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National Dementia Plan: Wales
- Author:
- WOODS Bob
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(9), September 2011, pp.923-924.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Living well with dementia: development of the national dementia strategy for England
- Author:
- BANERJEE Sube
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(9), September 2011, pp.917-922.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
An overview of the development and content of the English National Dementia Strategy is provided. The 17 interlinked objectives of the final strategy are presented which provide a critical analysis of the current systems of providing health and social care for people with dementia and their carers.
Land of hope
- Author:
- EATON Lynn
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2009, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Phil Hope, the social care minister for England, talks about the government's new dementia strategy.
Scottish dementia strategy - progress still needed
- Author:
- PEARSON Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 25(6), 2017, pp.27-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
A third national dementia strategy has just been published by the Scottish government, but the author questions how it will differ from the other two. The article describes the historical background, how it was developed, the aims and commitments of the strategy and what the author considers to be its shortcomings. (Original abstract)
Changed priorities for a new dementia strategy
- Authors:
- MANTHORPE Jill, LLIFFE Steve
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 25(2), 2017, pp.12-14.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The authors' argue that a single cure for dementia may never be found and it is wrong for government policy to declare a "war on dementia". This is the third article in their series on what a new dementia strategy could look like. (Edited publisher abstract)
Think pathways, not numbers
- Author:
- SCHNEIDER Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 20(4), July 2012, pp.23-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The rate of diagnosis of dementia has emerged as a political opportunity for the government, highlighting the “diagnosis gap” in various regions around England. Using an indicator that combines the regional diagnosis gap, current prevalence and its expected rate of increase, the National Audit Office found that the South West and East Midlands are facing the biggest challenge. However, the author contends that socio-economic factors may play a large part of the diagnosis gap, essentially rendering it a meaningless metric. This article questions whether statistics on diagnosis rates are reliable or meaningful at the local level, and instead suggests focusing on the diagnosis pathways and outcomes for people with dementia – using preventative measures to delay onset by equipping key areas with the tools they require.
Defeating dementia: building capacity to capitalise on the UK's research strengths
- Author:
- ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH UK
- Publisher:
- Alzheimer's Research UK
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Cambridge
This report discusses the quality of dementia research in the UK and how capacity can be improved to maximise its impact. It argues that building research capacity is essential to effectively tackle the growing prevalence and spiralling social and economic costs of dementia. The research is based upon: bibliometric data looking into the research output and citation impact of UK dementia research; and questionnaire responses providing the experience-based opinions of 120 researchers working in the field. The findings show that capacity in UK dementia research is low, particularly when compared to other major disease areas. Despite this, the quality of UK dementia research is world-class. The high calibre of UK dementia research highlights how much more the field could achieve with more investment and greater capacity. The report argues that the UK’s world-class strengths could be undermined relative to overseas initiatives unless scientists have better opportunities to enter and remain in dementia research, and urges the Government and other policy makers to show still greater commitment to a UK national dementia research strategy.
Tackling dementia across the channel
- Author:
- BAMFORD Sally-Marie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.4.10, 2010, p.26.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A brief look at dementia care in Europe finds that the UK future planning is moving in the right direction.
Scotland's national dementia strategy 2017-2020
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Government
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 26
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This is Scotland’s third national dementia strategy. It builds on the progress over the last ten years in transforming services and improving outcomes for people with dementia, their families and carers. Setting out 21 new commitments, the strategy provides a framework for further action to ensure the realisation of a shared vision where people with dementia and those who care for them have access to timely, skilled and well-coordinated support from diagnosis to end of life which helps achieve the outcomes that matter to them. The commitments set out in the strategy include: enhancing the focus on personalisation and personal outcomes in the delivery of post-diagnostic services; relocating post-diagnostic dementia services in primary care hubs; testing and evaluating Alzheimer Scotland’s Advanced Care Dementia Palliative and End of Life Care Model; identifying ways to make improvements in palliative and end of life care for people with dementia; improving services for people with dementia in acute care and specialist NHS care; ensuring the care home sector takes account of the needs of people with dementia; and supporting the implementation of the Promoting Excellence dementia health and social care workforce framework. (Edited publisher abstract)
Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia 2020: implementation plan: annex 2: roadmaps to 2020 delivery
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 34
- Place of publication:
- London
Annex to the document 'Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020: implementation plan' which sets out the Government's plans to deliver the 50 commitments within the 2020 Challenge. Tables in the Roadmap cover the four main themes of risk reduction; heath and care; dementia awareness; and social action. Details are also provided of the future research and care; research and funding; and increasing research capacity. Tables details the specific commitment; lead organisations; start and end dates; and information on how the impact will be measured. (Edited publisher abstract)