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Emergency care for people with dementia

June Andrews Director, Department of Applied Social Science, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling

Julie Christie Associate, Department of Applied Social Science, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling

June Andrews and Julie Christie describe how the Scottish Government’s recommendations for the care of people with dementia in emergency settings can be used in practice

As part of its commitment to improving dementia services, the Scottish Government has published six recommendations for developing care in emergency departments. This article looks at how each of these recommendations can be implemented by emergency nurses to make departments safer places for older people with confusion.

Emergency Nurse. 17, 5, 12-15. doi: 10.7748/en2009.09.17.5.12.c7250

Keywords :

Dementia - emergency care - assessment

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03 September 2009 / Vol 17 issue 5

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