News Social care reform threatened by Brexit turmoil Our comment in response to today’s reports that the social care Green Paper may have been ‘ditched’ to free resources for no-deal Brexit planning
Information Hospitals: Other resources Find other useful organisations and resources to support somebody with dementia when they need hospital care.
Advice Hospital discharge Advice and information for people affected by dementia on the hospital discharge process.
Advice During a hospital stay Advice and practical tips for carers on ensuring somebody with dementia receives good care while they're in hospital.
Advice Going into hospital Hospitals can be disorientating and frightening for someone with dementia, but there is a lot that can be done to make their stay easier to manage.
Support us Cross-Party Group inquiry into hospital care The Cross-Party Group on dementia in the National Assembly for Wales has launched an inquiry into hospital care - and they want to hear from you.
Information Enhanced care: A specialist hospital ward for people who have dementia A Southampton hospital is giving patients with dementia a better chance of returning to their own homes. 01 October 2018 0
News New Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock makes first major speech He revealed his three early priorities for the NHS, which are technology, health and care workforce and prevention, to support the Long Term Plan for the NHS and transform health and social care.
News New approaches to funding, commissioning and regulation needed to meet people’s health and care needs The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report today (Tuesday 3 July) following the completion of 20 local authority area reviews, exploring how older people move between health and social care services and making recommendations for change.
News NICE updates guideline on dementia for first time in 10 years Today (Wednesday 20 June 2018), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishes the updated guideline on dementia.
News NHS England launches plan to reduce long stays in hospital The NHS has today (Wednesday 13 June) announced plans to free up thousands of hospital beds and improve patient care by cutting long stays in hospitals.
News Rising admissions to A&E for people with dementia due to ‘threadbare’ social care system An Alzheimer’s Society investigation has discovered tens of thousands of people with dementia each year are being admitted to Accident and Emergency because inadequate social care is leaving them unprotected from falls and infections.
