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 »
By providing information on the services available and how these services are performing in the South West, the Ourhealth website helps patients and carers work with health and care professionals to improve their experiences and the experiences of others. Ourhealth will roll-out across the South of England by the end of December 2012, building on the pilot project in the South West. Read more »
This guide produced by the Social Care Institute for Excellence is aimed primarily at practitioners working in various settings for organisations involved in safeguarding. It is intended to serve as a pointer to the law and to how it can be used. Read more »
The British Medical Association has published a toolkit that provides practical advice to doctors on promoting and protecting the wellbeing of vulnerable adults. Read more »
Patients with dementia in Exeter are benefiting from new ways of working at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, thanks to an older people’s mental health liaison service. Read more »
This compendium is a local enabler for change and seeks to improve outcomes for people with dementia and their carers. Read more »
The South West Hospital Standards in Dementia have been developed in response to the many concerns expressed about poor quality care experienced by people with a dementia when they are in hospital. Action over the next 2 years to implement systematically these 8 standards, alongside the findings of the National Audit of Dementia Care, is intended to transform hospital care for people with a dementia. Read more »
Defines the role and training requirements of the dementia ward champion, developed at Musgrove Park Hospital, part of Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Read more »
A report on the progress of the service which aims to improve recognition and treatment of Dementia and other Mental Health problems in South Gloucestershire. Read more »
Launching a major event by getting everyone on their feet for a rousing song or two may sound more football than NHS, but that was precisely how the highly-successful South West Dementia Partnership Summit 2010 began at Taunton Racecourse in April. Read more »
Older people along with their families and carers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire are finding an additional form of mental health support available at Bristol hospitals. Read more »