NICE – Quality Standard Dementia Care, Stroke Care & Venous Thromboembolism

National Quality Board: NICE quality standards,  NICE, 30th June 2010 Click  on the title above and the links below to access the Standards The first three NICE quality standards covering stroke care, dementia care and prevention of venous thromboembolism were presented to the Secretary of State on 30 June 2010. This letter sets out the [...]

“Target: Wellbeing” Evaluation Annual Report

“Target: Wellbeing” Evaluation Annual Report     Target: Wellbeing aims to help people across the North West live healthier and happier lives.Target: Wellbeing is made up of over 90 projects delivered by 67 local organisations, benefiting around 60,000 people. Its portfolio of projects, funded by £8.9m from the National Lottery through the Big Lottery Fund [...]

Dementia Gateway from SCIE – Don’t miss this resource

Dementia Gateway from SCIE , SCIE click on the title above to access the information, resources, videos, packed full of resources and ideas, best practice, take a look ….. If you work with people with dementia in nursing, residential or domiciliary settings we hope you will find this website useful. There are lots of practical tips, [...]

Depressive Disorder and Incident Diabetes Mellitus: The Effect of Characteristics of Depression

Depressive Disorder and Incident Diabetes Mellitus: The Effect of Characteristics of Depression, The American Journal of Psychiatry. Washington: May 2010. Vol. 167, Iss. 5; p. 580 (9 pages) Antonio Campayo, Peter de Jonge, Juan F Roy, Pedro Saz, et al. Abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that clinically significant depression [...]

Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people – people with mental health needs: Alison’s story

Working with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people – people with mental health needs: Alison’s story Click on the link above to watch the video and click on the links Abstract: Key messages for practice 1) Many LGBT people have experienced discrimination and stigma in their lifetime. 2) LGBT are more likely to have mental [...]