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Achieving the 67 per cent
— raising the rates of diagnosis of dementia in Milton Keynes | | Author(s) | Stephanie Oldroyd, Emily Tonkin-Gage, Emily Standell |
| Journal title | Psychology of Older People: The FPOP Bulletin, no 133, January 2016 |
| Publisher | British Psychological Society, January 2016 |
| Pages | pp 85-90 |
| Source | http://www.bps.org.uk/newtworks-and-communities/me... |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Screening ; Diagnosis ; General practice ; Geriatric out-patients clinics ; Care homes ; Projects ; Milton Keynes. |
| Annotation | The authors reflect on developing three new initiatives to achieve a government target of dementia diagnosis rate and impact of this on service provision. First, diagnostic guidelines were developed, in order to support GPs in making informed diagnosis decisions. The second initiative involved a care home project, ensuring that care home residents were currently diagnosed, if appropriate, and also making sure that diagnostic data were recorded accurately. The final initiative was a GP memory screening pilot project, which involved a memory screening team running clinics in several GP surgeries in Milton Keynes, offering memory screening appointments. These initiatives contributed to the achievement of the 67 per cent diagnosis rate in Milton Keynes. However, they also resulted in important consequences for the current service provision. A significant increase in referrals to the Memory Assessment Service was seen, and along with this, an increase in waiting times. As a result, post-diagnostic support provisions are being developed further, to try to meet the increased and more varied demands. Potential benefits of the new initiatives are becoming evident. However, further evaluation is required, to understand fully the benefits and possible consequences of these innovative projects. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160127211 A |
| Classmark | EA: 3V: LK7: L5: L6G: KW: 3E: 8BUA |
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