https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/224864/JCVI_Code_of_Practice_revision_2013_-_final.pdf<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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The Prime Minister\u2019s Challenge on Dementia 2020 aims that every person with a diagnosis of dementia, their family and their carer should have access to the advice and information on the care and support available to them locally and how this can be accessed.<\/p>
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The Challenge would like to see, by 2020, more carers of people with dementia being made aware of and offered the opportunity for respite, education, training, emotional and psychological support so that they feel able to cope with their caring responsibilities and to have a life alongside caring. The Challenge would also like to see more employers having carer friendly policies and practice enabling more carers to continue working and caring.<\/p>
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The Department contributed to the funding of the Alzheimer\u2019s Society\u2019s \u2018Dementia Guide\u2019, designed to help guide people with dementia and their carers through their journey with dementia. The Guide provides useful information for carers, following a diagnosis of dementia, and includes advice to help people understand a diagnosis of dementia to enable them to live well with the condition.<\/p>
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There are various resources supported by the Department and NHS England that can be accessed by families and carers. For example the Dementia Roadmap (a web based platform developed by the Royal College of Practitioners) provides high quality information about the dementia journey alongside local information about services, support groups and care pathways, primarily to assist primary care staff to more effectively support people with dementia, their families and carers.<\/p>
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NHS England\u2019s 2015/16 Dementia Enhanced Service encourages general practitioner practices to increase the health and wellbeing support offered to carers of patients diagnosed with dementia.<\/p>
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The Department is supporting the Dementia Action Alliance\u2019s Carers Call to Action and the establishment of a new involvement network for family carers of people with dementia.<\/p>
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Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a responsibility to assess carer\u2019s eligible needs for support. This will mean more carers, including carers of people with dementia, are able to have an assessment, comparable to the right of the people they care for, and a support plan setting out how their needs will be met.<\/p>
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The Care and Support Statutory (CASS) Guidance was published in October 2014. Section 23 of the Guidance covers the transition to the new legal framework and paragraphs 23.14 and 23.15 focus on issues for financial assessments. In addition, the Department has arranged for answers to the most frequently asked questions about the CASS Guidance to be published on the Local Government Association\u2019s website.<\/p>
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However, the arrangements under the Care Act are broadly the same as those under the previous legislation. Local authorities design their own local charging policies in consultation with their local population for care outside a care home and have considerable discretion in the design of these policies.<\/p>
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Information on the number of people diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome is not collected centrally.<\/p>
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The Department funds the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Researchers at the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre have undertaken a study exploring the characteristics of patients with postural tachycardia syndrome in the United Kingdom. The findings were published in the journal BMJ Open in 2014 which is available at:<\/p>
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http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/6/e004127.full<\/a><\/p> <\/p>
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The NIHR welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including diagnosis and treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome. These applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.<\/p>
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The supply problems with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) bladder instillations are affecting countries worldwide, and have arisen due to manufacturing problems. One of the two United Kingdom licensed BCG bladder instillations has been unavailable since 2012, and the manufacturer of the other has increased its production as far as possible to help meet the shortfall. The Department and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency are working closely with both suppliers, as well as others in the supply chain, to ensure that everything possible is being done to make supplies available for patients who need this treatment. The Department has also been in close contact with the British Association of Urological Surgeons who have issued advice for clinicians.<\/p>
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