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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 »
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Dementia Care in Hospital: Building on Strengths
Two hundred hospital staff and volunteers attended an engaging conference in Exeter to explore how to make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia while in hospital. Read more »
Primary care making a difference to people living with dementia
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 »
Brain Waves, issue 47
The February 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: Dementia Adventure; Assisted living; Training. Read more »
Download and view resources from the final day of the leadership programme, Leading for improvement in dementia care
This interactive day enabled participants to explore how to build resilience by learning from when times are hard, and how to build sustainability by building from the best of what we have. Read more »
New figures reveal increase in the number of people being diagnosed with dementia in the South West
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 »
Positive support for measures to improve dementia care at the Royal United Hospital, Bath
A team of health professionals from across the South West visited the hospital in October to see for themselves how people with dementia were cared for and what improvements were in place. The peer review team praised the new system of dementia champions on each ward, and said the Charter Mark scheme, where wards have to meet a set of care standards, was ‘exemplary’. Read more »
Review praises strong leadership and commitment at Yeovil District Hospital
A regional review of Yeovil District Hospital has praised the strong leadership and commitment the Trust has in ensuring the needs of dementia patients are met. Read more »
Dementia prevalence in Cornwall
On Wednesday 1 February, Laurence Reed presented a phone in about dementia in Cornwall, where health authorities estimate there are around 8,000 people with dementia. His guests were Dr Giles Richards, Consultant Psychiatrist and Allison O’Kelly, Community Psychiatric Nurse. Read more »
Brain Waves, issue 46
The January 2012 edition of the Brain Waves newsletter, produced by Innovations in Dementia, includes features on: Shared Lives; Networking events for people with dementia; Dementia-friendly communities in Ireland. Read more »
Dementia Care in Hospital: Building on Strengths
The 3rd Annual South West Dementia and Hospitals Conference will be held on 12 March 2012 at the Rougemont Hotel, Queen Street, Exeter, EX4 3SP. Read more »
Dementia care: How can primary care make a difference?
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 »
Torbay's Norman McNamara in 'Dementia friendly' plan for town
Norman McNamara who is living with the early stages of Dementia wants his home town of Torbay in Devon to become ‘dementia friendly’. Read more »
Improving dementia care in primary care: 10 key steps for General Practice
This Briefing is designed to support GPs and primary health care teams to improve the recognition, diagnosis and management of dementia. Read more »
Improving diagnosis of dementia: 10 key steps for Commissioners and Clinical Commissioning Groups
This Briefing has been prepared as a resource for Commissioners, Clinical Commissioning Groups and local partners to develop and deliver comprehensive action plans to improve the rate of diagnosis of dementia, the diagnosis pathway. Read more »