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Understanding dementia

Last Updated: 12/11/2024
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Dementia presents one of the biggest challenges to health and social care. Here you can explore the resources available for nurses looking after people living with dementia and watch a video on the RCN’s Dementia Space Principles.

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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.

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Acknowledgements

By 2025 it is expected that more than 1 million people will be living with dementia in the UK. If you support people with dementia it is important to have an understanding of the condition and the impact it can have on a patient and their family. 

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