Palliative care for dementia
An article examined perceived barriers to the delivery of high quality palliative care for people with dementia in England. It identified four broad themes: ambivalence towards the systematization of care;
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Tag: Dementia
University of Cumbria bid to improve dementia education
The University of Cumbria is one of a group of universities which have developed a new curriculum to improve dementia education across the country. It has been designed as a
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£2.25 million trial for vascular dementia treatment
Researchers at Queen’s University aim to find out if a drug for blood pressure could be effective in treating vascular dementia in a new £2.25million clinical trial. The trial, which
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Relaunch of DSDC online undergraduate dementia course
The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) have announced the re-launch of their online, undergraduate course ‘Improving dementia care.’ This 15 week distance learning course is for health and social care
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A chance to change the way we think about dementia
Our attitude and approach to helping people with dementia can be as important as medicine and scientific research, says Katherine Blaker. At the G8 summit today there will be lots
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CQC launches national review of dementia care
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to carry out focused inspections of some 150 care homes and acute hospitals to review how people with dementia are cared for in England.
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£7m dementia centre in Gwynedd gets the go-ahead
A £7M scheme to provide specialist dementia care and create 100 new jobs has been given the green light. Councillors in Gwynedd unanimously overturned a recommendation by officials to reject
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ENRICH dementia care home project launched
The ENRICH project to increase dementia research in Care Homes in Scotland was launched at a care homes conference in Glasgow on last week. The project will provide support for
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Dementia ‘safe haven’ established in Surrey based on national vision
A specialist maritime care home, in Banstead, Surrey, is looking to reach out to individuals and families living with the challenges of dementia, in support of the national drive to
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Webwatch – Life Changes Trust
The Life Changes Trust (LCT) has been founded to transform the life chances of: ? young people leaving care ? people newly diagnosed with dementia and their carers. In Scotland,
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