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  • 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)
  • Primary care
    • Primary care conference 2012
    • GP education and awareness
      • Programme report
    • Awareness resource pack
    • 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
  • Diagnosis
    • 10 Key Steps to improving diagnosis
    • Diagnosing Dementia Guidance and Standards
    • Dementia prevalence and diagnosis
    • Memory services and cafes map
    • Memory Assessment Services
      • Commissioning guidance
      • Expert Reference Group
      • Provider Network (SW)
      • National accreditation programme
      • Memory assessment pathway
  • Communities
    • Dementia friendly communities
      • Dementia Awareness Week 2012
      • Remember the person
    • Care homes
      • Reducing inappropriate prescribing in care homes
      • The role of the primary healthcare team
      • Dementia Quality Mark
      • Awareness leaflets
      • Person centred support plan
      • Care homes newsletter archives
    • Care at home
      • Provider perspective
        • Key messages
      • Autumn workshops
        • Video footage
    • Carers
      • Factsheets for carers
      • Dementia carers pathways booklet
      • Carers support commissioning guide
    • Making involvement count
      • Read pack online
    • Demonstrator sites
      • Dementia advisors
      • Peer support projects
  • Arts
  • End of life care
    • In the earlier stages of dementia
    • In the later stages of dementia
  • Hospital
    • Hospital care conference 2012
      • Relationships poem
    • Conference archives
      • 2011 conference
        • Speakers presentations
        • Workshop presentations
        • Conference poem
        • Photo gallery
        • Video gallery
        • Creative compassion
      • 2010 conference
    • Positive practice compendium
    • Hospital standards
      • The standards
        • Nutrition and hydration needs
      • Relevant, aligned and locally owned
      • Timetable and next steps
      • Continuous improvement
      • Ward champion
      • Positive practice compendium
    • Awareness resource pack
      • Contents
      • Sample library resources
      • Useful organisations
      • Awareness resources library
      • Blueprint for local adoption
      • Share your views
    • Dementia Care in Community Hospitals Network (SW)
    • Peer review
      • Peer review findings
    • Dementia route map
      • Mary’s fall
      • Elizabeth’s cognitive impairment
      • Eric’s vascular dementia
      • George’s infection
    • National Audit
    • Dignity in 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
  • Networks
    • Dementia Clinical Networks
    • Enhancing Quality Programme
    • Leading for improvement programme
      • Core programme
        • Day 2 resources
        • Day 5 resources
    • Commissioners Network (SW)
    • Dementia Care in Community Hospitals Network (SW)
    • Memory Services Provider Network (SW)
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