Two local GP dementia leads, Dr Nick Cartmell and Dr Martin Freeman, spoke at the UK Dementia Congress today to champion the valuable contribution of primary care in diagnosis and early support to people living with dementia. Read more »
In this presentation, given at the UK Dementia Congress, Kate Mitchell, Joint Dementia Programme Manager NHS Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, discusses the forthcoming Dementia Prevalence Calculator and how it can support GPs and primary care teams to improve the screening, diagnosis and effective management of dementia. Read more »
In a recent article, published by Guardian Professional, Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia asserts that Primary care holds the key to raising quality of dementia patients’ lives. Read more »
The Dementia care in primary care toolkit is designed to support GPs and primary care teams to improve the screening, diagnosis and effective management of dementia. Read more »
Sir Ian Carruthers, OBE, Chief Executive of NHS South of England, recently wrote to Clinical Commissioning Group Chairs, Directors of Social Services and Primary Care Trust Cluster Chief Execeutives, outlining an ambitious programme of work for the South of England in response to the Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge. Read more »
Two thirds of GPs say many people with dementia are not being diagnosed because they are not making an appointment to see their doctor, an Alzheimer’s Society survey has revealed. Read more »
The independent Nursing and Care Quality Forum would like to hear your views on the quality of nursing and care, and how you think this could be improved. Read more »
The patient choice scheme document provides guidance to all Primary Care Trusts on the broader aspects of the policy on widening patient choice of GP practices. Read more »
Three leading primary care magazines, Nursing in Practice, Management in Practice and GP Business, have come together to to celebrate the success of primary care with the General Practice Awards 2012. Read more »
Two hundred GPs, health and social care staff, and volunteers working in the primary care community attended an engaging conference in Exeter to explore how primary care can make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia. Read more »
New figures have revealed an increase in the number of people being diagnosed with dementia in the South West. The number diagnosed rose by 2,200 in the last year from 28,000 to 30,200. Read more »
Examples from around the country highlight that during the first year of emerging clinical commissioning groups redesigning services, patients are starting to experience improvements in quality of care. Read more »
This guidance published by the British Medical Association (BMA) highlights essential elements that should be included in a clinical commissioning group (CCG) constitution. Read more »
This complimentary conference for GPs, health and social care staff, and volunteers working in the primary care community is sponsored by NHS South of England (West) and the South West Dementia Partnership. Join us on 8 March 2012 at the Rougemont Hotel in central Exeter to find out more. Read more »
This Briefing is designed to support GPs and primary health care teams to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of dementia. Read more »