Training in creative health practice
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A timely dementia diagnosis should be a fundamental right, argues a new “Consensus Statement” signed by a group of 27 dementia experts. In the statement, the experts call for better funded and evidence-based dementia care pathways to make timely diagnosis a reality and say that health services must commit to returning diagnosis rates to pre-pandemic…
Dementia United, in collaboration with clinicians, business intelligence colleagues and members of the Dementia United Dementia Carers Expert Reference Group, has developed a dementia data dashboard for Greater Manchester. The dashboard shows dementia diagnoses rates across all ten boroughs of Greater Manchester, as well as documenting lived experience, quality of care and quality of life…
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has launched a new national campaign entitled ‘Care Can’t Wait’. The campaign aims to raise awareness about what adult social care is and how it enables millions of people to live their life on their own terms. The campaign website has a downloadable toolkit, and offers…
Average length of stay in a care home has decreased to around 13 months, compared with 1.8 years before the pandemic and 2.2 years in 2011, according to figures quoted by the Downing investment company. The company states that the sector is changing because the needs of those moving into care are increasingly acute. Mark…
Falls are three times more common among care home residents than people of similar age living in the community, but new research published by the British Medical Journal has shown a way to achieve significant improvements. Pip Logan and colleagues (BMJ 7 December) developed and tested the Guide to Action Care Home (GtACH) programme, in…
Carers UK has partnered with Access Social Care to provide AccessAva, an online resource for unpaid carers in England to access free, independent legal support. AccessAva is available 24/7 and provides legal information, guidance or letters to help resolve issues with social care. It includes guidance on carers’ rights, including accessing a carer’s assessment, alternative…