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King’s Fund award winning workshop – Designing Hospital Environments for People with Dementia

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Designing Hospital Environments for People with Dementia

Two-day residential workshops

17-18 May 2012 – Cranage Hall near Crewe;

5-6 September 2012 –  Alexandra House near Swindon

There is increasing evidence that the environment of care, particularly in acute hospitals, can have a significant effect on people who have dementia. Yet health professionals and estates and facilities staff often struggle with how best to create a therapeutic environment for people with dementia.

The King’s Fund’s award-winning Enhancing the Healing Environment programme proves that straightforward and inexpensive changes to the design and fabric of the care environment can have a considerable impact on the wellbeing of people with dementia, while at the same time reducing overall service costs.

More details can be viewed here. www.kingsfund.org.uk/eheevents

 

 

New report by Royal College of Psychiatrists about hospital care for patients with dementia

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

You’ve probably heard about the recent report which outlines the variations of dementia understanding within hospitals and the potential repercussions.  Now you can read the entire report itself,  produced by The Royal College of Psychiatrists.

This is the pdf document http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/NATIONAL%20REPORT%20-%20Full%20Report%200512.pdf

Or read the press release from RCP for a brief overview.

 http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/press/pressreleases2011/nationalauditofdementia.aspx

Using pain relief may help agitated dementia patients

Monday, July 18th, 2011

A study recently published on the British Medical Journal website indicates that the use of pain relief may help to reduce agitation for people with dementia.  Read more.

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