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Tag Archives: Professor Dawn Brooker
National Dementia Policy: Formation of Dementia Advisory Group (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)
Summary The Department of Health intends to publish a renewed “vision” for strategic direction, with plans up to 2020, on the future of dementia policy in England. It should be ready by early 2015. This will continue and extend existing … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, 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), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Research UK, Assistive Technology, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Awareness and Understanding, Bridget Warr: UK Home Care Association, Bruce Bovill (Carer), Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Care England, Care Models, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Clara Swinson: Chair of Dementia Advisory Group, Clara Swinson: Director for Social Care Policy at the Department of Health, Cost Neutral Plans on Policy Development, Cross-Boundary Care Pathways, Cross-National Research, Cross-Organisation Learning, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Cross-System Modelling, David Pearson: Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Advisory Group, Dementia Care: Unpaid Care Contribution, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Policy, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Champions Group, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia UK, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health's National Dementia Strategy (Continuing Development), Department of Health: Dementia Policy Team, Digital Technology, Domestic Dementia Policy (England), Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, English National Dementia Strategy, Future Commissioning Models, Future of Dementia Advisory Group (aka the Dementia Advisory Group), Graeme Whippy: Lloyds Banking Group, Graeme Whippy: PM Challenge Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Graham Stokes: Chair of Dementia Action Alliance, Health and Care Champion Group, Health Technology, Helen Kay: Local Government Association, Helena Herklots: Carers UK, Hilda Hayo: Chief Executive of Dementia UK, Information Technology, Innovative Models, International Activity, International Collaborations, International Comparisons, Involvement and Participation, Jeremy Hughes (Alzheimer’s Society Chief Executive), Jill Rasmussen: Royal College of General Practitioners Dementia Champions, Joy Watson (Person Living With Dementia), Local Government Association: LGA, London School of Economics, Lorraine Jackson: Deputy Chair of Dementia Advisory Group, Lorraine Jackson: Deputy Director for Dementia Domestic Policy, Martin Green: Care England, Martin Knapp: London School of Economics, Mobile Technology, National Council for Palliative Care, National Dementia Plans, National Dementia Policy, National Dementia Strategy, NDSE: National Dementia Strategy (for England), NDSE: National Dementia Strategy (Renewed Plans for England), New Models of Care, New Technology, Outcomes for People with Dementia: Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Paul Lincoln: UK Health Forum, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prevention, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Dawn Brooker, Professor Martin Knapp: Director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Professor Martin Rossor: Former Director of the NIHR Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Network (DeNDRoN), Professor Martin Rossor: NIHR National Director for Dementia Research, Professor Martin Rossor: UCL Institute of Neurology, Public Engagement, Public Involvement in Research, Quality Outcomes for People with Dementia: Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Research Champion Group, Risk Reduction, Sarah Pickup (ADASS), Sarah Pickup: Hertfordshire County Council, Sarah Pickup: PM Challenge Health and Care Champion Group, Service Models, Simon Chapman: National Council for Palliative Care, Tim Parry: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Tom Wright: Age UK, Tony Watson (Carer), UK Dementia Policy Framework, UK Dementia Policy Framework Development, UK Health Forum, UK Home Care Association, University of Worcester, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Involvement
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Recent Book: ABC of Dementia (BMJ Publications)
Summary Dementia specialists working at New Cross Hospital (the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust) and the University of Worcester have co-written a chapter on “Dementia in the Acute Hospital” in a book for medical students and healthcare staff. Preview Text Link … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, New Cross Dementia Project, New Cross Hospital, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Authorial Affiliation, UK, Universal Interest, Wolverhampton
Tagged ABC of Dementia (BMJ Publications), Acute, Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, BMJ Group, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia in the Acute Hospital, Elderly Care and Dementia Service: Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Jelena Jankovic: Dudley and Walsall Mental Health NHS Partnership Trust, Nursing Education, Nursing Homes, Professor Dawn Brooker, University of Worcester, Worcester, Worcester University, Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
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MEETINGDEM Project: Meeting Centres Support Programme (DAA / ADS)
Summary Researchers at the Association for Dementia Studies at the University of Worcester have been commissioned to take part in an international JPND research project (part of the EU Joint Programme for Neurodegenerative Disease), called MEETINGDEM. The formal title of … Continue reading
Posted in Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Access to Care, Access to Services, ADS, Adult Social Care, Association for Dementia Studies, Collaboration, Collaborative Care, Collaborative Projects, Collaborative Working, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Action Alliance Newsletters, Dementia Research, Dutch Meeting Centres Model, Elisabetta Farina: Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi – Onlus, EU Joint Programme for Neurodegenerative Disease, EU Joint Programme: Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND), Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi – Onlus, Health and Social Care, Improving Access, Improving Care for People with Dementia, Independence, Independent Living, Integration of Health and Social Care, International Organisations, International Programmes, Italy, Joanna Rymaszewska: Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastow Slaskich we Wroclawiu, JPND Research Projects, JPND Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), Local Partnerships, Martin Orrell: University College London, Meeting Centres Model, Meeting Centres Support Programme (MSCP), MEETINGDEM Project: Meeting Centres Support Programme, Netherlands, Partnership, Partnership and Collaboration, Partnership Working, Poland, Professor Dawn Brooker, Professor Martin Orrell, Rabih Chattat: Universita di Bologna, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Mapping, Research Networks, Rose-Marie Dröes: VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Social Care, Social Care Volunteers, Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), Universita di Bologna, University College London, University of Worcester, University of Worcester: Association for Dementia Studies, Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastow Slaskich we Wroclawiu, Volunteer Co-ordinators, Volunteering, Volunteers, Volunteers: Part of Care Team, VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Worcester University
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Dementia Care in the Acute General Hospital: Revisited (Journal of Dementia Care)
Summary This article summarises the range of interventions involved in improving care for people with dementia at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. Key components of the New Cross Hospital Dementia Project comprise: A specialist dementia acute medical ward (currently called … Continue reading
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Dementia Research: Coordination Across Europe (PS Events)
Summary A Public Service Events conference, entitled “Dementia Europe: sharing best practice” is to be held on November 27th 2013 at the America Square Conference Centre, London. Some of the speakers at this event were key individuals in the European Joint Action … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, National, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged ALCOVE Project, ALCOVE Recommendations, ALCOVE Synthesis Report: Europe (ALCOVE), ALCOVE: ALzheimer's COoperative Valuation in Europe, Association for Dementia Studies, Bob Woods: Dementia Services Development Centre Wales, Bruges, Coordinating Dementia Research Across Europe, Dementia Research, Dementia-Friendly Bruges, Dementia-Friendly Cities, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Environmental Design, Dementia-Friendly Towns, Dementia-Friendly Villages, Dementievriendelijk Brugge, Eurocarers, Europe, Frank Goodwin: Eurocarers, G8 Dementia Summit, Global Burden of Disease Study, Global Context, Global Outlook, Health and Social Care Integration, Healthcare Policies in Europe, Integrated Dementia Care, Integrated Services, International Organisations, International Programmes, Irene Monsonís Payá: Universitat de València, JPND: Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Making the NHS Among the Best in Europe, Marc Wortmann: Executive Director of Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI), Margje Mahler: Vilans, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Dawn Brooker, Professor Philippe Amouyel: EU Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease Research, PS Events, Public Service Events, Research and Development, Research and Innovation, Research Commitment, Research Mapping, Research Networks, Translational Research, UK Research Strengths in Dementia, University of Worcester
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