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Category Archives: All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia
All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia
Services and Support for People with Dementia Within Minority Ethnic Groups in the UK (APPG on Dementia / Alzheimer’s Society)
Posted on May 6, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary The All Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia 2013 “Inquiry into services and support for people living with dementia in the UK within minority ethnic groups” has been investigating the extent to which there may be unique conditions in various … Continue reading →
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Unlocking Early Diagnosis: Improving the Lives of People With Dementia (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia / Alzheimer’s Society)
Posted on July 5, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 12, July 2012]. Summary Approximately just 43% of people with dementia in the UK receive a formal diagnosis and previous research has shown that … Continue reading →
Posted in All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, Alzheimer's Society, Commissioning, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Improving Dementia Care (Capita’s 5th National Conference)
Posted on March 8, 2012 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary Capita’s 5th National Dementia Conference (London, April 25th 2012) promises to ensure public sector employees are able to measure progress in meeting objectives as set out in the National Dementia Strategy. Given developments in health and social care policy, the roles of Health and Wellbeing … Continue reading →
A Misspent Opportunity? All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia, 2010 (Alzheimer’s Society)
Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This report looking into the funding of the National Dementia Strategy was published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) in March 2010. It examined the use of the £150 million funding attached to the National Dementia Strategy … Continue reading →
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Dementia Care Costs and Outcomes: Literature Search for the APPG’s Dementia Inquiry 2011 (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia)
Posted on July 30, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 1, August 2011]. Summary The aim of this literature review was to seek the evidence on approaches that achieve better outcomes for people with … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Parliamentary Report Called for Better Dementia Care Training (NICE News Update)
Posted on July 28, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 1, August 2011]. Summary Approximately 750,000 people currently live with dementia in the UK, and this number will rise to over a million by … Continue reading →
Posted in All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Guidelines, National, NICE Guidelines, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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The £20 Billion Question: Inquiry into Cost Effective Dementia Services (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia)
Posted on July 13, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 1, August 2011]. Summary The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia (APPG) wants the NHS to reduce hospital beds for dementia patients by at least 10 … Continue reading →
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Prepared to Care: Challenging the Dementia Skills Gap (All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia)
Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
Summary This report, published in 2009, presents the results of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia’s inquiry into the scale of the challenge in training the caring professions in dementia, and the general readiness / unreadiness of the social care … Continue reading →
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia Calls for Fewer Hospital Beds and Improvements to Dementia Care in the Community (BBC News)
Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 1, August 2011]. Summary The number of NHS hospital beds across the UK could be cut by at least 10%, thereby freeing-up funds for dementia … Continue reading →
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Parliamentarians to Review Spending on Dementia
Posted on January 2, 2011 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)
[This article first appeared in: Dementia Newsletter RWHT Volume 1 Issue 6 January 2011]. Abstract The growing cost of caring for dementia patients is to be examined by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Dementia. The group hopes to see whether … Continue reading →
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