Managing Dementia in Primary Care - Additional Resources

Here is a list of documents, websites and contact numbers for organisations which provide additional information, guidance and support on dementia for people across Wales and the UK.

Websites, links and online resources

• Alzheimer’s Society - Membership organisation working to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

  - Helping you to assess cognition – A practical toolkit for clinicians
  - Health Professionals Section - Resources for health care professionals including Top 10 Tips for nursing and care staff supporting people affected by dementia
  - The Dementia Guide - Guide for people who have recently been told they have dementia or their close friends and family
  - Byw yn dda gyda dementia ar ôl diagnosis / Living well with dementia after diagnosis - A bilingual information packfor people in Wales newly diagnosed with dementia
  - Be head strong - Guide containing tips on how to help reduce the risk of developing dementia
  - Alzheimer’s Society factsheets - Cover a wide range of dementia-related topics
   

• BCU HB Palliative Care in Advanced Dementia – Leaflet for Professionals
   
• BMJ Learning Management of dementia in primary care -  CPD course for GPs, GP trainees and Practice Nurses in association with Alzheimer’s Society
   
• Book Prescription Wales Scheme - Welsh Government scheme which includes books on dementia which are available to borrow
   
• Carer’s Trust - Organisation which works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health or addiction problems 
   
• Dying Matters: Time to talk? - Starting end of life care conversations with people affected by dementia
   
• Mental Capacity Act
   
• Palliative Care Matters: Palliative Care in Wales - Part of the Palliative Care Matters network of sites aimed at health care professionals working in the palliative care field
   
• Public Health Wales (PHW)
  - Dementia Management in Primary Care (Toolkit 1)
  - Recognition, Assessment and Referral of Suspected Dementia in Primary Care (Toolkit 2)
  - End of Life Care Review Case Review Audit (Toolkit 3)

Please note: All of the above links and resources are also available at:

• http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/59780 (Click on ‘Other Clinical Audit Topics - Internet)
• http://howis.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/888/page/49448 (Intranet)

• Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) - Professional membership body for family doctors in the UK and overseas committed to improving patient care, clinical standards and GP training

  - Supporting Carers: An action guide for general practitioners and their teams
  - Factsheet: Dementia - Diagnosis and early intervention in primary care
  - Factsheet: Care of people with dementia in primary care
   

• Welsh Government National Dementia Vision for Wales