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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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Latest Dementia Assessment and Referral Data for 2018 (NHS England)
Summary NHS England has published dementia assessment and referral statistics, as of November 2018. These statistics aim to monitor and improve (i) the identification of older patients with dementia and delirium, (ii) assessment and appropriate referral and (iii) follow-up after people have been … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Commissioning, Community Care, Delirium, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Acute Care, Acute Hospitals, Acute Trusts, Acute Trusts: Find and Assess/Investigate Measures, Assessment, Assessment and Referral, Case Finding, Case Finding for Patients with Dementia, Checks for Dementia at Age 75 Years, Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG): Refer/Inform Measures, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Community and Mental Health Trusts, Community Service Providers, Community Service Providers (Community and Mental Health Trusts), Community Services, Community Services Providers, Dementia Assessment and Referral 2015-16, Dementia Assessment and Referral Data, Dementia Assessment and Referral Data Collection, Dementia Assessment and Referral Statistics, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospital, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in Emergency Departments, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Dementia Case Finding, Dementia Case Finding Scheme, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia CQUIN, Dementia CQUIN: FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), Dementia Diagnostic Assessment, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Liaison Services, Dementia Statistics, Diagnosis and Referral, Discharge Planning, Early Diagnosis, FAIR (Find; Assess and Investigate; Refer), FAIRI: Find Assess/Investigate Refer/Inform, FAR: Find Assess Refer, General Hospitals, General Practice, General Practice Performance Data, Identification and Referral, Incentive Payments, Liaison Mental Health Services, Liaison Psychiatry Services, Liaison Services, Mental Health and Community Services, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation “CQUIN” Payment Framework (Department of Health), National Dementia CQUIN, Performance Incentives, Referral and Assessment, Referrals, Timely Diagnosis
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National Audit of Intermediate Care 2017 (NAIC)
Summary The National Audit of Intermediate Care (NAIC)’s latest annual report attempts to provide comprehensive data on intermediate care services. It supplies a refreshed audit of intermediate care services delivering care and support to “older people living with complex conditions; … Continue reading →
Posted in 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, Management of Condition, Mental Health, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Physiotherapy, Quick Insights, RCN, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Accessibility of Intermediate Care, Ageing Population, AGILE, AGILE: Professional Network of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Alternatives to Hospital Admission, Alternatives to Hospital Care, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Bed Based Intermediate Care, Bed Based Intermediate Care Services: Workforce, Bed Based Services, Bed Occupancy, Bed-Based Intermediate Care Services, Bed/Home and Step Up/Down Provision, Benchmarking, BGS, British Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Care Integration, Challenging Behaviour, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Claire Holditch: Programme Director of NHS Benchmarking Network, Cognitive Impairment, College of Occupational Therapists, College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section for Older People (COTSS-OP), Community Care Services, Community Hospitals, Community-Based Interventions, Community-Based Rehabilitation Services, Community-Based Services, Community-Based Support, COTSS-OP: College of Occupational Therapists Specialist Section for Older People, Crisis Home Treatment, Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (CRHT), Crisis Response, Crisis Response Services, Crisis Support, David Bramley: Deputy Head and Programme Lead for Long-Term Conditions Older People and End of Life Care Team Medical Directorate at NHS England, Dawne Garrett: Older People and Dementia Care at Royal College of Nursing, Delayed Discharges, Delayed Transfers of Care, Demand for Intermediate Care, Demographics and Processes, Dependency Levels, Destination on Discharge, Discharge Destination, Discharge of Hospital Patients With Care and Support Needs, Discharge Planning, Dr Dawn Moody: Associate National Clinical Director for Older People (NHS England), Dr Martin Vernon: National Clinical Director for Older People and Integrated Care, Elderly Rehabilitation Services, Finance, Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT), Home Based Intermediate Care, Home Based Services, Hospital Discharge, Integrated and Community-Based Care, Integration, Intermediate Care, Intermediate Care Beds, Intermediate Care Capacity, Intermediate Care Geriatrician, Intermediate Care Teams, Intermediate Care: Commissioner Spend, Iola Shaw: Long Term Conditions Older People and EOLC Medical Directorate at NHS England, Later Life, Length of Stay, Length of Stay (LoS), Local Strategic Planning, Mental Health Provision in Intermediate Care Services, Modified Barthel Index (MBI), Multi-Agency Integration, Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), NAIC 2017, NAIC Steering Group, National Audit of Intermediate Care, National Audit of Intermediate Care (2017), National Audit of Intermediate Care: NAIC 2017, NHS Benchmarking, NHS Benchmarking Network, NHS RightCare, Occupational Therapists, Older People’s Specialists’ Forum, Partnership Working, Patient Flows, Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM), RCP: Royal College of Physicians, Re-ablement Services, Re-admission Avoidance Scheme (RAS), Reablement, Reablement Services, Readmissions for Patients with Long Term Conditions, Recovery Rehabilitation and Reablement Services, Reference Costs, Referrals, Rehabilitation Services, Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), Services Maximising Independence, Services Reducing Use of Hospitals, Skills / Disciplines Mix, Staffing Levels, Staffing Levels and Skill Mix, Step Down, Step Up, Strategic Planning, Strategic Planning and Commissioning, Sunderland Community Scheme, Therapy Outcome Measure (TOMS), Trans-Disciplinary Roles, Variation in Commissioning, Vulnerable Adults, Whole System Impact, Whole System Patient Flows, Workforce
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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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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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Quality Standard for People with Sight Loss and Dementia (Royal College of Ophthalmologists / Vision 2020 UK)
Summary The Royal College of Ophthalmologists and the Vision 2020 UK Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group Committee have released their quality standard for patients with dementia and sight loss. It is based upon seven quality statements, intended to help … Continue reading →
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Tagged Assessment and Referral, Association of British Dispensing Opticians, Best Interests of Patients, Caldicott Principle 7: Best Interests, Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI), Cognitive Impairment, College of Optometrists, Creating Dementia Friendly Hospitals, Dementia and Sight Loss Group, Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group, Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group (DASLIG), Dementia Friendly Hospitals Charter, Dementia-Friendly Hospitals, Design and Adaptation of Clinics, Driving Local Change for Effective and Efficient Eye Care Services, DSDC Virtual Hospital, Enhancing the Healing Environment (EHE), Environmental Design, Expressive Dysphasia, Eye Clinic Liaison Officer (ECLO), Eye Clinics, Eye Examinations, Eye Examinations for People With Dementia, Eyecare Action Groups, Eyecare Services, Identification and Referral, Identifying People With Dementia, Improving Referral Pathways, Information and Advice, Information and Advice Services, Information and Support for Carers, Information and Support for Patients and Carers, Learning Difficulties, Learning Disabilities, Local Hospital Eye Clinics, Low Vision Clinics, Macular Society, Measures to Support Good Practice, Mental Capacity and Best Interests, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, National Institute for Health and Care Excellent (NICE) Quality Standards Format (Emulation), NHS Accessible Information Standard, Ophthalmic Services Guidance, Ophthalmology Departments, Patient Safety, Quality Standard for People with Sight Loss and Dementia, Quality Standards, Referrals, RNIB, RNIB Cymru, RNIB Scotland, RNIB UK Practice and Development Team, Royal College of Ophthalmologists, Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB), Shorter Waiting Times and Longer Appointments, Sight Loss Advisers, Signage, Stirling University’s Dementia Services Development Centre Virtual Hospital, Support for Carers of People with Dementia, Thomas Pocklington Trust, UK Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group Committee, VISION 2020 UK, VISION 2020 UK Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group (DaSLIG) Committee, Vision 2020 UK Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group Committee, Visual Agnosia, Wilberforce Trust
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GP Incentive Schemes to Reduce Referrals to Hospital? (BBC News / Pulse / NHS England / Department of Health)
Summary GP practices may sometimes receive incentive payments for reducing the number of patients referred to hospital, according to an investigation by Pulse. The aim of NHS leaders is to reduce inappropriate patient referrals, i.e. where patients can be better … Continue reading →
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Latest Dementia Assessment and Referral Data: to May 2015 and June 2015 (NHS England)
Summary Dementia assessment and referral data collection has been mandatory for all NHS funded trusts providing acute services, since April 2013. These statistics indicate the number and proportion of patients aged 75 and older, admitted as an emergency for more … Continue reading →
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Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020: £300m Government Funding Planned For Dementia Research (BBC News / Department of Health)
Summary In the wake of the three-year Prime Minister’s “Dementia Challenge” (2012), David Cameron has announced the follow-up Prime Minister’s Challenge On Dementia 2020. The plan is to further transform dementia research, dementia care and support. It is anticipated that … Continue reading →
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