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Using the Newcastle Model to understand people whose behaviour challenges in dementia care

Last Reviewed: 05/12/2024
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This module describes the Newcastle Model –  a useful framework to understand behaviour that challenges, and provides a structure for effective interventions that keep people with dementia at the centre of care.

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This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

Authors

Aileen Beatty

Clinical lead, behaviour support team, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Louisa Jackman

Associate lecturer, Newcastle University and lead psychologist in Older People Psychology Services, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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Using the Newcastle Model to understand people whose behaviour challenges in dementia care

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Last Reviewed: 05/12/2024