Ensuring an informed and effective dementia workforce is of international concern; however,
there remains limited understanding of how this can be achieved. This review aimed to …

Objectives Immersive technologies such as virtual (VR) and augmented reality (AR) can
potentially help health professionals and trainees understand psychological symptoms and …

Background A current issue in workforce planning is ensuring healthcare professionals are
both competent and willing to work with older adults with complex needs. This includes …

Background: In recent years, UK policy has increasingly recognised the importance of end-
of-life care in dementia. While professional consensus on optimal palliative care in dementia …

Objectives: The optimal care of people with dementia in general hospitals has become a
policy and practice imperative over recent years. However, despite this emphasis, the …

Among people living with dementia (PLWD) there is a high prevalence of comorbid medical
conditions but little is known about the effects of comorbidity on processes and quality of …

Objectives The aims were to evaluate a second phase roll-out of a dementia care training
programme for general hospital staff and to further develop two outcome scales: the …

Background Dementia prevalence is increasing globally and yet evidence suggest that gaps
exist in dementia-specific knowledge among health and social care practitioners …

Background Compassion is an essential component of good quality care. Compassion
towards people with dementia in health systems is often suboptimal, which can have …

Objectives To explore the views and experiences of people with dementia, their family
carers and general practitioners (GPs) on their knowledge and experience of accessing …