What’s new on the Dementia Partnerships specialist knowledge portal.
The Many Faces of Dementia
This online course enables you to gain a unique insight into dementia through the stories, symptoms and science behind four less common diagnoses of dementia, the people involved and the implications of these for our wider understanding. Read more » A Whole Systems Approach to understanding psychological symptoms in delirium and dementia
This Yorkshire and the Humber Dementia and Older Peooples Mental Health Clinkcal Network event chaired by Dr Rod Kersh provided attendees with an opportunity to hear from local and national innovators and carers to better understand psychological symptoms in delirium and dementia. Read more » Risk reduction of cognitive decline and dementia
World Health Organization (WHO) Guidelines recommends that people can reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia by getting regular exercise, not smoking, avoiding harmful use of alcohol, controlling their weight, eating a healthy diet, and maintaining healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Read more » Music for Dementia 2020
Music for Dementia 2020 is campaigning to make music free for people living with dementia by 2020. Led by The Utley Foundation, the campaign is a direct and positive response to the Commission into Dementia and Music report What would life be – without a song and dance, what are we?. Read more » What would life be – without a song or dance, what are we?
This report by the Commission on Dementia and Music outlines the value and benefits of music for people with dementia and looks at the important next steps which can be taken to ensure that everyone with dementia is able to access music. Read more » Driving with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: Consensus guidelines for clinicians
The issue of driving with dementia or mild cognitive impairment is of vital importance to patients, their families and friends, and their clinicians. These guidelines set out the responsibilities of clinicians to their patients, and provide a framework for thinking about the management of their driving safety. Read more » Dementia Commissioning know how guide
This resource aims to enable Clinical Commissioning Groups to achieve and maintain dementia diagnosis rate of at least two-thirds of the estimated number of people with dementia, and improve the quality of and access to post diagnostic care for people living with dementia and their carers. Read more » Dementia Care Pathway: full implementation guidance
The Dementia Care Pathway: full implementation guidance, published by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH), sets out key commissioning and service development considerations in the delivery and quality of care and support for people living with dementia and their families and carers. Read more » Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers
This NICE guideline covers diagnosing and managing dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease). It aims to improve care by making recommendations on training staff and helping carers to support people living with dementia. Read more » Do I see what you see?
In this film, produced by Created Out Of Mind, people share stories and experiences of living with Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA), a rare form of dementia that commonly affects vision. Read more »