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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia Concerned About Disjointed and Substandard Care For Common Dementia Comorbidities (ILC-UK / Alzheimer’s Society / Pharma Times Online / APPG on Dementia)

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Inadequate care and systemic failures in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of comorbidities experienced by people with dementia is believed to result in (i) unnecessary costs for the NHS, (ii) widespread and preventable reduced quality of life among patients … Continue reading →

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Government Launches Mental Health Taskforce (Department of Health / NHS England)

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The Deputy Prime Minister has established, and will chair, a Mental Health Taskforce, which will include Cabinet ministers from across government departments. A number of issues will be examined urgently. “The taskforce will include the Secretary of State for … Continue reading →

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Renewed Call for Parity of Esteem for Mental and Physical Health (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Professor Dame Sally Davies, England’s Chief Medical Officer, has expressed support for giving mental health services a higher priority, with targets for waiting times and better protection for funding. Mental illness is estimated to cost between £70bn and £100bn … Continue reading →

National CQUIN Incentives to Encourage Physical Health Checks for Mental Health Patients (BBC News / NHS England)

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Mental health patients tend to die from physical health problems around 15 years earlier than the general population. To help overcome these health inequalities, mental health trusts will be paid for performing assessments of the general physical condition and … Continue reading →

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Helping People to Live Well for Longer (Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This policy paper, released jointly by the Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England, explains how the health and care system aims to become amongst the best in Europe in terms of reducing avoidable mortality. It includes … Continue reading →

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Parity of Esteem: Guidance on Mental Health Commissioning (NHS England)

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This NHS England document offers planning guidance to assist commissioners in their planning with regard to how local communities and CCGs can achieve greater “parity of esteem” between physical and mental health. This document supplies evidence, case studies and … Continue reading →

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Priorities for Essential Change in Mental Health (BBC News / Department of Health)

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister, speaking to BBC News ahead of a conference at which the government unveiled the new mental health strategy, commented how the NHS has been wrong to treat mental illness as a poor cousin of physical health. There remains too much prejudice, stigma and discrimination about mental health issues. … Continue reading →

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