Across the gaps in primary care

Northern Ireland: Claire Mullan of Alzheimer’s Society Northern Ireland explains how the ACROSS project has helped to raise both awareness and standards in primary care for people with dementia and their families. Author/s: Claire Mullan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if...

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Early-stage dementia: towards better services

Belfast: Describing the first year of a community project, Natalie Magee stresses the importance of services being in place to help people as soon as dementia has been diagnosed. Author/s: Natalie Magee For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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GPs – we need you

Shirley Nurock’s husband, himself a GP, developed Alzheimer’s disease in his fifties. Looking back, she can see how better and more sensitive primary care services might have eased the trauma of those years for the whole family. Author/s: Shirley Nurock For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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Commissioning dementia care – an emerging strategy?

The latest changes in the NHS – Primary Care Groups – bring opportunities for improving dementia services in primary care, as Steve Iliffe reports. Penny Weaver adds a voluntary sector view. Author/s: rg/admin/jdcarticles-amend.pl For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Across the great divide

Kirsteen Cameron and Dr KF O’Neill report on inter-agency collaboration in Glasgow. Author/s: Kirsteen Cameron, KF O’Neill For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Responding to dementia in primary care

GPs need help to make the diagnosis of dementia and take appropriate action. Steve Iliffe throws light on their difficulties reporting on the progress of training and projects to formulate guidelines for primary care. Author/s: Steve Iliffe For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...

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Promoting a new kind of partnership

1995’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Week focuses on primary health care and the relationship between GPs and carers. Harry Cayton describes the main findings of a new report and hopes for greater understanding on both sides. Author/s: Harry Cayton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...

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Why GPs have a bad reputation

GPs have been criticised for their failure to make the diagnosis of dementia that could open access to vital support services for carers. Steve Iliffe argues that GPs have the diagnostic skills, but many other factors get in the way. He makes specific proposals to improve training and audit services. Author/s: Steve Iliffe For the...

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