Dementia Care, Patient Experience and Risk Reduction Are Priorities for World Dementia Council (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / WDC)

Summary

It has been agreed at the World Dementia Council‘s third meeting in London (held at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on Friday October 17^th 2014) that dementia care (i.e. health and social care) and risk reduction should be added formally as two further WDC priority areas.

This will be a welcome change for some critics, who may previously have felt there was an over-emphasis on drugs development, and long-term hard scientific research efforts towards developing a potential “cure” and / or disease-modifying treatments. All WDC priorities are mutually complementary, considered in their entirety.

“The WDC’s work on care is being supported by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and World Health Organisation who are developing a framework exploring how international collaboration could improve dementia care, looking at sharing best practice, and metrics for measuring progress”.

Read more: World Dementia Council to prioritise care and risk reduction while welcoming new member living with dementia. WDC and Department of Health / Dementia Challenge.

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World Dementia Council to prioritise care and risk reduction while welcoming new member living with dementia. London: Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / World Dementia Council, November 28^th 2014.

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Third World Dementia Council Meeting Communique. London: World Dementia Council (WDC), November 28^th 2014.

The World Dementia Council has appointed Hilary Doxford (diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease in 2012) as a member, to better represent the viewpoint(s) of people living with dementia.

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World Dementia Council welcomes new member living with dementia. London: Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / World Dementia Council, January 29^th 2015.

Possibly also of interest, with regard to patient experience and patient voice:

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Meet Kate Swaffer. London: Department of Health [Digital Health blog], March 23^rd 2015.

WDC Dementia Risk Reduction Statement

The WDC’s latest statement about dementia risk reduction:

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World Dementia Council issues risk reduction statement. London: Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / World Dementia Council, January 29^th 2015.

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WDC Dementia Risk Reduction Statement. London: World Dementia Council (WDC), January 28^th 2015.