A focus on non-cognitive symptoms of dementia: Promoting a culture of safety

A Focus on Non-cognitive Symptoms of Dementia: Promoting a Culture of Safety

On 21^st September 2022, to coincide with World Alzheimer’s Day, the HSE National Dementia Office and National Safeguarding Office jointly hosted a webinar on non-cognitive symptoms of dementia. This webinar, entitled “A focus on non-cognitive symptoms of dementia: Promoting a culture of safety”, was targeted at staff within and outside the HSE, as well as people living with dementia and family carers of people living with dementia.

Please find the recording from the webinar below:

Webinar recording- YouTube.com

National Clinical Guideline No. 21 and the guidance document on non-pharmacological interventions for non-cognitive symptoms of dementia can be accessed below.

Further Reading

• Implementation of National Clinical Guideline No. 21

Related Files

National Clinical Guideline No. 21: Appropriate Prescribing of Psychotropic Medication for Non-cognitive Symptoms in People with Dementia

This National Clinical Guideline has been developed by a guideline development group convened by the National Dementia Office, to fulfil priority action point 2.3 of the National Dementia Strategy Implementation plan, namely “The Health Service Executive will develop guidance material on the appropriate management of medication for people with dementia, and in particular on psychotropic medication management, and make arrangements for this material to be made available in all relevant settings, including nursing homes”.

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Non-cognitive Symptoms of Dementia: Guidance on Non-pharmacological Interventions for Healthcare and Social Care Practitioners

This guidance document on non-pharmacological interventions for non-cognitive symptoms of dementia is a sister document to National Clinical Guideline No. 21 (Appropriate prescribing of psychotropic medication for non-cognitive symptoms in people with dementia).

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