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Tag Archives: Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge
Historic Reduction in the Use of Antipsychotics for BPSD in UK General Practice? (Drug Safety)
Summary Data from 111,346 patients with dementia but without a concomitant diagnosis of psychosis indicates that prescribing of certain categories of antipsychotic drugs did reduce from 8.9% in 2001 to 1.4% in 2014. At face value, this reduction in inappropriate … Continue reading →
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Community Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NICE Guidelines, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK
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Tagged Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Alistair Burns: Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at University of Manchester, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication, Amisulpride, Antipsychotic Drugs, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Primary Care, Antipsychotics, Antipsychotics and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism, Antipsychotics in Elderly People with Dementia, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Atypical Antipsychotics, Avoidable Harm, Avoidable Mortality, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Centre for Health Informatics: University of Manchester, Centre for Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety: University of Manchester, Centre for Primary Care (University of Manchester), Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), Discontinuation of Antipsychotics, Division of Informatics Imaging and Data Sciences: University of Manchester, Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology: University of Manchester, Division of Pharmacy and Optometry: University of Manchester, Division of Population Health Health Services Research and Primary Care: University of Manchester, Division of Primary Care: University of Manchester, Division of Psychology and Mental Health: University of Manchester, Drug Safety (Journal), English National Dementia Strategy, First-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs, General Practice, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Longitudinal Changes in Inappropriate Prescribing, Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, MHRA Committee for the Safety of Medicines, National Dementia Challenge, National Dementia Strategy, National Institute for Health Research Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre: University of Manchester, Neuroleptic Discontinuation, Neuroleptics, Olanzapine, Potential Harms of Antipsychotic Use, Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs For People With Dementia, Prevalence of Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Alistair Burns, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Queen's Medical Centre: University of Nottingham, Quetiapine, Reducing Antipsychotic Prescriptions in Dementia, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Risperidone, School of Biological Sciences: University of Manchester, School of Health Sciences: University of Manchester, School of Medicine: University of Nottingham, Second-Generation Antipsychotic Drugs, Temporal Changes in Prescribing of Antipsychotic Drugs from 2001 to 2014, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, Use of Antipsychotics for BPSD in UK General Practice
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Dementia Adviser Services Survey (Department of Health / IpsosMORI / Age UK)
Summary The Department of Health, with Age UK and Ipsos MORI, investigated the provision of services for older people in England, with a particular focus on Dementia Adviser Services. Dementia Advisers provide “a single identifiable point of contact for people … Continue reading →
Posted in Age UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, 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, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advice and Support, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Anna Carluccio: Research Director at Ipsos MORI, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Barriers to Involvement, Barriers to Joined-Up Care, Barriers to Support, Barriers: Discrimination, Barriers: Lack of Continuity of Care, Barriers: Lack of Support for Carers, Befriending Services, Building Dementia Friendly Communities, Care at Home, Care Seven Days a Week, Caregiver Support, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Case Loads of Dementia Advisers, Challenge on Dementia 2020, Charlotte Simms: Senior Research Executive at Ipsos MORI, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Co-Morbidities and Dementia, Collaborative Working, Commissioners, Commissioners of Services, Commissioning Decisions, Commissioning Landscape in England, Commissioning Local Services, Commissioning Support, Commissioning Support Services, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Community Support, Community Support Services, Cost of Commissioning Dementia Advisers, Creating Dementia Friendly Environments, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Day Centres, Dementia / Memory Cafes, Dementia Adviser Services, Dementia Advisers, Dementia advisers Survey, Dementia Advisor, Dementia Advisor Service, Dementia Awareness, Dementia Care Advisers, Dementia Navigators, Dementia Nurses, Dementia Roadmaps, Dementia Support Workers, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Health and Care Settings, Dementia-Specific Services, Domiciliary Care, Exercise Classes, Falls Prevention, Foot Care, Home Adaptations, Information and Advice, Information and Advice Services, Integrated Local Services, Ispos MORI, Joint Commissioning, Local Authorities (LAs), Local Services, Memory Advisers, Memory Services, Other Support Workers, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient and Public Participation, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Quality and Safety of Care Provided in Integrated Local Services, Referrals, Residential Care, Residential Care Homes, Residential Care in Private Sector Care Homes, Services Available For Older People, Singing For The Brain, Single Point of Contact, Support for Carers, Support From Local Services, Survey of Provision of Dementia Adviser Services, Telephone Based Services, Web Based Services
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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, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia State of the Nation, Dementia UK, Dementia Voice, 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, Dementias Platform UK, Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health Dementia Challenge (2020), Dignity in Care, Dignity in Dementia, Discharge Seven Days a Week, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, DPUK: Dementias Platform UK, Elderly Human Rights, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Burden of Dementia, Global Clinical Trials Fund (GCTF), Global Fund on Dementia, Global Leadership, Global Outlook, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Hilary Evans: Charity Director of Alzheimer’s Research UK, Improving Care for People with Dementia, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Integration of Health and Care, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research Inventories, International Programmes, Involvement and Participation, Jane Ellison, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research: Recruitment Onto Dementia Studies, Joint Action on Dementia, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Local Dementia Action Alliances, Local Dementia Action Alliances in England, Local Government, Local Health and Care Economies, Local Health and Care Services, Local Health and Wellbeing Boards, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Maintaining Independence, NHS England CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, NHS England's Five Year Forward View (2014), NHS England’s Commitment to Carers, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Programme, NHS Services Seven Days a Week, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient and Public Participation, Policy Declaration on Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Jane Dacre: President of Royal College of Physicians, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health England Dementia Intelligence Network, Public Participation in Research, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Stigma, Referrals, Research and Innovation, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Risk Management, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Seven Day Care in England, Seven Day Dementia Services, Seven Day Services, Shared Delivery Plan for Health and Social Care, Support for Carers, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Tackling Barriers to Innovation, Tide Network, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, World Dementia Council
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Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support (NHS England / Department of Health / BBC News)
Summary Attention is again drawn to the joint declaration, spanning “government, health, social care and the third sector” (announced earlier in January 2016), which aims to improve the quality of services for persons with dementia, and their families / carers. … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, 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), Health Education England (HEE), In the News, Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, SCIE, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Advice and Information, Advice and Support, Advice for Family and Friends, Age Related Diseases and Health Trust, Ageing and Dementia, Ageing and Society, Ageing Policy in the UK, Ageing Population, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Barriers and Facilitators to Participation, BBC Health News, Care at Home, Care Integration, Care Planning, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Carers for People with Dementia, Carers Identified Supported and Involved, Caring for Carers, Collaboration, Collaboration for Coordinated Care, Collaboration: Working Across Boundaries, Collaborative Care Planning, Collaborative Commissioning, Collaborative Leadership, Collaborative Models of Delivery, Collaborative Quality Improvement, Collaborative Working, Collaborative Working in Local Communities, Commissioning for Maximum Value, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality, Commissioning for Transformation, Commitment to Carers (NHS England), Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Compassionate Care, Conditions for Integration, Coordinated Care, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Policy, Dementia Policy: Research, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Beth Britton – Freelance Campaigner and Consultant, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Brendan Clifford – Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council for Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Dementia UK, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Department of Health, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Health Education England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Local Government Association, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: National Association of Primary Care, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: NHS England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: NHS Improving Quality, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Public Health England, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: Royal College of GPs, Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support Policy Declaration - Signatories: The Age Related Diseases and Health Trust, Dementia UK, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health Dementia Challenge (2020), Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council on behalf of the Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council: Adults Principal Social Worker Network, Education and Staff Training, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Family and Carers, Family Carers, Information and Advice Services, Information and Support for Carers, Information Needs of Carers, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, Integrated Commissioning, Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support, Joint Declaration on Post-Diagnostic Dementia Care and Support Signatories, Joint Policy Declaration on Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Leadership for Compassionate Care, LGA: Local Government Association, Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People, Local Government Association: LGA, Local Integration, London Dementia Strategic Clinical Network, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Health and Social Support, Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS), Long-Term Treatment, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Models of Care: Age-Related Models, Models of Care: Integrated Models, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes, National Association of Primary Care, NHS Improving Quality, Participation in Research Studies, Partnership Working, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Policy Declaration on Dementia Post-Diagnostic Care and Support, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Public Health England (PHE), Redesigning Local Healthcare Systems, Redesigning Services, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Royal College of GPs, Safe and Compassionate Care, Staff Education, Staff Training, Timely Diagnosis, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development
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Who and What is the Dementia Envoy? (WDC / Department of Health)
Summary The Prime Minister has appointed David Mayhew as the latest Dementia Envoy. Dennis Gillings was the former World Dementia Envoy. “The envoy works with countries, corporations and leaders from around the world, sharing expertise and promoting research and support … Continue reading →
Posted in Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Department of Health, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Academia-Industry Partnerships, Alzheimer’s Research UK (ARUK), British Prime Minister's Office, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Collaborative Projects, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Data Sharing, David Cameron, David Mayhew CBE: Former Chairman of JP Morgan Cazenove, David Mayhew CBE: Vice Chairman of JP Morgan’s Global Investment Bank, David Mayhew CBE: Wellcome Trust Investment Committee, David Mayhew: Chairman of Alzheimer’s Research UK, David Mayhew: Dementia Envoy (2016-), Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, Dementia Discovery Fund, Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), Dementia Friends, Dementia Innovation, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Funding, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Research: UK Impact, Dennis Gillings: Former World Dementia Envoy, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, GAAD: Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Action Against Dementia (GAAD), Global Envoy for Dementia Innovation, Global Outlook, Global Social Investment for Dementia, Government Research Funding, International Collaborations, International Programmes, JP Morgan, Knowledge Translation, Leadership, Partnership, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Research and Innovation, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP: Former Secretary of State for Health, WDC: World Dementia Council, World Alzheimer Report 2014, World Dementia Council, World Dementia Envoy
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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 →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, 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 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, 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, 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 Training, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Consortium, 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 Profile Tool, Dementia Programme Board, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Institute, Dementia Risk Factors, Dementia State of the Nation, Dementia UK, Dementia Voice, 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, Dementias Platform UK, Dementias Platform UK (DPUK), Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health Dementia Challenge (2020), Dignity in Care, Dignity in Dementia, Disease Modifying Treatment by 2025 (Aim), Disease-Modifying Therapies, Disease-Modifying Therapies for Dementia, DPUK: Dementias Platform UK, Elderly Human Rights, Global Action Against Dementia, Global Burden of Dementia, Global Clinical Trials Fund (GCTF), Global Fund on Dementia, Global Leadership, Global Outlook, Healthy Behaviours, Healthy Communities, Healthy Lifestyles, Improving Care for People with Dementia, Inappropriate Prescribing, Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Integration of Health and Care, International Collaborations, International Dementia Research Inventories, International Programmes, Involvement and Participation, Jane Ellison, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research: Recruitment Onto Dementia Studies, Joint Action on Dementia, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Local Dementia Action Alliances, Local Dementia Action Alliances in England, Local Government, Local Health and Care Economies, Local Health and Care Services, Local Health and Wellbeing Boards, Loneliness and Dementia, Loneliness and Social Isolation, Maintaining Independence, NHS England CCG Improvement and Assessment Framework, NHS England's Five Year Forward View (2014), NHS England’s Commitment to Carers, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Health Check, NHS Health Check Programme, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Patient and Public Participation, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Alistair Burns, Public Health England (PHE), Public Health England Dementia Intelligence Network, Public Participation in Research, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia, Reducing Stigma, Referrals, Research and Innovation, Risk Factors, Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Diseease, Risk Management, Shared Delivery Plan for Health and Social Care, Support for Carers, Sustainable Care, Sustainable Health and Care Services, Tackling Barriers to Innovation, Tide Network, Unhealthy Behaviours, Unhealthy Lifestyles, Unhealthy Living, World Dementia Council, World Dementia Envoy, World Health Organization (WHO)
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Barbican Consensus on Better Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes (NHS England)
Summary It has been reported elsewhere that 80% of residents in care homes may have dementia, and that there may still be over-prescription of antipsychotics in these settings to control challenging behaviour. The Barbican Consensus presents a general agreement, arrived … Continue reading →
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Tagged 5YFV: NHS Five Year Forward View, Activity Levels Among People With Dementia in Care Homes, Airedale NHS Foundation, Alistair Burns, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Dementia, Alistair Burns: NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People’s Mental Health, Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Alternatives to Medication for Agitation, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Care Homes, Antipsychotic Prescribing in Nursing Homes in the United States, Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, Antipsychotics-Related Mortality Risks, Barbican Consensus: Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, BBC Health News, BBC Radio Four File on 4, Built Environment, Care and Compassion, Care and Support for People With Dementia in Care Homes, Care England, Care Integration, Care Planning, Care Staff Education, Challenge on Dementia 2020, Collaborative Care Planning, Commissioning for Maximum Value, Commissioning for Older People, Commissioning for Outcomes, Commissioning for Quality, Commissioning for Transformation, Community Mental Health, Community Mental Health Services, Community Nursing, Compassion in Care, Compassionate Care, Conditions for Integration, Coordinated Care, Cracks in the Pathway (CQC), Culture of Compassionate Care, Dementia Challenge, Dementia In-Reach Teams, Dementia Primer for General Practice, Dementia Revealed: Dementia Guide for GPs, Dementia Toolkit for GP Commissioners, Dementia Toolkit for GPs, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia: People With Dementia in Care Homes, Design and Built Environment, Dignity, Dignity and Respect, Dignity in Care, Discontinuation of Antipsychotics, Dr Nick Cartmell: Clinical Advisor for Dementia in the South, East and North Hertfordshire CCG, Education and Staff Training, Encouraging Independence and Social Interaction, Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Enhanced Personalised Care Plans, Environmental Design, File on 4 (BBC Radio 4), Five Year Forward View (NHS England), Four Seasons Health Care, In Reach, Integrated Care and Support, Integrated Care for Older People With Complex Needs, Integrated Commissioning, Integrating Health and Social Care Personal Budgets, James Cross: National Lead for Dementia at Skills For Care, Leadership for Compassionate Care, Liaison and In-Reach Services for Frail Older People, Local Integration, Long-Term Care (LTC), Long-Term Care and Support, Long-Term Conditions, Long-Term Conditions (LTCs), Long-Term Health and Social Support, Long-Term Services and Support (LTSS), Long-Term Treatment, Meaningful Activity, Meaningful Activity and Occupation, Medication Reviews, Models of Care: Age-Related Models, Models of Care: Integrated Models, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Airedale NHS Foundation, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: East and North Hertfordshire CCG, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Newcastle Gateshead Alliance, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: NHS Wakefield CCG, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Nottingham City CCG, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes - Vanguard Site: Sutton CCG, Models of Enhanced Health in Care Homes Vanguard Sites, National Care Forum, New Care Models: Vanguard Sites, New Models of Care, Newcastle Gateshead Alliance, NHS England, NHS England’s Five Year Forward View, NHS Five Year Forward View (5YFV), NHS Nottingham City CCG, NHS Sutton CCG, NHS Wakefield CCG, Partnership Working, People with Dementia in Care Homes, Personal Budgets (PBs), Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Proactive Specialist In-Reach, Professor Alistair Burns, Quality Statement 1: Participation in Meaningful Activity, Redesigning Local Healthcare Systems, Redesigning Services, Reducing Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics, Safe and Compassionate Care, Skills for Care, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), Staff Education, Staff Training, Statistics on Assaults in Care Homes, Statistics on Challenging Behaviour in Care Homes, Timely Diagnosis, United Kingdom Homecare Association, Workforce Competencies, Workforce Development
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Evidence Versus Mythology: Challenging Cherished Orthodoxies (British Journal of General Practice)
Summary A brief communication in the British Journal of General Practice points to recent evidence raising some interesting questions which many might prefer to duck. This “devil’s advocate”-style letter challenges readers to question some supposedly established axioms in modern dementia … Continue reading →
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Tagged ALSOVA 3-Year Follow-Up, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Brent Memory Service, British Journal of General Practice, Caregiver’s Level of Coping, Caregiver’s Mental Health, Caregivers' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Well-Being, Carers' Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Well-Being, CDR Scale Sum of Boxes (CDR-sb), Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR), Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease Neuropsychological Battery (CERAD-NB), Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Crusade (sic), Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Policy, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia Screening Debate, Department of Primary Care and Population Health: University College London, Diagnosis and Referral, Drug Discovery Programmes, Early Diagnosis, Early Psychosocial Interventions for Dementia, Early Screening, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Issues of Dementia Care, Evidence Versus Mythology, Evidence-Based Medicine, Evidence-Based Policy, Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), General Practice, Generalized Estimating Equations (GEEs), Gnosall Project, GPs, Incentive Payments, Incentives, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, International Psychogeriatrics, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology, Kuopio ALSOVA Study, London, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Medical Ethics, Memory Clinics, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Misdiagnosis, Multiple Projectitis, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, Over-Diagnosis, Overdiagnosis (Speculative Concept), Perverse Incentives, PLoS One, Post-Diagnosis Support, Post-Diagnostic Dementia Support, Potential Harms of Diagnosis, Prevalence of Dementia, Prevention Agenda, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Primum Non Nocere, Quality of Life Research, Quality Premium Payments, Referral to Memory Clinics: Assessment, Risk of Overdiagnosis Associated With Screening, Screening, Screening for Dementia, Sense of Coherence (SOC), Short Version of the CERAD Neuropsychological Battery, Spousal Caregivers (SCs), Steve Iliffe: Professor of Primary Care for Older People; University College London, Target-Driven Behaviour, Target-Driven Priorities, Timely Diagnosis, University College London
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Medical Research Council: Some Success Stories (MRC)
Summary The Medical Research Council (MRC) has released a collection of summaries about UK research achievements across a number of fields. In the area of research into dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, MRC research is reported to have influenced the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Ageing Research, Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy, American Heart Association, Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), Arteriovenous Malformations in Brain, Attributable Cost of Dementia, Barriers to Early Diagnosis, Barriers: Lack of Timely and Appropriate Diagnosis, Burden of Dementia, Burden of Dementia (Statistics), Caffeine and Reproductive Health (CARE) Study, CFAS I Study, CFAS II Study, Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) Project, Cytosponge: Diagnostic Test to Detect Barrett’s Oesophagus, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Research, Dementia Risk Factors, Diagnosis Rates, Diet, Economic Benefits from Medical Research in UK, Forecasting Life Expectancy, General Practice Research Framework, General Practice Research Framework (GPRF), GPRF Study, Health Research Classification System (HRCS), Heart Attack Deaths, Hospital Variation in Acute Myocardial Infarction Care and Outcomes, Impact of Dementia in UK, Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Life Expectancy, Medical Research, Medical Research Council (MRC), Medical Research Council (UK), Medical Research Council's Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS) Project, Modifiable Risk Factors, MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Studies (CFAS), MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC CFAS), MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Myocardial Infarction, National Dementia Prevalence, National Dementia Strategy, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, Physical Activity, Physical Inactivity, Prevalence of Dementia, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Risk Factors, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), Social and Economic Impact of Dementia in UK, Sweden, UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC), UK Health Research Analysis, UKCRC Health Research Analysis Forum, University of Newcastle
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New Dementia Diagnosis Data Collection Requirements for GPs (HSCIC)
Summary Data on dementia diagnoses is collected to support the National Dementia Strategy. The aim of improving diagnosis rates was specified in the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge and the NHS Mandate. The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has … Continue reading →
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Tagged Age and Gender Differences in Diagnosis Rates, Burden Advice and Assessment Service (BAAS), Burden of Data Collection, Bureaucracy and Burnout, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Data Collection, Data Collection and Measurement, Data Collections Burden Reduction Service (DCBR), Data Collections: National Governance, Data Extraction, Data Extraction and Linkage, Data Extracts, Data Sharing, Dementia Care Workload, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Diagnosis and Care in England, Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Dementia Statistics, Dementia Statistics: By Age and Gender, Detailed Burden Assessment (DBA), Diagnosis and Referral, Diagnosis and Support, Diagnosis at Primary Care Level, Differential Impact of Dementia (Gender-Related), Early Diagnosis, Gender (Sex), Gender and Inequalities in Health in Later Life, Gender Differences in Diagnosis Rates, General Practice, General Practice in England, General Practice Performance Data, GP Data Extraction, Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), HSCIC Burden Advice and Assessment Service (BAAS), Identification and Referral, Improving Dementia Diagnosis Rates, Incentive Payments, NHS Mandate, Performance Incentives, Performance Targets, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Quality Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality Outcomes Framework: Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses (at Primary Care Level), Reduction in Bureaucracy, Referral and Assessment, Standardisation Committee for Care Information (SCCI), Target Culture, Target-Driven Behaviour, Timely Diagnosis, Workload in General Practice
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