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29/05/2008

Tool Information

Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Implementation
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
URL: Click here for Tool Website

Evaluation: No
Available Formats: Soft Copy
Free: Yes
Restrictions on Use: No
Tool Focus: Individual and Organisation
Tool Type: Guidelines Codes of Practice
Download(s): Dementia: Implementation Advice - 249 KB

Tool Description

Provides practical advice to help the NHS (in the role of joint/lead commissioner) and social care organisations implement the NICE– SCIE guideline on dementia. Help implementers develop an action plan and should be used alongside the costing tools and audit criteria developed for this guideline. Aimed at joint health and social care planning and commissioning groups and at anyone leading the implementation of the guideline within their organisation, including primary care, acute and foundation trusts, mental health partnership trusts, private and voluntary residential and day care settings, older people’s social work teams working as part of a local authority and residential homes and day care settings run by local authorities. The independent and voluntary sectors may also find this information useful.

Tool Characteristics

Application in the Field: General use in one country
Tool mainly used in: United Kingdom
Stage of Development: Recently produced(2-3 years)
Evaluation and Research: Inconsistent Evidence
Beneficiary Involvement in Design: No information found

Contact Details

Contact Name: Annie Gross
Organisation Name: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Address: MidCity Place
Address Line 2: 71 High Holborn
Postal Code: London WC1V 6NA
Country: United Kingdom
Email: nice@nice.org.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 845 003 7780

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