Category Archives: dementia
Norfolk hospital’s drive to improve dementia care
Norfolk hospital’s drive to improve dementia care
By KIM BRISCOE, Health correspondent Wednesday, May 25, 2011
10.03 AM
“More About Me” – Dementia project at the James Paget University Hospital, Gorleston. It focuses on improving hydration and nutrition for patients. The project uses the forget me not flower as it logo. Sarah Hay, Barry Pinkney and Ali Thayne
A tiny blue flower has become the symbol of a Norfolk hospital’s pioneering project to improve care for dementia patients.
Helping People With Dementia To Stay At Home Could Save NHS Millions.
Helping People With Dementia To Stay At Home Could Save NHS Millions, UK
Article Date: 19 May 2011 – 8:00 PDT
Helping people with dementia to live at home and preventing them from needing to go into hospital could save the NHS £127million a year, according to a report launched by Healthcare at Home.
The report found that many people with dementia and carers are being failed by the current system, resulting in many people ending up in inappropriate care settings. It calls for a new model of care that would result in better quality of care and fewer hospital admissions.
Dementia experts call for new approach to support patients and carers
Dementia experts call for new approach to support patients and carers
Published on May 19, 2011 at 6:09 AM ·
New Report Identifies Home-based Care Pathway that Would Improve Patient and Carer Experience and Reduce the Cost of Caring for Dementia Patients by up to 25%
Dementia experts call for a new approach to supporting dementia patients and their carers, after identifying gaps in current health and social care provision. The findings are highlighted in a new report, written by a panel of some of England’s leading experts in dementia care, launched in the House of Lords today.
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