Abstract:
:The Memory Services National Accreditation Programme states that memory services should provide "timely access to assessment and diagnosis" of dementia. We undertook a quality improvement project using Plan-Do-Study-Act methodology to improve patient access to an inner city memory service. This report focuses on the third Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle where, in 2012, we aimed to shorten the time from memory service referral to assessment and to diagnosis. The time from referral to assessment increased but the time from referral to diagnosis and to treatment decreased. Other memory clinics could use Plan-Do-Study-Act to enable faster diagnosis and better care for patients with dementia.
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BMC Geriatrjournal_title
BMC geriatricsauthors
Perry J,Bell F,Shaw T,Fitzpatrick B,Sampson ELdoi
10.1186/1471-2318-14-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-01-15 00:00:00pages
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1471-2318pii
1471-2318-14-4journal_volume
14pub_type
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