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The power of partnership
— palliative care in dementia | | Author(s) | Lynn Gibson, Julian Hughes, Alice Jordan |
| Corporate Author | National Council for Palliative Care - NCPC; for dementia; Alzheimer's Society |
| Publisher | National Council for Palliative Care - NCPC, London, December 2009 |
| Pages | 35 pp |
| Source | NCPC, The Fitzpatrick Building, 188-194 York Way, London N7 9AS. http://www.ncpc.org.uk |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Terminal care ; Pain ; Coordination ; Interaction [welfare services]. |
| Annotation | This discussion document strongly endorses a partnership between dementia care and palliative care services as a means of improving the care of people with dementia at the end of life. It considers: the progressive nature of dementia and its impact on cognition; the challenges of advanced dementia such as advance care planning and identifying the time of transition towards more palliation; and helping people with dementia and their families. It describes four examples of partnerships between palliative care and dementia. The aim is to stimulate further discussion amongst all health and social care staff involved with the person with dementia and carers, and to highlight gaps in knowledge and the need for education in both palliative and dementia care services, such that as many questions are asked as are answered. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-100113001 B |
| Classmark | EA: LV: CT7: QAJ: QK6 |
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