Transcription of What Primary Care Needs to Know - NHS England
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Dementia Revealed What Primary Care Needs to Know A Primer for General Practice Prepared in partnership by NHS England and Hardwick CCG with the support of the Department of Health and the Royal College of General Practitioners Dr Elizabeth Barrett, Shires Health Care Hardwick CCG. Professor Alistair Burns, NHS England July 2014. Dementia Revealed What Primary Care Needs to Know Version 2: November 2014. 2. CONTENTS. Introduction to the first edition .. 5. Introduction to the second edition .. 6. What can people with dementia and their carers expect? .. 8. Prevention of dementia .. 8. What is normal'? .. 8. The syndrome of 9. Identification and diagnosis of dementia .. 9. Types of dementia .. 11. Assessing 13. Activities of daily living (ADLS).
This is intended as an educational tool aimed at GPs and practice nurses who have no previous experience of diagnosing and treating dementia. It is not a protocol or a policy. Primary care is critically placed to take a greater role in assessing and treating dementia and clinicians have a need to expand their knowledge and confidence.
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