Dr Karim Saad describes the development and benefits of a new Integrated care Pathway for Young Onset Dementia in the West Midlands, and explains how its process maps work in practice Author/s: Karim Saad For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you…...
Recent legislatopn obliges Primary Care Trusts to implement ‘shared care’ protocols – collaboration between GPs and hospital specialists – for people with dementia. Steve Iliffe, Jane Wilcock and Deborah Haworth explain ‘shared care’ and suggest how PCTs should proceed. Author/s: Steve Iliffe, Jane Wilcock, Deborah Haworth For the full article please see the PDF download…...
Christian Muller Hergl describes a radically different system of dementia care training which involves whole teams and managers in the process of change Author/s: Christian Muller Hergl For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Jenny LaFontaine discusses the opportunities and challenges presented in seeking to provide person-centred care to younger people with dementia, in the Birmingham Working Age Dementia Service Author/s: Jenny LaFontaine For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Responsibility for the health care of prisoners was transferred to Primary Care Trusts from April 2003. Aileen Murray reviews what is known about care and conditions for older prisoners with dementia, highlighting a need for further research Author/s: Aileen Murray For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...
By Helen Gilmour Author/s: Helen Gilmour For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
South Birmingham: The Alzheimer’s Society and a Primary Care Trust in Birmingham are working together through a highly successful GP referral scheme. Barry Weir explains Author/s: Barry Weir For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
In this last of five articles on developing a benchmarking tool for person-centred care, Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards and Tracy Packer discuss ways to take the work forward through involvement of as many practitioners as possible Author/s: Caroline Baker, Paul Edwards, Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the…...
In response to a recent article, Brenda Walker discusses a particular structure she has found to be very successful for providing specialist homecare services for people with dementia Author/s: Brenda Walker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....
Anne Wiles and Dawn Brooker report on a survey which aimed to discover the extent to which complementary therapies are being used with people with dementia, and whether they have been found to be effective Author/s: Anne Wiles, Dawn Brooker For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full…...