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- Title:
- Dementia (DEM)
- Description:
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The dementia e-learning modules have been designed to familiarise health and social care staff with approaches they can take to enable people living with dementia and their family carers to live as well as possible. The interactive sessions have been written by a multi-professional team with backgrounds in education, gerontology, nursing, occupational therapy, patient and public involvement, pharmacy, psychology and speech and language therapy. They are consistent with the guidance contained within NICE guideline 97. Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (NICE, 2018); the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia 2020 (Department of Health, 2015); Dementia Training Standards Framework (Department of Health, 2018); and also offer further information in line with relevant legislation, such as the Equality Act (2010), Carers Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005), and are designed to support the Dementia Action Alliance Dementia Statements.
The sessions were developed in collaboration with experts by experience - people living with dementia and their family carers.
- Created:
- 17 Apr 2012
- Last Major Update:
- 8 Mar 2019
- Keywords:
- dementia, carers, support, guidance, challenge, advice
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- Title:
- Dementia (DEM)
- Description:
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The dementia e-learning modules have been designed to familiarise health and social care staff with approaches they can take to enable people living with dementia and their family carers to live as well as possible. The interactive sessions have been written by a multi-professional team with backgrounds in education, gerontology, nursing, occupational therapy, patient and public involvement, pharmacy, psychology and speech and language therapy. They are consistent with the guidance contained within NICE guideline 97. Dementia: assessment, management and support for people living with dementia and their carers (NICE, 2018); the Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia 2020 (Department of Health, 2015); Dementia Training Standards Framework (Department of Health, 2018); and also offer further information in line with relevant legislation, such as the Equality Act (2010), Carers Act (2014), Mental Capacity Act (2005), and are designed to support the Dementia Action Alliance Dementia Statements.
The sessions were developed in collaboration with experts by experience - people living with dementia and their family carers.
- Created:
- 17 Apr 2012
- Last Major Update:
- 8 Mar 2019
- Keywords:
- dementia, carers, support, guidance, challenge, advice