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Resources Relating to Dementia Action Week 2019 (Alzheimer’s Society / NIHR)

Posted on May 23, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The theme of the 2019 Dementia Action Week, falling between May 20th – 26th 2019, is “Inclusion”. Suggestions from the Alzheimer’s Society for workplaces: Full Text Link Reference Dementia Action Week 2019: 20–26 May. Make a difference in your … Continue reading →

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Plans for Meeting the Dementia Challenge by 2020 (DHSC)

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Signs of Dementia or Depression Often First Detected at Christmas? NHS England)

Posted on December 25, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia and Older Peoples’ Mental Health, has again written briefly about the role of family and friends in identifying early signs of dementia or depression when meeting older people / … Continue reading →

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Online Information: Resource Archive For Dementia Care (NCCMH / RCP)

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health’s Dementia Care Pathway contains an under-stated appendix entitled “Other helpful web-based resources”. This undiscovered gem is worthy of mention by itself alone. It comprises links to documents, websites and resources grouped beneath … Continue reading →

Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Information is available from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) concerning World Alzheimer’s Month (September) and World Alzheimer’s Day 2017, which was on September 21st 2017. The theme for this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month campaign is again “Remember Me”. The UK … Continue reading →

Posted in Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, Diagnosis, In the News, Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged 70th World Health Assembly Adopted Global Action Plan on Dementia, Ageing Population, Awareness, Awareness Campaigns, Awareness Raising, Carey Mulligan, Carey Mulligan: UK Global Dementia Friends Ambassador, Collaborative Research, Collaborative Working, Community and Voluntary Sector, Dementia Awareness Campaigns, Dementia Awareness Raising, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Programme, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Institute (DRI), Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environments, Dementia-Friendly Organisations, Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, Drug Discovery Programmes, First G8 Dementia Summit, Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, G8 Dementia Summit, G8 Dementia Summit Declaration, G8 Dementia Summit: Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Plan on Dementia, Global Alzheimer’s and Dementia Action Alliance, Global Alzheimer’s and Dementia Action Alliance (GADAA), Global Context, Global Dementia Friends Ambassadors, Global Leadership, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research, Leadership for Compassionate Care, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Partnership Working, Reducing Stigma, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, Stigma of Dementia, Stigma-Free Environments, UK Dementia Research Institute, UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), Voluntary Organisations, WHO Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia 2017-2025, World Alzheimer's Month 2017 (Remember Me), World Alzheimer’s Day 2017, World Alzheimer’s Month 2017, Yuichiro Miura: Japan’s Dementia Supporters Ambassador | Leave a comment

Dementia Awareness Week (2017): United Against Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Dementia Awareness Week, this year, falls between May 14th – 20th 2016. Full Text Link Reference Dementia Awareness Week. [Online]: Alzheimer’s Society, May 2017.

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Dementia-Friendly Housing Charter (Housing LIN / Housing and Care 21 / Alzheimer’s Society)

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

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 →

Tag Archives: Dementia Friends Programme

Research Towards a World Without Dementia: Marking World Alzheimer’s Day / World Alzheimer’s Month 2017 (Alzheimer’s Disease International / Department of Health)

Dementia Awareness Week (2017): United Against Dementia (Alzheimer’s Society)

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