Quality standard for people with sight loss and dementia

"Patients with dementia can benefit from being identified in advance of attending their appointment; staff who have specific training around dementia; and, being provided with support to participate in decisions about care."

Quality standard for people with sight loss and dementia in an ophthalmology department
The Royal College of Ophthalmologists
December 2015

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Using data to improve dementia care in England

Public Health England has published a new Dementia Profile, providing access to local authority and CCG level data across the whole dementia care pathway.

Using data to improve dementia care in England
Public Health England
12 January 2016

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Flare frequency, healthcare resource utilisation and costs

"Gout-related costs and resource use were lower for those with infrequent flares, suggesting significant cost benefit to a gout management plan that has a goal of reducing flare frequency."

Flare frequency, healthcare resource utilisation and costs among patients with gout in a managed care setting: a retrospective medical claims-based analysis
R Jackson, A Shiozawa, EK Buysman, A Altan, S Korrer, H Choi
BMJ Open, 2015, 5:e007214

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