This section provides you with quick access to some of the most important resources to support improvements in dementia services that have been gathered on the South West Dementia Partnership website. Use the quick links on the right hand side to go dircetly to policy, guidance, research reports, toolkits, videos and much more on the South West Dementia Partnership website.
National Dementia Strategy
Raising awareness of dementia, ensuring early diagnosis and intervention and improving the quality of dementia care. Read more.
Living Well With Dementia: A National Dementia Strategy Implementation Plan
The National Dementia Strategy Implementation Plan describes the implementation task, arrangements for national and regional support, and the programmes that have been put in place to support delivery of Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy. Read more.
Dementia and People with Learning Disabilities
This report was published in September 2009 and its main purpose is to enable those working in clinical and social care services to improve the quality of life of people with learning disabilities who develop dementia. Read more
Commissioning framework
The joint commissioning framework provides best practice guidance for commissioning dementia services. Read more.
Report from the Ministerial Summit on Dementia Research
The Ministerial Summit on Dementia Research was attended by researchers, service providers and - importantly - people living with dementia and their carers. Their views have been distilled into this Report and will make a vital contribution to shaping the future of dementia research.
- Download the report (PDF 1.25 MB)
Dementia UK
Published in 2007, this report commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Society examines the prevalence and cost of dementia. .
National Audit Office report
Published in 2007, this report highlighted that dementia services in most parts of the country require significant development. Read more.
Housing resources
The Housing Learning and Improvement Network, part of the Department of Health’s Care Networks, has produced three resources on the topic of housing and dementia. Read more.
Involvement resources
Resources designed to strengthen the involvement of people with dementia in dementia care. Read more.
Talking mats
Researchers from the University of Stirling have devised a new way for people with dementia to make their views known.
In their own words
Watch four films that follow the experiences of people with different stages of Alzheimer’s.
Innovations in Dementia
Each month Innovations in Dementia CIC produces a newsletter called Brain Waves.
The aim of the Brain Waves newsletter is to keep people with dementia and their allies informed about the work of Innovations in Dementia Community Interest Company.
You can download past issues of the newsletter here.