Our Health website launched across the South of England
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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 »
Category Archives: Communities
Improving support for people with dementia living within minority ethnic groups
The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia has launched an inquiry into the provision of support for people living with dementia in minority ethnic groups in the UK. Read more »
Extra funding to support people in their own homes
An extra £40m will be added to the Disabled Facilities Grant to enable more older people and adults with disabilities to have better quality of life and also help them remain independent and in their own home for longer. Read more »
How would I know? What can I do?
This guide, developed by the National Council for Palliative Care, for carers and those who work with people with dementia provides advice on how to help with pain and distress in people with the condition. Read more »
Apply for funding to create dementia friendly environments
Expressions of interest are now being accepted from care providers for funding of up to £50 million to improve the surroundings of people living with dementia. Read more »
Voluntary sector strategic partner programme
A new strategic programme will support more effective engagement of voluntary and community organisations in the health and care system, enhancing the sector’s voice and expertise in national policy making. Read more »
Reducing the social isolation of older people
The Government has asked local authorities to identify areas where older people suffer most acutely from loneliness to allow them to tackle the growing problem of social isolation and its harmful effects. Read more »
Telehealth roll out
The Department of Health plans to roll out the use of electronic information and technology to help people manage their health independently, as a way of giving people with long-term conditions control over their own care. Read more »
Making one million dementia friends
One million people are needed to take part in the nation’s biggest ever call to action to challenge the way the public thinks and acts on dementia. Read more »
NHS South of England Dementia Challenge Fund 2012
Communities across the South of England are benefitting from an extra £9 million to enhance treatment, care and support for people living with dementia, their families and carers. Read more »
Establishing dementia friendly communities in Hampshire
Hampshire has secured Dementia Challenge Funds to establish sustainable dementia friendly communities, reaching as wide a range of different communities as possible. Read more »
Delivering major improvements in dementia care and research by 2015: A report of progress
This report by the three Champion Groups leading the Prime Minister’s challenge on dementia provides an update on progress since the launch of the Challenge in March 2012. Read more »
Commitment to the care of people with dementia in hospital settings
This resource developed by the Royal College of Nursing aims to support people working in hospitals to apply five principles for improving the quality of care and support for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 55
The October 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, features: York Dementia Without Walls project; accessible writing; commentary from Peter Jones and an obituary to James Douglas. Read more »
Find me good care
Social Care Institute for Excellence has launched a new service called ‘Find Me Good Care’, to help people find good care in response to research that reveals many people are mystified by the care system. Read more »
Creating a dementia-friendly city
Findings from the York Dementia Without Walls project which explored how to make York a good place to live for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 54
The September 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, features: Memory aware mid Devon; Dementia-friendly services and GeniUS York. Read more »
Lessons for commissioning dementia services in the South West
This report shares findings from a South West study into the factors that achieved real change and improvement for people living with dementia, their carers and families. Read more »
Carers and telecare
A recent report published by Carers UK, ‘Carers and telecare’, examines the evidence and opportunities provided by telecare and telehealth and the barriers to greater take-up. Read more »
Dementia-friendly virtual care home
The Dementia Services Development Centre’s virtual care home has been shortlisted in the ‘Improving care with technology’ category in the Health Service Journal Awards. Read more »