Living Better with Dementia: Good Practice and Innovation for the Future

What do national dementia strategies, constantly evolving policy and ongoing funding difficulties mean for people living well with dementia?
Adopting a broad and inclusive approach, Shibley Rahman presents a thorough critical analysis of existing dementia policy, and tackles head-on current and controversial topics at the forefront of public and political debate, such as diagnosis in primary care, access to services for marginalised groups, stigma and discrimination, integrated care, personal health budgets, personalised medicine and the use of GPS tracking. Drawing on a wealth of diverse research, and including voices from all reaches of the globe, he identifies current policy challenges for living well with dementia, and highlights pockets of innovation and good practice to inform practical solutions for living better with dementia in the future.
A unique and cohesive account of where dementia care practice and policy needs to head, and why, and how this can be achieved, this is crucial reading for dementia care professionals, service commissioners, public health officials and policy makers, as well as academics and students in these fields.

Shibley Rahman studied Medicine at the University of Cambridge, where he also completed his PhD in frontotemporal dementia. Subsequently, he worked as a doctor in dementia and cognitive disorders at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He is the author of Living Well with Dementia: The Importance of the Person and the Environment for Wellbeing, published by Radcliffe Publishing, as well as numerous papers on dementia and Parkinson's disease. Shibley is committed to carrying out research that improves the quality of life for people living with dementia. He tweets as @legalaware.

What do national dementia strategies, constantly evolving policy and ongoing funding difficulties mean for people living well with dementia?
Adopting a broad and inclusive approach, Shibley Rahman presents a thorough critical analysis of existing dementia policy, and tackles head-on current and controversial topics at the forefront of public and political debate, such as diagnosis in primary care, access to services for marginalised groups, stigma and discrimination, integrated care, personal health budgets, personalised medicine and the use of GPS tracking. Drawing on a wealth of diverse research, and including voices from all reaches of the globe, he identifies current policy challenges for living well with dementia, and highlights pockets of innovation and good practice to inform practical solutions for living better with dementia in the future.
A unique and cohesive account of where dementia care practice and policy needs to head, and why, and how this can be achieved, this is crucial reading for dementia care professionals, service commissioners, public health officials and policy makers, as well as academics and students in these fields.

Shibley Rahman studied Medicine at the University of Cambridge, where he also completed his PhD in frontotemporal dementia. Subsequently, he worked as a doctor in dementia and cognitive disorders at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. He is the author of Living Well with Dementia: The Importance of the Person and the Environment for Wellbeing, published by Radcliffe Publishing, as well as numerous papers on dementia and Parkinson's disease. Shibley is committed to carrying out research that improves the quality of life for people living with dementia. He tweets as @legalaware.

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• UBC Press Living Better with Dementia book Paperback
• UBC Press Living Better with Dementia book Paperback