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Guidance on National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health)

[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 10, May 2012]. Summary The Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payment framework is intended to link a proportion of each service providers’ income … Continue reading

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Acute Services for Patients with Co-Morbidity of Dementia (Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary)

Summary This report from the District General Hospital for Dumfries and Galloway addresses how best to care for patients admitted to hospital with an acute physical illness who also suffer from a dementia. This document highlights some of the current … Continue reading

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Dementia in General Hospital Inpatients: a Systematic Review

[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 1 Issue 10, May 2011]. Abstract This systematic review investigates the prevalence, associations and outcomes of dementia in older people (over the age of 55 … Continue reading

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