Category Archives: For Social Workers (mostly)

Probably of interest to Social Workers and / or Commissioners.

Supporting Dementia Workers: a Manager’s Guide to Learning and Development for Social Care Workers Supporting People with Dementia (Skills for Care)

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Summary This guide is designed to assist managers in developing their workforce to enable them to provide high quality of care for people with dementia. The guide covers workforce planning and development to improve outcomes for people with dementia, and … Continue reading →

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End of Life Care Primary Care Trust Profiles (National End of Life Care Programme)

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Summary The National End of Life Care Intelligence Network (NEoLCIN) has launched the End of Life Care Profiles for each Primary Care Trust (PCT) in England. There is one profile for each PCT in England to help with service planning. These are available … Continue reading →

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Wandering Prevention Device (Lok8u Ltd)

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Summary A local company (Lok8u Ltd) has launched a dementia wandering prevention device. This wrist mounted GPS / GSM / RF device may be used in the home and out and about. The main advantages of this equipment is that … Continue reading →

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Benefits of Independent Advocacy (Dementia Advocacy Network)

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Summary This document reports 16 stories which have been selected to demonstrate the benefits that independent advocacy can have for the lives of people with dementia. The stories illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding of the advocates. These stories also indicate … Continue reading →

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Memory Clinics and GPs Compared for Effectiveness of Dementia Follow-Up Care (BMJ)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Summary This multicentre randomised controlled trial examined the effectiveness of post-diagnosis dementia treatment and coordination of care by memory clinics compared with that offered by general practitioners. Nine memory clinics and 159 general practitioners in the Netherlands were involved, studying … Continue reading →

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Perspectives On Ageing With Dementia (Joseph Rowntree Foundation)

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

Summary This Joseph Rowntree Foundation Perspectives paper explores the formation, development, benefits and challenges of the Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG). The views and experiences of people living with dementia are explored. Challenges faced by people living with dementia and … Continue reading →

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Progress on Personalisation and Community-Based Support (Think Local Act Personal)

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

Summary Think Local Act Personal (TLAP) are running their “Making it Real: Marking Progress with Personalisation and Community-based Support” campaign which encourages organisations funding or providing social care services to focus on improving people’s lives. Making it Real explains what … Continue reading →

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Hospital Discharge and BAME Carers (Carers UK)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Summary Hospital discharge can present difficulties for carers; often particularly so for black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) carers as it may be assumed they will care for their own and / or where communications with family members may be … Continue reading →

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State-Funded Elderly Care Declines by 11% (BBC News)

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

Summary Freedom of Information (FOI) responses from 121 councils, requested by the Labour Party, show they provided free care to 59,056 over 65s in 2011-12, down from 66,342 in 2009-10. There are also wide variations in how much individuals may find themselves being … Continue reading →

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PM’s Challenge On Dementia, Part 3: Dementia Friendly Communities and Improving Dementia Research (Department of Health, Dementia)

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Summary In this Department of Health video web blog posting, Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) talks, in his third web blog video on the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia, about the creation of dementia-friendly communities and efforts to improve … Continue reading →

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