People living with dementia should not be placed out of area for non-specialist mental health acute care.
For extra information, evidence and best practice please scroll down to the bottom of the page.
National offerings
Dementia Friendly Hospital Charter
Weblinks:
https://www.dementiaaction.org.uk/assets/0003/9960/DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY_HOSPITAL_CHARTER_2018_FINAL.pdf
https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/johns-campaign-site.appspot.com/o/docs%2Fexternal%2Fdementia-friendly-hospital-charter-2020.pdf?alt=media
John's Campaign
Weblink: https://johnscampaign.org.uk/
Marie Curie
The criteria for referral is below
- Patient is 18 years and over
- GP agrees that the patient can be safely cared for at home
Overnight care comprises of a senior health care assistant caring for the patient in their own home overnight , this may also be a nursing /residential home (10pm till 7am) Please see links to the Marie Curie page and also publications to support patients ,carers and families.
Website: Nursing services (mariecurie.org.uk)
Website: Browse all Marie Curie publications
ReSPECT for healthcare professionals
Website: https://www.resus.org.uk/respect/respect-healthcare-professionals