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NICE social care quality standard on the care of people with dementia
NICE are advertising for professional and lay members for the expert group developing a social care quality standard on the care of people with dementia. The deadline for applications is 7 December and detailed information is available on the NICE … Read more → – NICE social care quality standard on the care of people with dementia
Published: November 10, 2011
In Regulation, Workforce development
Tagged Alzheimers Society, Dementia, Dementia Action Alliance, Dementia Awareness Week, Dementia Strategy, diagnosis, early intervention, national initiatives
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WRVS launch a new dementia care initiative
WRVS launched a pilot scheme on 7 November to support dementia care at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. WRVS volunteers will be trained to develop new skills to enable them to provide specialist personalised support to those living … Read more → – WRVS launch a new dementia care initiative
Published: November 10, 2011
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Tagged Alzheimers Society, Antipsychotic medication, Dementia, diagnosis, early intervention, Older people
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Spotting the signs of dementia
A new campaign to raise awareness of the early signs and symptoms of dementia has being launched. Aimed at encouraging more people to seek an early diagnosis of dementia, the campaign targets the family and friends of people at risk of dementia … Read more → – Spotting the signs of dementia
Published: November 8, 2011
In Raising awareness
Tagged Alzheimers Society, Dementia Awareness day, Dementia Awareness Week, diagnosis, early intervention, national initiatives
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World Alzheimer Report 2011

Alistair talks about the World Alzheimer Report 2011. In the video Alistair mentions the following: 28 million of the 36 million people with dementia worldwide never receive a formal diagnosis the report outlines the benefits of an early diagnosis earlier diagnosis … Read more → – World Alzheimer Report 2011
Published: October 17, 2011
In Alistair Burns' blog, Research
Tagged diagnosis, early intervention, world alzheimer report 2011
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