Useful Websites

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If you would like to learn more on dementia and caring for the elderly you may find some of these resources useful.

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(Please note that the logos used below are intended only to assist the user in identifying the owner of the website and does not represent any affiliation or endorcement from the owners)

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Website of the NHS Direct health advice and information service. NHS Direct has developed a suite of 40 online health and symptom checkers (H&SC). The H&SCs provide self-care advice, so that patients can manage their symptoms at home, get advice on the most appropriate health service to contact, or the option to ‘click’ to get a call back from an NHS Direct nurse advisor.

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NHS Direct

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MHRA  -  Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

 

The MHRA acts to enhance and safeguard the health of the public by ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe.

 

 

CQC  - Care Quality Commission

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The CQC are the regulating body who check all health care services in the UK to ensure they are meeting government standards, and then share their findings with the public.

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DoH  -  Department of Health

 

The Department of Health provides strategic leadership for public health, the NHS and social care in England.The Department of Health’s purpose is to improve England’s health and well-being and in doing so achieve better health, better care, and better value for all.

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Smoke Free

Smoke free NHS

 

With NHS Support You Are Up To 4 Times More Likely To Stop For Good.

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Useful Resources

If you would like to learn more on dementia and caring for the elderly you may find some of these resources useful.

(Please note that the logos used below are intended only to assist the user in identifying the owner of the resource and does not represent any affiliation or endorcement from the owners)

Health and Social Care Bill 2011

The Bill contains provisions covering five themes:

 

    1. Strengthening commissioning of NHS services

    2. Increasing democratic accountability and public voice

    3. Liberating provision of NHS services

    4. Strengthening public health services

    5. Reforming health and care arm’s-length bodies.

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Download Health and Social Care Bill 2011 (1.67 `mb PDF)

DoH publication: "No Secrets"

This document gives guidance to local agencies who have a responsibility to investigate and take action when a vulnerable adult is believed to be suffering abuse. It offers a structure and content for the development of local inter-agency policies, procedures and joint protocols which will draw on good practice nationally and locally.

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Download "No Secrets" (1.22 mb PDF)

Law Commission: "Adult Social Care Report"

Publication date: 11 May 2011

 

In this report, we make recommendations for a single, clear, modern statute and code of practice that would pave the way for a coherent social care system. Under the reforms proposed in our report, older people, disabled people, those with mental health problems and carers will, for the first time, be clear about their legal rights to care and support services. Local councils across England and Wales will have clear and concise rules to govern when they must provide services.

Download "Adult Social Care Report" (0.68 mb PDF