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.
Hospitals
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.
Enhanced care: A specialist hospital ward for people who have dementia
From the October/November 2018 issue of Dementia together magazine, we report on a ward in Southampton with a specialist approach to dementia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
10 point plan for integrated dementia care
Our 10 point plan is a tool for Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs), Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and other collaborative working partnerships to help them realise their ambitions for an efficient integrated health and social care system.
End of life care and physical needs
A person with dementia may have physical needs at the end of their life that you will need to understand.