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Diagnosis
Dementia Prevalence Calculator
Introduction
Guidance
FAQs
Improvement plan
Dementia diagnosis resource pack
1. Understand demand
2. Memory assessment
3. Community support
4. Improve monitor review
5. Promote transparency
6. Educate; promote
7. Recognise
8. Find cases
9. Coding
10. Review prescribing
Memory services and cafes map
Memory Assessment Services
Peer Review (SW)
Commissioning guidance
Expert Reference Group
Provider Network (SW)
National accreditation programme
Memory assessment pathway
Primary care
QOF information
Primary care conference 2012
GP education and awareness
Programme report
Primary care toolkit
1. Dementia care
Role of GPs
Managing a long term condition
Shared decision-making
Safeguarding vulnerable adults
Mental capacity and consent
Specialist advice – later stages
2. Recognition and screening
Specialist assessment
After diagnosis
Carers
End of life care
3. Improving diagnosis
10 key steps for General Practice
1. Think dementia
2. Check
3. Recognise
4. Assess
5. Refer
6. Record
7. Review
8. Case find
9. Code
10. Engage
10 key steps for Commissioners
1. Improve awareness
2. Promote recognition
3. Improve access
4. Build capacity
5. Standardise coding
6. Find cases
7. Audit prescribing
8. Focus on outcomes
9. Monitor and support
10. Promote transparency
Cognitive assessment tools
Awareness resource pack
Commissioning
Models of care
Introduction
Developing a new model
Defining a model of care
Consistent themes
The dementia journey
A refreshed model
Listening to people living with dementia
Designing services focused on outcomes
Facing the challenge of a new model
Six key messages
Commissioning framework
Dementia Commissioning Pack
Commissioning resources
Commissioners Network (SW)
Lessons for commissioning
Communities
Awareness
A Day to Remember campaign
A Day to Remember film
How to have difficult conversations
Dementia awareness week, May 2012
Remember the person
Arts
Dementia friendly communities
Funding
Designing cities
Designing care homes
Design innovation
Designing housing
Designing hospital environments
Care homes
Reducing inappropriate prescribing in care homes
The role of the primary healthcare team
Care at home
Provider perspective
Key messages
Autumn workshops
Video footage
Carers
Factsheets for carers
Devon dementia carers pathways booklet
Carers support commissioning guide
Making involvement count
Read pack online
Networks
Dementia Network SW
Commissioners Network SW
Community Hospitals SW
Diagnosis Pathway ERG
Memory Services Providers SW
Enhancing Quality Programme
Hospital
Hospital care conference 2013
Hospital standards
The standards
Nutrition and hydration needs
Relevant, aligned and locally owned
Timetable and next steps
Continuous improvement
Ward champion
Positive practice compendium
Positive practice compendium
Projects
Dementia friendly hospitals
Peer review
Stage 1, 2011
Process
Hospital findings
Community Hospitals Network
Hospital care conference 2012
Relationships poem
Awareness resource pack
Contents
Sample library resources
Useful organisations
Awareness resources library
Blueprint for local adoption
Dementia route map
Mary’s fall
Elizabeth’s cognitive impairment
Eric’s vascular dementia
George’s infection
National Audit
Dignity in dementia
End of life
In the earlier stages of dementia
In the later stages of dementia
Prescribing
Safety reviews
NICE guidelines
Antipsychotics
Assuring quality and safety
Decision support tools
Needs assessment
Prescribing guidelines
Undertaking audits
Workforce
Learning pathway
Step 1 Essential dementia awareness
Introduction
1 What is dementia?
2 What causes dementia?
3 Diagnosing dementia
4 The dementia journey
5 What does having dementia mean?
6 Effect on feelings and emotions
7 Behaviours that challenge us
8 Person centred approaches
9 Supporting the person with dementia
10 Some other causes of confusion
11 Quiz
Feedback
Step 2 Further knowledge in dementia
Introduction
1 Causes of dementia
2 Common difficulties
3 General health and wellbeing
4 Person centred care
5 Equality and diversity
6 Life history work
7 Positive communication
8 Behaviours that challenge us
9 Medication
10 Safeguarding issues
11 Legislation
12 Supporting carers
13 End of life care
14 Final points
15 Quiz
Feedback
Step 3 Behaviours that challenge us
Introduction
Workbook 1 and 2 refresher
1. Defining behaviours that challenge us
2. Physical needs and physical health
3. Psychological and social needs
4. Influence of personality
5. Neurological impairment
6. Delirium, hallucinations and delusions
7. Impact of the environment
8. Focus on excessive walking (wandering)
9. Focus on aggression
10. Focus on vocally disruptive behaviour
11. Focus on repetitive behaviour
12. Focus on sexual expression
13. Communication
14. Life history
15. Environment
16. Observation tools
17. Validation therapy
18. Working with families and friends
19. Medication
20. Quiz
Feedback
Dementia e-learning
Learning library
Awareness leaflets
Dementia competency framework
Read online
Learning4Health
Commissioning guidance
Introduction
Role of commissioners
Outcomes
Planning model
Checklist
Analyse
Plan
Do
Review
Care pathway
Competencies
Core principles
Competency framework
Learning and education
Ambition
NICE Quality Statement
References
Dementia support workers
Innovation
Memory matters
Plymouth
South Gloucestershire
Swindon
Wiltshire
Australia
Housing 21 Dementia Voice
Staffordshire
Nottingham
Regional network
Dementia qualifications
Dementia Challenge
Projects
Allocations
Summary
Application archive
Scope and eligibility
Priority areas for consideration
Application documents
Evaluation criteria
Selection process
Governance
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