Improving the care of people with dementia in hospital

Anna Waugh; Glenn Marland; Jenny Henderson; John Robertson; Alice Wilson

doi:10.7748/ns2011.04.25.32.44.c8452

Improving the care of people with dementia in hospital

Anna Waugh, Glenn Marland, Jenny Henderson, John Robertson, Alice Wilson

School of Health and Life Sciences

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Abstract

The Dementia Champions Programme was set up in NHS Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, to equip nurses with the skills and knowledge to improve the care of people with dementia in hospital. Nurses who complete the programme are known as dementia champions. This article describes the multi-faceted, educational approach to improving the care of adults with dementia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-49
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nursing Standard
Volume	25
Issue number	32
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7748/ns2011.04.25.32.44.c8452
Publication status	Published - 13 Apr 2011

Keywords

Cooperative Behavior
Dementia
Great Britain
Group Processes
Hospitalization
Humans
Quality of Health Care
State Medicine
Carers
Partnership Working
Older People
Education

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