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The carers innovation project — supporting inpatient dementia caregivers
Author(s)	Rosanne Cawley, Kathryn Dykes, Gill Drummond, Ruth Watson
Journal title	Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) Newsletter, no 130, April 2015
Publisher	British Psychological Society, April 2015
Pages	pp 30-36
Source	www.bps.org.uk
Keywords	Dementia ; Patients ; Mental health [elderly] ; Informal care ; Services ; Projects ; Greater Manchester.
Annotation	The carers innovation project aimed to provide individualised support for inpatient carers in Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust's (GMW) dementia care wards. If a carer "opted in" to this service, they were offered either face-to-face meetings in the ward, home visits or telephone support with an assistant psychologist. 97 carers were referred between May and December 2013. Of those carers contacted and offered the service, 78% accepted support. The common areas of support wanted were: psychological and emotional support; support and information about dementia; support in understanding the hospital assessment; and support with self-care and future discussions. The project aimed to promote a community within the hospital environment for carers to feel valued and well-informed. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-150807226 A
Classmark	EA: LF: D: P6: I: 3E: 83
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