A ‘shared care’ model for people with dementia

Recent legislatopn obliges Primary Care Trusts to implement ‘shared care’ protocols – collaboration between GPs and hospital specialists – for people with dementia. Steve Iliffe, Jane Wilcock and Deborah Haworth explain ‘shared care’ and suggest how PCTs should proceed.
Author/s: Steve Iliffe, Jane Wilcock, Deborah Haworth
Vol: 12, Issue: 3, pp16-17