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Tag Archives: Dementia-Friendly Towns
Scoping Dimensions of Dementia-Friendly Organisations (JGCR / IES / Alzheimer’s Society / RCN / JRF)
Summary Researchers in Japan have devised an analytical framework, comprising two axes, for improving appreciation of the current and future possible aspects of service, involvement and improvement in dementia-friendly organisations. Full Text Link Reference Takao, M. Maki, Y. Minami, U. … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, RCN, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Alzheimer’s Society Employers Working Group, Corporate Ethics, Corporate Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programmes, Creating a Dementia Friendly Workplace (Alzheimer’s Society), Creating Shared Value, CSV: Creating Shared Value, Dementia Direct Enhanced Service (DES), Dementia in the Workplace, Dementia in the Workplace (RCN), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Specifications, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Working Environments, Dementia-Friendly Workplaces, Ethical Considerations, Graduate School of Regional Policy Design: Hosei University, Hosei University (Japan), Ill Health Retirement, Institute for Employment Studies, Japan, Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), Journal of Geriatric Care and Research (JGCR), National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (Japan), Organisational Challenges, Organisational Culture, Organisational Reputation, Organizational Culture, Reasonable Adjustments, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Supporting People With Dementia in the Workplace, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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Dementia-Friendly Extra Care Housing: a Compendium of Best Practice (Housing LIN)
Summary A Housing Learning and Improvement Network report provides a compendium of case studies illustrating good practice in extra care housing schemes and other housing-related community-based services. The focus is on supporting people with dementia to maintain meaningful relationships and … Continue reading →
Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing Population, Brendoncare Foundation, Care 24, Dementia Action Week, Dementia Action Week (2019), Dementia Awareness, Dementia Friendly Extra Care Housing, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Related Housing Needs, Design and Built Environment, Design for Dementia, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, East Midlands Homes, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Extra Care Housing for People With Dementia, Extra Care Scheme, Going The Extra Step: A Compendium Of Best Practice In Dementia Care, Guinness Partnership, HomeShare, Housing 21, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Extra Care, Housing and Quality of Life, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning and Improvement Network, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing Providers, Housing-Related Community Services Supporting People With Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Meaningful Relationships, North Star Housing Group, Nottingham City Homes, Reducing Social Isolation, Sheffield City Council, Silva Homes, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Social Wellbeing in Extra Care Housing, Soha Housing, Specialised Housing Providers, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, Stafford and Rural Homes, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Tackling Loneliness and Social Isolation: Role of Extra Care Housing, Together Housing Group, West Kent Housing Association, Your Homes Newcastle
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Recent Contributions to the National Narrative on Dementia From the BBC (BBC News / BBC1 TV / BBC Music Memories)
Summary A competent journalistic summary on the impact of dementia on society, and faltering steps towards addressing the problem. Full Text Link Reference Gallagher, J. (2019). Dementia: The greatest health challenge of our time. London: BBC Health News, May 2nd … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), BBC News, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged ADI’s World Alzheimer Reports, BBC Dementia-Friendly Music Resources, BBC Health News, BBC Music Memories, BBC News Stories, BBC Norfolk News, BBC One TV, Benefits of Music for People With Dementia, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Continuing Employment After Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia and Music, Dementia Cannula Sleeves, Dementia Prevalence, Dementia Statistics, Dementia Statistics (UK), Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Designing Prevention Programmes to Reduce Incidence of Dementia, Developing Dementia Friendly Environments, Efficacy of Music Therapy, Employment After Dementia Diagnosis, Handmade for Dementia, Impact of Dementia, Lifesize Knitted Dolls, Marston Court Care Home (Oxford), Music Therapy, Music Therapy and Dementia, Musical Therapies, Our Dementia Choir with Vicky McClure: BBC One TV, Petal and Purl Craft Group (Caston Near Attleborough), Preferred Music, Prevalence and / or Incidence of Dementia, Prevalence of Dementia, Reminiscence, Reminiscence Archive (BBC), Reminiscence Therapy, Reminiscence Therapy Via Virtual Reality, Significant Arts (Reminiscence), Significant Music (Reminiscence), Staying at Work After Dementia Diagnosis, Vicky McClure's Dementia Choir, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality in Dementia Care, Virtual Reminiscence Therapy, World Alzheimer Report 2015
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Plans for Meeting the Dementia Challenge by 2020 (DHSC)
Summary The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 (2015) involved over 50 commitments for making England the best place in the world for dementia care, research and public dementia awareness in general. Feedback was subsequently collected, during 2018, concerning developments … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Achieving Dementia Friendly Acute care, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Alzheimer’s Society Connecting Communities Project, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Burden of Dementia, Care and Compassion, Care at Home, Care Plan Template for Dementia, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Challenge by 2020: National Partners and Stakeholders, Challenge on Dementia 2020, Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan, Citizen Participation, Civil Service Learning, Collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Collaborative Research, Collaborative Working, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Community Participation, Compassionate Care, Connecting Communities, Connecting Communities Initiative, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Dementia 2020 Challenge: 2018 Review Phase 1 (DHSC), Dementia 2020 Challenge: 2019 Progress Review - Phase 1 (2019), Dementia 2020 Citizens’ Panel, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisor, Dementia Advisor Service, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness and Social Action, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Dementia Data and Metrics, Dementia Friendly Charters, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN), Dementia Metrics, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Institute, Dementia Research Roadmap for Prevention Diagnosis Intervention and Care by 2025 (Alzheimer’s Society), Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia Risk Reduction, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia State of the Nation, Dementia Treatment and Care Pathway, Dementia UK, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care Homes, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Sectors, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health Dementia Challenge (2020), Diagnosis and Referral, Dignity in Dementia, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Global Leadership, Global Outlook, Government Research Funding, GPs Taking Leading Role, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving Care for People with Dementia, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Information and Metrics, Integration of Health and Care, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research Inventories, International Framework for Dementia Research, International Programmes, Involvement and Participation, Join Dementia Research, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Local Dementia Action Alliances, Meaningful Care, National Audit of Dementia (Care in General Hospitals), National Audit of Dementia (NAD), National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals 2016-2017 - Third Round of Audit Report: Royal College of Psychiatrists (2017), NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Programme, Non-Treatment Research, One You Campaign (PHE), Participation in Research, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient and Public Participation, Referrals, Regional Targets (Metrics), Research and Innovation, Research Funding, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Risk Management, Royal College of Psychiatrists: National Audit of Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Skills for Care (SfC), Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Support for Carers, Sustainable Care, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Well Pathway for Dementia
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Helping People With Dementia to Stay at Home (Housing LIN / DHWG / Halsall Lloyd Partnership)
Summary Earlier research indicated 85% of people would wish to remain at home for as long as possible when given a diagnosis of dementia. A report published last month covers how housing providers (social housing providers in particular) might support … Continue reading →
Posted in Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, In the News, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Abbeyfield Society, Age UK Walsall, Age UK Warwickshire (AUKW), Age-Friendly Communities, Age-Friendly Environments, Assisted Living, Belong Villages, Bromley Dementia Hub Service, Care and Repair England, Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), Dementia Advisor Services, Dementia and Housing Working Group, Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG), Dementia Core Skills Education and Training Framework, Dementia Design, Dementia Law Clinic, Dementia Workforce Advisory Group (DWAG), Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care and Support for People With Learning Disabilities, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Technological Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Related Housing Needs, Design and Built Environment, Design for Dementia, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Extra Care Housing, Extra Care Housing and Dementia, Foundations, GP Care Navigator Pilot (South Warwickshire), Guinness Partnership, Halsall Lloyd Partnership, Hampshire Dementia Advisor Service, HAPPI Partnerships, HAPPI Principles, Hare Hill (Rochdale), Home Adaptations, Homeless Link, Housing Adaptations, Housing and Ageing, Housing And Care 21, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium (HDRC), Housing and Long-Term Conditions, Housing and Public Health, Housing and Quality of Life, Housing and Safeguarding, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing for Vulnerable Older People: Social Housing, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (HAPPI), Housing Providers, Hull City Council’s Telecare Team, Information Advice and Advocacy (IAA) Services, Knowsley Independent Living Centre, Life Story Network, Life Story Network (LSN), Life Story Network CIC, Liverpool John Moores University, Local Authorities, Local Authorities (LAs), Localism, Low Level Support, National Housing Federation, National Housing Federation: Dementia and Housing Working Group, Older People's Organisations, Oldham Housing Investment Partnership (OHIP), Pathways for Life Dementia Advisors, Pathways For Life: Joint Partnership Scheme Between Age UK Walsall and Accord Housing Association Ltd, Roseberry Mansions Reablement Service (One Housing), Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI), Selwood Housing, Social Housing, Social Housing Providers, Specialised Housing Providers, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, St. Giles Hospice, Staff Training, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Stonewall Housing Trust, Supported Living, Tackling Health Inequality Through Housing, Telecare for Older People in Adult Social Care, Tunstall
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Dementia-Friendly Housing Charter (Housing LIN / Housing and Care 21 / Alzheimer’s Society)
Summary Research indicates that 85% of people wish to stay at home as long as possible after a dementia diagnosis. Currently a third of people would not know where to find information on making their homes more dementia-friendly. The Dementia-Friendly … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Assistive Technology, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Housing, Housing LIN, In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Telecare, Telehealth, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
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Tagged Aids and Adaptations, Alzheimer's Society: Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friendly Communities Programme, Anchor, Approaches to Reducing Loneliness and Isolation in Later Life, ARCO, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, Awareness and Understanding, Brookside Retirement Village (Lancashire), Bruce Moore: Chief Executive of Housing & Care 21, Built Environment, Care & Repair England, Care and Repair England, Causeway Service User Review Panel, Chichester Positive Thinkers, DEEP: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), Dementia Services Development Centre (University of Stirling), Dementia Words Matter: Guideline, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Care and Support for People With Learning Disabilities, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Housing Level, Dementia-Friendly Communities at the Technological Level, Dementia-Friendly Community Model, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Employers, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Homes, Dementia-Friendly Housing, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Resources, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Related Housing Needs, Design and Built Environment, Designing Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Different Coloured Front Doors, Education and Staff Training, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Guinness Partnership, HAPPI3 Report, Home Adaptations, Housing & Care 21, Housing & Care 21 (Formerly Housing 21), Housing Adaptations, Housing and Ageing, Housing and Care for Older People, Housing and Dementia, Housing and Dementia Research Consortium, Housing and Long-Term Conditions, Housing and Public Health, Housing and Quality of Life, Housing and Safeguarding, Housing Associations, Housing for Older People, Housing in Later Life, Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN), Housing Learning and Improvement Network Conference at Kia Oval in London (March 2017), Housing LIN, Housing Managers, Housing Options for People With Dementia, Housing Organisations, Housing our Ageing Population Plan for Implementation (HAPPI2), Housing our Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation (HAPPI), Housing Sector, Housing Sectors Involved As Partners and Enablers, Housing Services for People With Dementia, Housing Solutions for Dementia, Housing With Care, HWC: Housing With Care, Hyndburn Homewise, Independent Living With Care, Jeremy Hughes CBE: Chief Executive of the Alzheimer’s Society, Jeremy Porteus, Keepmoat, League of Minds, Life Story Network CIC, Loneliness and Isolation, McCarthy & Stone, Members of the Dementia & Housing Working Group, Memory Matters, Midland Heart, Mold Llys Jamsine, National Housing Federation, Neighbourhoods For Life: Designing Dementia-Friendly Outdoor Environments, NHS East Lancashire CCG, North Somerset Living With Dementia Group, Open Plan Living, Plug Sockets at Eye Level, Pozzoni, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Ministers’ Champions Group for Housing, Quality of Life Charitable Trust, Retirement Communities, Retirement Housing, Royal Town Planning Institute, RTPI: Royal Town Planning Institute, Selwood Housing, Sensory Lights, Signage, Smart Home Adaptations, South Eastern / Belfast SURP Group, Specialised Housing Providers, Specialist Housing Services for People with Dementia, Staff Training, Staying at Home, Staying Healthy for Longer, Staying Independent, Supported Living, Tackling Health Inequality Through Housing, Tunstall, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Waltham Forest Dementia Action Alliance, Waltham Forest Housing Association (WFHA), Wet Rooms, Worcester Association for Dementia Studies, Workforce Development, Workforce Training, Your Life
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Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies (Greater Manchester Pharmacy LPN / RPS)
Summary The Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network have produced a brief guide on the seven elements of good practice: The pharmacy environment. The pharmacy team. Public health messages, including lifestyle. Over the counter medicines. Prescription ordering and collection / … Continue reading →
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Bolton, Communication Between Community Pharmacists and Caregivers, Community Pharmacies, Community Pharmacists, Community Pharmacy, Community Pharmacy and Public Health, Dementia-Friendly Businesses, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Community Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Design, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Information, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Dementia-Friendly Pharmacies, Dementia-Friendly Shops, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Greater Manchester Pharmacy Local Professional Network, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving the Quality of Life for People with Long Term Conditions, Information and Signposting Services, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Long Term Conditions and Mental Health, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Conditions and Dementia, Manchester, MDTs: Multidisciplinary Teams, Medicines Adherence, Multidisciplinary Care, Multidisciplinary Team Care, Multidisciplinary Teamwork, Multiple Long-Term Conditions, Neuroprotective Lifestyles, Prevention, Prevention Agenda, Prevention of Avoidable Emergency Admissions: Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Primary Care and Community Pharmacy Network, Proactive Management of Long-Term Conditions, Quality of Life for People With Long Term Conditions, Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Greet Britain (RPS), Self-Care, Self-Directed Support for Long Term Conditions, Self-Management, Self-Management Education, Self-Management in Chronic Illness, Self-Management in Early Stage Dementia, Self-Management of Long-Term Illnesses, Self-Management Support, Seven Steps to Becoming a Dementia Friendly Pharmacy Practice, Signposting, Signposting Patient Information, Signposting to Appropriate Health Services, Signposting to Sources of Practical Help, Support for Self-Care, Supporting Self-Care
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Two Further Improvements: Dementia Services Seven Days a Week / Dementia Awareness for People Aged Over Forty (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary Two further aspects of the latest implementation plans for the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 were emphasised a week ago. Seven day NHS services are planned to benefit dementia patients, with more frequent patient assessments and better care … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Commissioning, 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, Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged 7 Day Services, Achieving Dementia Friendly Acute care, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alzheimer's Association, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), Alzheimer’s Society Connecting Communities Project, Awareness and Understanding, Awareness Campaigns, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, Behavioural Risk Factors and Dementia, Better Care Fund, Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME), Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities (UK), British Prime Minister's Office, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Burden of Dementia, Care and Compassion, Care at Home, Care Seven Days a Week, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework (CCGIAF), Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Challenge on Dementia 2020, Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan, Citizen Participation, Collaboration, Collaborative Projects, Collaborative Research, Collaborative Working, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Community Participation, Compassionate Care, Connecting Communities, Connecting Communities Initiative, Consultant Input, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Cross-Sector Partnerships, David Cameron, DEEP2: Dementia Engagement and Empowerment Project, Dementia 2020 Citizens’ Panel, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Advisers, Dementia Advisor, Dementia Advisor Service, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Awareness For Over-Forties, Dementia Awareness Training, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Envoy, Dementia Friendly Charters, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Campaign, Dementia Friends Champions, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Intelligence Network (DIN), Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration, Dementia Profile Tool, Dementia Programme Board, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Institute, 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Latest Challenge on Dementia 2020 Implementation Plan (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary The Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020 contained over 50 commitments towards making England the best place in the world for dementia care, research and societal dementia awareness by 2020. The Department of Health’s updated implementation plan specifies how … Continue reading →
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NHS Involvement in Health Housing / Healthy New Towns (BBC News / NHS England / King’s Fund)
Summary Ten new housing developments in England will be designed with an eye to encouraging healthy and independent living, obesity reduction and dementia friendly signage. Full Text Link Reference NHS to help create ‘healthy new towns’. London: BBC Health News, … Continue reading →
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