In this poster presentation, given at the UK Dementia Congress, Edana Minghella, proposes a new understanding of the dementia journey and a revised model of care for dementia, aimed at improving experiences and outcomes, and informing service redesign and commissioning. Read more »
The Design Council have launched five design concepts to help people with dementia and their carers live better, including: buddiband; ode; Dementia Dog; Grouple and Trading Times. Read more »
This briefing paper, published by the 2020 Public Services Hub, explores the challenges of quality and funding for the adult social care sector through the lens of the personalisation agenda. Read more »
This new report from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services is the successor document to the influential ‘All our Tomorrow’s’ report published in 2002 and articulates six key areas that require attention to create the environment to build better care and wellbeing services for older people. Read more »
The March 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: EVA radio; Our lives, our story conference; Dementia friendly communities in Ireland. Read more »
Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse. According to research funded by UK Research Council’s New Dynamics of Ageing programme (NDA), healthcare providers must avoid taking a ‘blanket view’ of how to help older people cope with the ageing process. Read more »
The Department of Health has published a discussion paper which explores personal health budgets for people receiving NHS continuing healthcare. Read more »
This report published by the NHS Conferation’s Mental Health Network makes a number of recommendations for Government, the NHS Commissioning Board and emerging clinical commissioning groups for developing an outcomes-based approach to improving mental health. Read more »
The Personnel Social Service Research Unit and Housing LIN have jointly published the evaluation of the Department of Health’s Extra Care Housing Fund. Read more »
This report published by the Alzheimer’s Society and MHP Health Mandate articulates the views from a recent workshop on the commissioning of effective dementia services in the new world. It puts forward recommendations to Government, the NHS and interested groups about how such services can be improved. Read more »
The final workshop in the Caring for our future engagement brought together the discussion leaders and reference group members to articulate their vision for care and support in 2025 and identify the practical steps required to achieve that vision. Read more »
A new Alzheimer’s Society report ‘Getting personal? Making personal budgets work for people with dementia’, is calling for the personal budget system to be adapted to meet the specific needs of people with dementia. Read more »
Your Story Matters will support the delivery of new ways of working to realise dementia friendly communities with well trained staff across England during 2011/2012. Read more »
By April 2014, everyone who is eligible for NHS Continuing Healthcare will have the right to ask for a personal health budget including a direct payment. Read more »
The Government has launched Caring for our future: shared ambitions for care and support – a discussion with people who use care and support services, carers, local councils, care providers and the voluntary sector, about the priorities for improving care and support. Read more »