Rising to the challenge of dementia care in hospital
Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, was joined by one of the nation’s favourite poets as well as doctors, nurses, voluntary group members and people living with dementia...
View ArticleAchieving quality environments for care at end of life
This guide identifies a number of key environmental principles to help improve privacy and dignity for patients and relatives. Read more »
View ArticleCreative Compassion – Your Stories
This is a transcript of the Creative Compassion workshop, held at the 2nd annual Dementia care in hospitals conference 5th July 2011, in which participants shared stories illustrating their insights...
View ArticleImproving the care of people with dementia in general hospitals
Dignity in dementia; improving care in general hospital settings, a Royal College of Nursing led project, has launched tools to improve the care of people with dementia in general hospitals. Read more »
View ArticleInvolving people living with dementia: What works resource pack
The resource pack is made up 18 cards each aimed at giving specific information, advice and top tips on a range of topics that will help overcome or prevent this, and support people with dementia to...
View ArticleHome care often fails to meet older people’s basic rights, says inquiry
The Equality and Human Rights Commission's inquiry into the home care system in England reveals disturbing evidence that the poor treatment of many older people is breaching their human rights and too...
View ArticleMost patients rate NHS care good or excellent
Patients continue to report improvements in aspects of care that matter most to them, and 84 per cent of patients rated their experience as excellent or very good, according to the results of the 2011...
View ArticleDignity counts when caring for older people
Older people feel that their health problems pose a challenge to their sense of independence, dignity and identity and sometimes the health care they are given makes things worse. According to research...
View ArticleDelivering Dignity: Securing dignity in care for older people in hospitals...
The recently published report from the Commission on Dignity in Care for Older People looks at the undignified care of older people in our hospitals and care homes and how this can be improved. Read...
View ArticleThe Dementia ward champion at Musgrove Park Hospital
The Dementia ward champion at Musgrove Park Hospital ensures that all staff that care for patients with dementia are appropriately trained to provide person centred care with respect and dignity. Read...
View ArticleUsing personal information to support people with dementia in an unfamiliar...
The project aims to familiarise staff in University Hospitals Bristol with ‘This is me’, a simple leaflet devised by the Alzheimer’s Society to support people with dementia in an unfamiliar environment...
View ArticleImproving dementia care in Somerset’s general hospitals
This project aimed to improve dementia care in Somerset’s general hospitals through the secondment of two members of staff from the Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Read more »
View ArticleCharter Mark at the Royal United Hospital Bath
Each ward is being given the opportunity to apply for a Charter Mark, recognising the high quality of care provided to people with dementia whilst in the Royal United Hospital Bath. Read more »
View ArticlePan Bristol approach to Dementia Champions
A Bristol-wide partnership is recruiting, training and supporting dementia champions, so that people with dementia who are admitted to hospitals in Bristol, receive high quality care that is consistent...
View ArticleThe case for tomorrow: facing the beyond
This new report from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services is the successor document to the influential ‘All our Tomorrow’s’ report published in 2002 and articulates six key areas that...
View ArticleDifficult Conversations in Dementia
This handboo outlines ten practical steps to help healthcare professionals deal with an impending difficult conversation with a dementia patient as well as identifying the areas of conversation you...
View ArticleInvolve Me
Involve Me is a new web based tool which helps organisations to record, reflect and report on the way that they involve people with personal experience. Read more »
View ArticleCommitment to the care of people with dementia in hospital settings
This resource developed by the Royal College of Nursing aims to support people working in hospitals to apply five principles for improving the quality of care and support for people with dementia and...
View ArticleCompassion in Practice
Compassion in Practice sets out a vision to embed six values: care, compassion, courage, communication, competence and commitment, known as the Six C’s, throughout the NHS to improve care for patients....
View ArticleNot just a number: Review of home care services
This report published by the Care Quality Commission highlights the findings of inspections of 250 domiciliary care agencies providing at-home support and care. Read more »
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