarifies Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy. “The Joint Dementia Strategy developed by Wolverhampton City Council and Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust sets out how the city will meet the objectives identified … Continue reading →

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Three Further Dementia Cafés for Wolverhampton (Wolverhampton City Council)

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary It is estimated that there are 3,000 people with dementia living in Wolverhampton. There are currently three dementia cafés, run by Wolverhampton City Council in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society, which enable people with dementia and their carers or relatives to … Continue reading →

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Carers Support Group for Carers of People with Dementia (Guest Post: Gemma Hammond)

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

The New Cross Dementia Carers Support Group takes place on the first Thursday of every month at the Wolverhampton Medical Institute (WMI) [Building 11] between 6:00pm – 7:00pm. It provides a forum for relatives, carers and staff to speak to other … Continue reading →

Posted in For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, New Cross Hospital Dementia Outreach Service, Person-Centred Care, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Caregiver Support, Carer Support, Dementia Support Groups, Family Caregivers, Family Carers, Family Support, Gemma Hammond (New Cross Dementia Carers Support Group), Information and Advice, Information Needs of Carers, Information Needs of People with Dementia, New Cross Dementia Carers Support Group, Peer Support, Practical and Emotional Support, Support for Carers, Support Workers, Supporting Patients With Dementia, Wolverhampton Medical Institute (WMI) | Leave a comment

Angela Rippon’s Video on Progress from the Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group (Department of Health, Dementia Challenge)

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Angela Rippon (Co Chair of the Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group) presents her video update on: Recent developments from the Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, made since the launch of the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia. How businesses are improving their services, and … Continue reading →

Secondhand Smoke / Passive Smoking and Dementia Risk (Occupational and Environmental Medicine / NHS Choices)

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service has released a further critical appraisal concerning an investigation into smoking-related health risks and dementia. The cohort study in question investigated the possible relationship between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and the later … Continue reading →

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Updated Map of UK Dementia Diagnosis Rates (Tesco, the Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer’s Scotland)

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This online map of dementia prevalence and diagnosis rates was produced originally by Alzheimer’s Society and Alzheimer Scotland in collaboration with the Tesco 2011 Charity of the Year Partnership (“Building a better future for people with dementia”). The map … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, National, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Alzheimer's Scotland, Birmingham East and North PCT, Dementia Map, Diagnosis Rates (Regional UK), Dudley PCT, Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT, Mapping the Dementia Gap, Prevalence of Dementia, QOF Indicators, Quality and Outcome Framework (QOF), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Dementia Registers, Sandwell PCT, South Staffordshire PCT, Tesco, Tesco 2011 Charity of the Year Partnership, Tesco Charity: Building a Better Future for People with Dementia, Walsall Teaching PCT, Warwickshire PCT, West Midlands, Wolverhampton City PCT | Leave a comment

Examples of Supportive Design for People with Dementia (King’s Fund)

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Twenty six Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) projects have now been completed in 23 NHS acute, community and mental health hospitals in England. The King’s Fund’s Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE) Programme (2009-2012) involved exploring ways to improve the … Continue reading →

NHS Funding Transfer to Local Authorities (Department of Health)

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Department of Health has communicated with the NHS Commissioning Board about the transfer of £859m in 2013/14 to from the NHS to local authorities. This funding was announced previously as part of the Spending Review and in the Care and Support White … Continue reading →

Posted in Community Care, Department of Health, For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, NHS, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton | Tagged Adult Social Care, Adult Social Care Funding, Adult Social Care Services, Care Integration, CCGs, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Funding Transfer to Local Authorities, Health and Social Care Integration, Integrated Commissioning, Integration, Local Authorities, NHS Commissioning Board, NHS Commissioning Board (NHSCB), NHS Funding Transfer, NHSCB | Leave a comment

City Bidding to Become One of UK’s First Dementia-Friendly Communities (Wolverhampton City Council)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary Wolverhampton is striving to improve the lives of residents with dementia by working towards becoming one of the country’s first dementia-friendly communities. The city is responding to Prime Minister David Cameron’s Dementia Challenge by creating a city where people with dementia … Continue reading →

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