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Attitudes of primary care team to diagnosing dementia: a literature review that explored the role of GPs and practice nurses in diagnosing patients with dementia has highlighted the need for awareness training to improve care. Hywel Thomas reports on its findings
- Source :
- Nursing Older People. April 1, 2010, Vol. 22 Issue 3, p23, 5 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Summary Healthcare professionals in primary care are gatekeepers to specialist services and are important in terms of ensuring access to community support and appropriate referral for the sizable number of [...]
- Subjects :
- Dementia -- Health aspects -- Analysis -- Reports -- Diagnosis -- Care and treatment
Professional development -- Methods
Mentally ill aged -- Care and treatment
Primary health care -- Management
Nurses -- Practice -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Physicians (General practice) -- Practice -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes
Company business management
Health
Health care industry
Seniors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14720795
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Nursing Older People
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.223276907