• Be alert to the signs and symptoms of memory problems.
• Take time to ask the right questions. These might include,
  • When speaking do you have more difficulty in finding the right word or tend to use the wrong words more than you used to?
  • Are you having trouble concentrating and/or remembering things that have happened recently?
  • Have you had any concerns about your memory in the last 6 months?
• Reassure, and actively debunk stigma associated with memory problems and dementia

Factsheets about dementia

• What is dementia? Alzheimer’s Society (2010)
• What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s Society (2010)
• What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)? Alzheimer’s Society (2010)
• What is dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB)? Alzheimer’s Society (2010)
• What is fronto-temporal dementia (including Pick’s disease)? Alzheimer’s Society (2010)
• What is Korsakoff’s syndrome? Alzheimer’s Society (2010)
• What is posterior cortical atrophy (PCA)? Alzheimer’s Society (2010)
• What is vascular dementia? Alzheimer’s Society (2010)

Education and training resources for GPs and primary health care teams

• Dementia Care in Primary Care Toolkit (South West Dementia Partnership, 2012)
• The dementia gateway (Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2010)
• The open dementia e-learning programme (Social Care Institute for Excellence, 2009)