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NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia opens for entries

22 May, 2013

Professionals working in dementia care can now bid for a share of an £150,000 prize fund for redesigning dementia services around patients. The Secretary of … Read more → – NHS Innovation Challenge Prize for Dementia opens for entries

Report marks progress in first year of Dementia Challenge

15 May, 2013

The Dementia Challenge champion groups have produced a report on their progress since the challenge was launched in March 2012. It describes achievements in the … Read more → – Report marks progress in first year of Dementia Challenge

NICE publishes dementia quality standard and commissioning guide

3 April, 2013

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published a quality standard on the care of people with dementia. It has also published … Read more → – NICE publishes dementia quality standard and commissioning guide

‘Making a Difference to Dementia’ nursing vision and strategy launched

19 March, 2013

The Department of Health has launched a new nursing vision and strategy for dementia care at the Healthcare Innovation Expo. It makes clear that every … Read more → – ‘Making a Difference to Dementia’ nursing vision and strategy launched

Live blog from Dementia Village at Healthcare Innovation Expo

12 March, 2013

On 13 March, the Department of Health will be running a live blog from the Dementia Village at Healthcare Innovation Expo. We will be adding … Read more → – Live blog from Dementia Village at Healthcare Innovation Expo

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Actress Ruth Jones launches Dementia Awareness Week | Alzheimer's Society

Dementia Awareness Week™, our annual flagship awareness-raising campaign in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has kicked off. The theme of this … Read more »Actress Ruth Jones launches Dementia Awareness Week | Alzheimer's Society

Doctors told to improve dementia diagnosis rates | guardian.co.uk

Doctors will be set a target to diagnose another 160,000 dementia sufferers in a government drive to tackle the incurable brain condition. Jeremy … Read more »Doctors told to improve dementia diagnosis rates | guardian.co.uk

Hydrated and happy | D4Dementia, blog by Beth

Dehydration is one of the biggest challenges facing anyone caring for someone who is older or living with dementia. Many older people are known to be … Read more »Hydrated and happy | D4Dementia, blog by Beth

How social workers can make personal budgets work for people with dementia | Community Care

Uptake of personal budgets among people with dementia still lags behind most other client groups. Three in five people with dementia assessed as … Read more »How social workers can make personal budgets work for people with dementia | Community Care

Bridging the health-social care gap: life as a joint commissioner for dementia | Community Care

Walsall's approach to jointly commissioning dementia care has been praised in Nice guidance. Joint commissioner Michael Hurt tells Natalie Valios … Read more »Bridging the health-social care gap: life as a joint commissioner for dementia | Community Care

Police use GPS trackers to find people with dementia | BBC News

Sussex Police has become the first force in Britain to pay for GPS tracking to help people with dementia. The device aims to help find those with … Read more »Police use GPS trackers to find people with dementia | BBC News

Majority of people living alone with dementia feel lonely | Alzheimer’s Society

Nearly two thirds (62 per cent) of more than 250,000 people with dementia who live on their own are lonely, according to Alzheimer’s Society’s … Read more »Majority of people living alone with dementia feel lonely | Alzheimer’s Society

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