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After diagnosis, before a crisis
 — what's really on offer?
Author(s)Graham Stokes, Kate Ross, Catherine de Swardt
Journal titleJournal of Dementia Care, vol 19, no 2, March/April 2011
PublisherHawker Publications, March/April 2011
Pagespp 23-25
Sourcewww.careinfo.org
KeywordsDementia ; Diagnosis ; Management [care] ; Staffordshire.
AnnotationThe authors argue the case for care management after a diagnosis of dementia has been made. They question whether dementia advisors can offer the vital ongoing support that people with dementia and their carers need. A hospital-based memory clinic in Staffordshire offered people diagnosed with dementia a follow-up appointment after 18 months. Difficulties found included carers experiencing stress and referrals to other specialist services. They comment that the National Dementia Strategy (Department of Health, 2009) should be making the lives of those with dementia and their carers better. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-130322270 A
ClassmarkEA: LK7: QA: 8ST

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