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Prime Minister's challenge on dementia
— delivering major improvements in dementia care and research by 2015 | | Corporate Author | Older People and Dementia Team, Department of Health - DH; |
| Publisher | Department of Health, London, 2012 |
| Pages | 25 pp (Gateway ref: 17302) |
| Source | DH Publications Orderline, PO Box 777, London SE1 6XH. Email: dh@prolog.uk.com Tel: 0300 123 1002. Download: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digi... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Early ; Diagnosis ; Medical care ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | 'Living well with dementia - a national dementia strategy (2009), one of the first strategies of its kind, set the standard for improving the lives of people with dementia, for their families and their carers, through raising awareness, encouraging earlier diagnosis and providing high-quality treatment and care. While progress has been made in the past three years, the present document sets out how the quality of life for people living with dementia, their families and carers could be radically improved in the next three years. The focus is on three key areas: driving improvements in health and care; creating dementia-friendly communities that understand how to help; and better research. Case studies illustrate how the 14 commitments listed in the document could be achieved. Three "champion groups" comprising co-chairs and 10-15 members drawn from key sectors, including health and social care, industry and the third sector will report on progress in these key areas to the Prime Minister through Department of Health (DH) ministers. An annex sets out a list of actions, for example, increased diagnosis rates through existing checks for over 65s. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-120723001 E |
| Classmark | EA: 4J: LK7: LK: TM2: 6OA |
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