Dementia
People with dementia, and those who care for them, face difficult ethical dilemmas on a day-to-day basis.
This report concludes that we need to do more as a society to enable people to live well with dementia. We present an ethical framework to help address problems that arise in connection with dementia care, together with recommendations for policy makers.
read more »WHO dementia report draws on Council’s ethics framework
A report on dementia published by the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted key elements of the Nuffield Council’s ethics framework for dementia.
Northern Ireland dementia strategy echoes Council conclusions
The Northern Ireland Executive has published a new strategy for improving dementia services in the region, echoing many of the conclusions made in the Nuffield Council’s 2009 report Dementia: ethical issues.
read more »Council and AHRC host dementia policy seminars
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have jointly hosted a series of three policy seminars focusing on the Council’s 2009 report Dementia: ethical issues.
The seminars, which took place in Westminster throughout March 2011, engaged researchers and policy-makers in the field of dementia, and sought to highlight areas of crossover between bioethics, the humanities, and policy-making in the context of dementia.
read more »Dementia - Dementia policy seminars
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have jointly hosted a series of three policy seminars focusing on the Council’s 2009 report Dementia: ethical issues.
The seminars, which took place in Westminster throughout March 2011, engaged researchers and policy-makers in the field of dementia, and sought to highlight areas of crossover between bioethics, the humanities, and policy-making in the context of dementia.
read more »Teaching resource on the ethics of dementia
The Council has published a teaching resource based on its 2009 report 'Dementia: ethical issues'.
The resource can be used in a wide variety of settings including community groups, medical training, care homes, health care courses and schools.
read more »Education - Teaching resource: exploring ethical issues in dementia
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The Council has published a teaching resource based on its 2009 report 'Dementia: ethical issues'.
The resource includes an adapted version of an ethical framework for dementia, and an accompanying set of scenarios to help people work through dilemmas that may arise in the context of dementia care.
A worked example is provided to help you get started.
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Council welcomes new Dementia Action Alliance
A year after the Council’s report Dementia: ethical issues found that more must be done to support carers and to tackle the stigma of dementia, a Dementia Action Alliance has been set up with the aim of greatly improving quality of life for people with dementia.
read more »Dementia - Chapter downloads
You can download the individual chapters of this report using the links below. (All files are PDFs and less than 850 KB)
Chapter 2 - An ethical framework
Chapter 3 - What is an ethical approach to care?
read more »Scottish Dementia Strategy endorses the Council’s approach to autonomy
Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy, published on 1 June 2010, draws on the Council’s ethical framework for dementia and its recommendations on promoting the autonomy of people with dementia.
One of the key components of the Council's ethical framework is the promotion of autonomy in people with dementia. Autonomy is often thought of as the freedom to make your own choices, but people rarely make decisions in isolation.
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