The NHS Commissioning Board has announced funding to help local communities to build meaningful partnerships between Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) charities, community groups and social enterprises. Read more »
The latest newsletter provides an update on work to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of dementia within the South West of England. Read more »
This document published by the NHS Commissioning Board outlines the role that Clinical Senates will play in providing strategic clinical advice and leadership across a broad geographical area to clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), health and wellbeing boards (HWB) and the NHS Commissioning Board from April 2013. Read more »
The NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) has recently published a document which supports the planning for Direct Commissioning responsibilities for 2013/14. Read more »
The Department of Health has announced that it is to hold a review looking at how the Liverpool Care Pathway for Dying Patients (LCP) is being used in practice. Read more »
The Dementia Prevalence Calculator presents an opportunity for all health communities to gain a better understanding of their local estimated prevalence of dementia in the community, and among people living in local care homes. Read more »
The Dementia Prevalence Calculator presents an opportunity for all health communities to gain a better understanding of their local estimated prevalence of dementia in the community, and among people living in local care homes. Read more »
This resource pack sets out key steps for Commissioners, and key steps for General Practices to improving diagnosis, and diagnosis pathways. Read more »
This improvement plan template has been produced as a resource for Clinical Commissioning Groups and general practices, to assist with the design and delivery of local improvement plans to achieve improved outcomes for people living with dementia, and their carers/families in line with Everyone Counts: Planning for Patients 2013/14, and Domain 2 of the NHS Outcomes Framework 2013-14. Read more »
This year’s Dementia care in hospitals conference will be held on 8th March 2013 at Taunton Racecource. Book your place now Read more »
Alzheimer’s Society has produced an interactive map which highlights the number of people who have a diagnosis of dementia across the UK. The latest data shows wide variation between local areas. Read more »
NICE has launched a consultation on 14 proposed new indicators for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) 2014/15 including four in the dementia clinical domain. Read more »
In line with the commitments set out in the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, the Our Health website has been rolled out across the South of England. Read more »
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a new set of care quality measures which aim to drive up the quality of care experienced by people with dementia in hospitals. Read more »